Look for a future made up of robots and chaos as Syracuse University prepares to invite Peter Weller for a sequel to his performance as a professor.

Weller is most famously known for his role as the original ‘Robocop.’ He received his master’s in Roman and Renaissance art in 2004 through Syracuse University’s program in Florence. In the spring of 2004, Weller was invited by the University to design and teach his own course.

With an interest in Italy and a collector of ancient Roman coins, Weller decided to base his class around Hollywood’s depiction of Roman and Greek antiquity. Students in ‘Hollywood and the Roman Empire’ analyzed 15 movies from Kirk Douglas’s ‘Ulysses’ to Brad Pitt’s ‘Troy.’ The original class thought they were in for an easy A until the 450-page course reader was laid upon them. After the first day, one-fourth of the class dropped because the class involved much more than sitting through some movies with their child hero. At the end of the semester, Weller took 15 students to Italy on a tour of the ancient sites of Rome, Capri and Pompeii, concluding with a tour of Cinecitta Studio, where most of the movies were filmed. Alas, this was only a one-time deal, and he is no longer at SU.

The numerous rumors going around campus exclaiming that Robocop is a professor here, are indeed, myth. For all those convinced that the future cop has traded in his pistol for a syllabus, you are mistaken.

‘This is news to me,’ said professor of television and pop culture Robert Thompson. ‘Usually people believe anything they hear, but it turns out that they are more likely to believe nothing they hear.’

Although the Robocop rumor is a myth this semester, Weller might be making another appearance next fall. Be on the lookout for ‘Hollywood and the Roman Empire’ in a course catalogue when it comes time to register for classes for next semester.