Films going into production: RoboCop...

Films going into production: RoboCop 3 (Orion). Shooting in Atlanta. Peter Weller is out, Robert Burke is in as nuts-and-bolts SuperCop Murphy along with the returning Nancy Allen. A large Detroit neighborhood is threatened with the wrecking ball by the evil Omni-Consumer Prods. Corp. and Murphy’s the only dude who can stop them. Producer Patrick Crowley. Director Fred Dekker. Screenwriters Dekker and Frank Miller. Summer release.

Tokyo Diamond (Universal). Shooting in Tokyo and L.A. Tom Selleck stars as a big league ballplayer who travels to Japan when his playing days here near an end--and has luck both at the plate and in love. Executive producer Jeffrey Silver. Producers Robert Newmeyer and John Kao. Director Peter Markle. Screenwriters Monte Merrick and Gary Ross. Summer release.