Real Steel (2011)

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Leven's previous credits include "Don Juan de Marco," "Alex & Emma" and "The Legend of Bagger Vance."

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• Project Phase: Completed
• Release Date: 2011-10-07 - Wide Release
• Distributor(s): Walt Disney Pictures
• Film Genre(s): Drama, Action
• Country: United States
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SYNOPSIS

Originally scripted by Dan Gilroy, and rewritten by Les Bohem and then Gatins, this is a gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, “Real Steel” stars 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 smalltime 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.

RELATED NEWS

  Variety reports that Hope Davis, James Rebhorn and Olga Fonda are joining the cast. : 2010-06-02

  Variety reports that Hugh Jackman is in talks to star in the pic - Jackman is negotiating to play the ex-fighter. John Gatins is rewriting the current draft with Levy, and the studio is eyeing a May production start. Angry Films' Don Murphy and Susan Montford are producing. Exec producers are Steven Spielberg and ImageMovers troika Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey. Levy also is a producer. : 2009-10-01

  The Hollywood Reporter reports that Peter Berg, who had been talking with DreamWorks about taking on the studio's futuristic robot boxing movie "Real Steel," has moved on, opening up the gig to Shawn Levy. : 2009-09-15

  Variety reports that Jeremy Leven will write the project with Jonathan Mostow in talks to direct. : 2004-11-07

 Variety reports that Dreamworks has acquired the spec for Robert Zemeckis' ImageMovers to produce. : 2003-04-08