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Synopsis
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, Real Steelstars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. Credits
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Real Steel Will Hit Blu-Ray Hard In JanuaryIn Real Steel Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton, a crappy dad who wants to get his robot boxing career and his relationship with his son back on track. If you haven’t caught it yet, Real Steel will hit Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital download on January 24th. As far as special features go, DVD copies are getting the short end of the stick with this release....by Jessica Grabert | published: 2011-12-03 11:30:48comments
Pinocchio Prequel Purchased By Fox Could Go To Shawn LevyThe studio grabbed the rights to Michael Vukadinovich’s The Three Misfortunes of Geppetto, which is a prequel to the classic Pinocchio story. The puppet maker lives a life of “misfortune, war and adventure all to be with Julia Moon, his true love." They also compare the project, in scope, to Tim Burton’s Big Fish or Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride, which suggests a mix of swashbuckling action and humor....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-10-15 12:06:50comments
Footloose Edges Out Real Steel For #1 In Early Box Office NumbersIt's remake season at the box office this weekend, and for once, the lack of originality seems to be hurting them. Yes, early Friday numbers have Footloose edging ahead of Real Steel to win the weekend, with $5.4 million yesterday over the $4.4 million for the boxing robots...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-10-15 10:31:46comments
Weekend Box Office: Robot Boxers Rocks 'n Socks The Box OfficeThere were plenty of big stories on the big screen this weekend, but none of them pulled in the big bucks. Real Steel's concept of robot boxing garnered the largest share of audience attention, taking first place with $27 million, a respectable total for the usually sleepy month of October....by Scott Gwin | published: 2011-10-09 21:58:34comments
Aaron Eckhart Tackling Another Classic Movie Monster For I, FrankensteinThe latest, I, Frankenstein, casts Aaron Eckhart as a unique version of the Frankenstein monster who is living in our modern time thanks to “a genetic quirk in his creation.” Stuart Beattie will direct this film from an adaptation of Kevin Grevioux’s graphic novel. Production is due to start in Australia in January. The film is eyeing a Feb. 22, 2013 release date....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-10-09 19:43:44comments
Exclusive Interview: Real Steel's Anthony MackieJeremy Renner wasn’t the only actor in The Hurt Locker to see his career skyrocket after the movie won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Since then, Anthony Mackie has landed a large number of diverse roles, from being a member of The Adjustment Bureau to battling vampires with Benjamin Walker in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-10-07 17:10:17comments
Recycled Parts: How Real Steel Kind Of Steals From 4 Other MoviesCountless reviewers are falling back on various iterations of “Rocky with Robots” in their critiques. And while that’s accurate, it also misses the other movies Levy … well, I don’t want to say steals from, simply because Steel already is in the film’s title. Let’s say “borrows” from, so as not to point fingers...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-10-06 13:07:25comments
Is Hugh Jackman's Real Steel Actually Winning Over Critics?A lot of people-- including, I admit, yours truly-- expected Real Steel to be an easy critical flop, an overcooked father-son saga with that added ludicrous element of boxing robots. But in fact, even our own Josh Tyler-- whose review of Real Steel will be posted on the site soon-- says the boxing robots are in fact that best thing Real Steel has going for it...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-10-02 15:58:33comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Real Steel And Ides of March ReviewsBig happenings in the Rotten World this week. In addition to tackling the subtle art of telling you what’s going to be good, and what’s going to suck, the critical prediction machine is taking on a challenger. I’ve had it with these internet nobodies claiming they can do this sh$% better than the Dougster. No chance. At least not when we’ve got robot boxers and presidential candidates roaming around the big screen...by Doug Norrie | published: 2011-10-02 08:30:14comments
7 New Clips From Real Steel Give Us Rock 'Em Sock 'Em JackmanFrom these clips, three of them put together most of the scene that seemingly strips Jackman of his prized robot Noisy Boy, champion in the Japanese robot fighting circuit. Noisy Boy and Jackman lose a big fight to Spartan and his handler which prompts the search for a new robot to start fighting. On the hunt in another clip, Jackman details the progression of the robot fighting sport...by Will LeBlanc | published: 2011-09-26 16:16:50comments
Real Steel Director Shawn Levy Already Has Ideas For The SequelReal Steel hasn’t even hit theaters yet and there’s already buzz about a sequel. Of course, nothing is set in stone at this point, but word is, director Shawn Levy sounds up to the task of taking the robot-boxing story even further, should things work out for the first one when it’s released next month....by Kelly West | published: 2011-09-15 14:33:00comments
Real Steel Posters Feature Robots Ready For A FightThe latest posters for the upcoming robot-boxing film Real Steel are giving viewers a free look at the gun show. And by that, I mean a glimpse at the big, metal “muscles” of the robots set to fight each other. What’s more, each of the featured robots names are revealed at the top. ...by Kelly West | published: 2011-09-12 11:49:34comments
Real Steel TV Spot Shows More Robot Fighting, Hints At A Comeback StoryIf Real Steel turns out to be what it’s selling in these promos, we could be looking at a film about human spirit and inner strength as demonstrated through the body of a big, punching robot. In that respect, Eminem’s “Til I Collapse,” which touches on the subject of inner strength, is most definitely a fitting song to play over the sequence of scenes shown in this TV spot. ...by Kelly West | published: 2011-09-09 14:20:01comments
Hugh Jackman Puts Up His Dukes In New Real Steel PosterReal Steel from the day it was announced has sounded like the silliest movie we’re going to see this year. But we are going to see it, and that is what’s important. Hugh Jackman teaming up with his estranged son to train a championship-level boxing robot? I mean how can you say no to that....by Will LeBlanc | published: 2011-08-30 09:37:11comments
Robert Zemeckis Drops Replay To Focus On Flight With Denzel WashingtonDirector Robert Zemeckis has had an up and down kind of career. Sure he’s the man behind such greats as Back to the Future and Forrest Gump, but he also produced Gothika, Ghost Ship, and his most recent utter flop Mars Needs Moms. While he hasn’t always produced greatness, his directorial skills are strong and we should be excited he’ll be working with real humans next rather than CGI zombies again...by Will LeBlanc | published: 2011-08-26 05:54:24comments
Real Steel Featurette Takes You Into The World Of Robot BoxingNo matter how many trailers, plot descriptions, and TV spots I watch/read, I can't get my head around Real Steel. I love boxing movies because they have a great way of creating emotional resonance from physical brutality, but how do you get that when the human is standing outside of the ring throwing shadow punches while two hunks of metal swing at each other?...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-08-22 19:20:19comments
International Trailer For Real SteelI've always felt that one of the principle reasons why video games don't make good movies is because film downgrades the medium from active to passive. No matter how good a game is, you don't want to spend two hours on the couch watching your friend play; you want to take the controller and give it a whirl yourself. Now we're literally getting to the point where we are watching movies about people playing Wii Boxing. How else do you describe Real Steel?...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-06-23 01:44:04comments
Real Steel Trailer: Boxing Robots With Big Mushy HeartsYes it's full of a lot of boxing cliches, a lot of father-son cliches and any other kind of cliche you can imagine, and yes Hugh Jackman's rough and tumble accent is a little iffy, but the basic appeal of watching robots box has never seemed more certain. You can check out the trailer below...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-05-10 10:41:28comments
Writer Already Working On Real Steel SequelJohn Gatins, who wrote the screenplay for the first film, has started on a sequel, though there doesn't seem to be any other commitment at the studio at this point. Hiring someone to write a screenplay is a relatively cheap way to get the process moving on a sequel without waiting to see how box office does...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-04-14 13:26:44comments
Cinema Con Exclusive Video: Hugh Jackman Talks Real Steel, Being Wolverine For The Rest Of His LifeI asked him about how different this film's tone might be from those comedies, how much of an all-ages movie Real Steel might be, and pressed them for details about the film's "hero robot" Atom, who is brought up out of a junkyard by Jackman's character and his son...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-03-29 13:57:23comments
Lost Showrunner Carlton Cuse Writing An Adventure For Hugh JackmanThere are no further details on what the action adventure story might entail, but given that Cuse did some uncredited work on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade back in the day...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-02-04 07:45:03comments
Real Steel Trailer: Hugh Jackman Says Bring ItReal Steel is directed by Night at the Museum mastermind Shawn Levy, which led me to anticipate something brightly colored and maybe a little goofy. What we see here, though, is like Transformers filtered through The Wrestler...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-12-09 11:26:16comments
First Look At Hugh Jackman And The Robots In Real SteelReal Steel could be real dumb, but at least they pulled out all the stops in creating the robots as actual characters rather than just throwing together some crappy visuals....by Doug Norrie | published: 2010-06-14 21:11:10comments
Evangeline Lilly To Star In Real SteelLife after Lost could see Lilly more and more on the big screen as she transitions away from the enigmatic (and a bit frustrating) character of ex-convict Kate Austen...by Doug Norrie | published: 2010-05-12 13:23:12comments
Shawn Levy Compares His Robot Boxing Movie To RockyFor months now we've been referring somewhat derisively to Real Steel as "Hugh Jackman's robot boxing movie," which, OK, was probably a little unfair. Yes, the movie is being directed by Shawn Levy...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-03-29 08:49:21comments
Dakota Goyo Will Play Hugh Jackman's Kid In Real SteelThe only place you really would have seen Goyo before is 2007's Josh Hartnett vehicle Resurrecting the Champ, which I did not see so I've got nothin'. Production on the film begins in June...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-03-16 16:28:38comments
You Could Star In Real Steel With Hugh JackmanDo you think you have what it takes to act alongside Wolverine? Well now is your chance to hit it big because Dreamworks wants YOU to send in your audition tape and star alongside Hugh Jackman in Real Steel...by Will LeBlanc | published: 2010-02-04 16:49:19comments
Hugh Jackman's Real Steel Starts Rock 'Em Socking In JuneFilming on Shawn Levy’s Real Steel will kick off in June in Michigan. Minus the images of Jackman sweating over a plastic, childhood game, the concept has potential. The thing that keeps most from taking the project seriously is that tacky title...by Perri Nemiroff | published: 2010-01-21 16:10:18comments
Hugh Jackman In Real Steel Coming November 2011Heads up, everyone: the Hugh Jackman robot boxing movie is really happening, and it will be out in time for Thanksgiving in 2011...by Katey Rich | published: 2009-12-10 11:06:26comments
Hugh Jackman To Promote Robots In Real SteelWe have been writing about Shawn Levy's Real Steel for around two months now, and I still can't help but giggle each time I read something about it (it's a manly giggle, but still). The film reads like a simple boxing story, but it is as though...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2009-11-23 23:49:32comments
Shawn Levy Talks Plans For Hugh Jackman In Real SteelI can't help it-- I'm still imagining the power loader from the end of Aliens. But if Hugh Jackman is inside one, I won't really complain...by Katey Rich | published: 2009-11-13 07:13:59comments
Hugh Jackman Wants To Box RobotsWhat do you get when you mix Rocky and Robot Jox? I'm not entirely sure, but it sounds an awful lot like what Dreamworks has planned for Real Steel. If it sounds hokey to you, you might take some solace (or despair...take your pick) in the fact that Hugh Jackman is in talks to star....by Scott Gwin | published: 2009-09-30 18:15:38comments
Shawn Levy Bringing Us A Robot Boxing FutureWith Peter Berg talking up both a Battleship movie and a Hancock sequel recently, obviously something was going to have to give. Now it seems Berg has given the boot to his planned robot boxing movie Real Steel, and has passed it on to, of all people, Shawn Levy...by Katey Rich | published: 2009-09-16 06:39:59comments
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