Real Steel Featurette Trailer (2011) HD Movie
Real Steel is an upcoming
2011 American science fiction film starring
Hugh Jackman and directed by
Shawn Levy. The film is based on the
1956 short story "
Steel" by
Richard Matheson, though Levy replaced the story's dystopian setting with
U.S. state fairs and other "old-fashioned"
Americana settings. Real Steel was in development for several years before production began in June of
2010. Filming took place primarily in the U.S. state of
Michigan.
Animatronic robots were built for the film, and motion capture technology was used to depict the brawling of computer-generated robots. Real Steel is scheduled to be released in both conventional and
IMAX theatres on October 7, 2011.
Synopsis
In the year
2020, robots have replaced humans in boxing.
Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) loses a chance to become a boxing champion when robots take over, and he becomes a small-time promoter. When he has difficulty making a living, he reluctantly teams up with his son
Max (
Dakota Goyo) to build a robot that can contend for the championship.
Production
Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy and is based on the 1956 short story "Steel" by Richard Matheson. The original screenplay was written by
Dan Gilroy and was purchased by DreamWorks in
2005 for $850,
000. (
The Hollywood Reporter said DreamWorks purchased the project in
2003.)
The project was one of 17 that DreamWorks took from
Paramount Pictures when they split in 2008.
Director Peter Berg expressed interest in the project in mid-2009 but moved on. Levy was attached to the project in
September 2009, and actor Hugh Jackman was cast in the starring role in the following November
. In the same month,
Steven Spielberg and
Stacey Snider at DreamWorks greenlit the project.
Variety said insiders reported a budget of $80 million. Les Bohem and
Jeremy Leven had worked on
Gilroy's screenplay, but in 2009,
John Gatins was working on a new draft. When Levy joined the project, he worked with Gatins to revise the screenplay. In the short story, Matheson illustrates a cold-feeling dystopia, but Levy chose to set the film in state fairs and other "old-fashioned" Americana settings that would exude nostalgia and create a warmer tone for the film's father-son story. Shawn Levy and Hugh Jackman on a film set in July 2010 Filming began in June 2010, taking place primarily in Michigan. Locations include those around
Detroit and across the state. Filmmakers built 19 animatronic robots to feature in scenes with human actors. For scenes when computer-generated robots brawl, motion capture technology was used.
Boxing legend
Sugar Ray Leonard was an adviser for these scenes.
In April of 2011, months before the film's release, DreamWorks announced they were developing a sequel to Real Steel. John Gatins, who contributed to the screenplay for the first film, will write the screenplay for the second.