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Hugh Jackman set to star in Real Steel
Nov 24th

Variety have reported that DreamWorks Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider have greenlit Real Steel. This is the first film the studio has made since locking in $825 million. Real Steel will be directed by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) and star Hugh Jackman. It is based on a short story by Richard Matheson. Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider will be producing at DreamWorks, Real Steel is the first movie they’ve greenlit since splitting with Universal. Production will start on this project in June. The planned budget is $80 million.

Real Steel focuses on a fighter who has to reinvent himself when human boxers are replaced by robots. Jackman is going to play a struggling Robot Boxing promoter. He finds a discarded robot that always seems to come up on the winning end. Jackman’s character also realizes he has a 11-year-old son, and they grow closer as the robot fights its way toward the top.





