With jeremy leven, he cowrote for real steel 2011, directed by shawn levy and based on richard mathesons short story steel. Real steel starring hugh jackman, dakota goyo in lead and directed by shawn levy. Real steel director and hugh jackman find humanity in. It stars hugh jackman, dakota goyo, evangeline lilly, anthony mackie, kevin durand, hope davis and james rebhorn. A robot fighting movie from the director of cheaper by the dozen hugh jackman plays mickey to a cgi rocky in the real steel trailer. In the interim, we get a 2010 film tech adaptation of father and son playing. Real steel 2 still being developed by hugh jackman. Part of the reason it doesnt work is the fact that it is all special effects. Earlier this week, we talked about director peter bergs upcoming movie plate being fuller than a biggest loser contestant standing in a buffet line before going on the show. Real steel director on what he wants to explore in a robot boxing. Real steel doesnt really deliver in this realm and it is a real shame because that is an easy string to pull for the audience. Real steel is a 2011 american sciencefiction sports film starring hugh jackman and dakota goyo and coproduced and directed by shawn levy for dreamworks pictures. However, the real steel 2 is still in production as mentioned by its director recognizing the delays and saying that therell be updates.
Before the steven spielbergproduced movie even opened in. A feelgood film about family, friendship and growing up, real steel was always going to attract cynicism but it really does a fine job of delivering for a young audience. Here in real steel, jackman is energetic and somewhat perfect for the role. A change of genre for director shawn levy cheaper by the dozen, the pink panther remake with a steven spielberg produced story of robot boxing.
That lack of progress can partly be chalked up to jackman and real steel director shawn levy having both been quite busy of late. Why real steel 2 hasnt happened yet according to director. Director levy has some experience with scifi and drama with his work on real steel, but his largely comedic resume including the night at the museum franchise doesnt seem a natural fit for a moving romance. Charlie kenton hugh jackman used to be a prizefighter but lost his chance to win a title when heavy, towering robots took over the boxing ring. In the sequence in the junkyard on the dvd directors commentary, shawn levy. Real steel isnt shawn levys most successful film at the box office, but it is easily the most enjoyable film hes directed. Hugh jackman and anthony mackie in real steel 2011 anita briem at an event. Enter the notsodistant future where boxing has gone hightech 2000pound, 8foottall steel robots have taken over the ring. He is the founder and principal of 21 laps entertainment. Starring hugh jackman as charlie kenton, a washedup fighter turned smalltime promoter, real steel is a riveting, whiteknuckle action ride that will leave you cheering. Chemistry of him and jackman shines through the film.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. However, when max discovers a working, old robot on a scrap heap, the pair work together to build the. The real steel is not a film that you would go to expecting a really good movie, but, for the most part, it is enjoyable. Thrilling and exciting action with just enough characterization. The director is shawn levy, who didnt endear himself to me with the night at the museum movies, but gets on base with this one. Director shawn levy is an interesting cat, because he has had enough success with his studio movies, mainly comedies and family films, that hes been given chances to branch into new areas like he does with the upcoming ensemble dramedy this is where i leave you. He is a producer and director, known for stranger things 2016, real steel 2011, and the night at the museum franchise. There is potential, of course, for the new film to capitalize on the quirky elements of an alienonearth story that were also evident. Its already been 3 years since the surprise hit real steel hit theaters and now director shawn levy is talking about the potential for a follow up sequel. Shawn adam levy born july 23, 1968 is a canadian film director, producer, and actor. However, that doesnt mean director shawn levy isnt. The cgi was excellent, i really connected to the characters, and it was just a fun, guiltypleasure cmon, boxing robots who doesnt want that. He cowrote with his brother tony gilroy the script for the bourne legacy 2012, which was edited by his fraternal twin brother, john gilroy. We were all big fans of the rousing sports movie real steel when it opened in theatres last october, and on wednesday night i had the pleasure of interviewing the director of the film, canadas own shawn levy.
Real steel 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Real steel director shawn levy taking on frankenstein. Can the audience predict what comes next, considering that it borrows so much from every other fight film with a little fatherson drama thrown in for good measure. Set mainly in a futuristic texas, the movie was made entirely in michigan, around the motor city, detroit. Director shawn levy is a director, producer and actor who directed the comedy films big fat liar, just married, cheaper by the dozen, the pink panther,night at. Hugh jackman, evangeline lilly, dakota goyo, shawn levy. The 2011 film real steel was basically a live action take on rock. Even though this was a formula underdog type of movie, it had me cheering for atom, hugh jackman was great and so were the cast of characters. Shawn levy was born on july 23, 1968 in montreal, quebec, canada.
Set in the near future, the film stars hugh jackman as charlie kenton. With jeremy leven, he cowrote for real steel 2011, directed by shawn levy and based on richard matheson s short story steel. Real steel selfish, downonhisluck former boxer, charlie kenton, scratches out an existence with his large, fighting robot but soon his only source of income is destroyed in a fight. Making ofbroll of real steel subscribe and click the notification bell here. Now available on bluray combo pack, dvd, and digital. The concept futuristic robot boxing sounds like a bad mashup of transformers and rocky with a healthy dose of rockem sockem robots thrown into the mix. Director shawn levy on the secret sequel to real steel.
He is married to serena levy and they have four daughters. For about three years after its release in 2011 real steel was thought to be ready to take on a sequel that might see it go in a different direction than the original had left off with. More than any bigbudget movie of the last several months, real steel has been subject to virtually unending derision. I had to sit and watched the credits at the end just to catch my breath. Real steel cast and crew check out hollywood movie real steel cast and crew details, star cast information. There is no news if the real steel 2s production has started, and maybe for delays again before of xmen. His directing credits include big fat liar, cheaper by the dozen, the night at the museum series, and stranger things. There arent much new here in real steel but in the end, its enjoyable and has plenty of heart. Back in 2014, director shawn levy teased that the sequel real steel 2 was being secretly developed. With his involvement on battleship, hancock 2 and now dune, berg will be busy for the better part of the next 6 years so its no wonder that dreamworks recently announced berg stepping aside on the robot boxing movie. Real steel world robot boxing hacks get 99999999 gold iphone ipad android best real steel wrb coins cheat. Enter the notsodistant future where boxing has gone hightech starring hugh jackman. A boxing drama set in the nearfuture where 2,000 pound.
Real steel is directed by shawn levy and collectively adapted to the screen by john gatins, dan gilroy and jeremy leven from a richard matheson short story called steel. A gritty, whiteknuckle, action ride set in the nearfuture where the sport of boxing has gone hightech, real steel stars hugh jackman as charlie kenton, a washedup fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000pound, 8foottall steel robots took over the ring. Its story is made up of, or reminds you of, other movies you may have seen. This is the sort of movie, i suspect, young viewers went to the transformers movies looking for. Of course not, but with all the garbage that comes out these days, this movie was a pleasant surprise. Real steel trailer 2011 official movie trailer duration. Real steel director shawn levy talks robots, steven. The real steel star will be on hand at clevelands quicken loans arena on monday, september 19 to host the wrestling show and promote his new movie. Silly premise notwithstanding, this is a wellmade hollywood movie. Director shawn levy chatted with collider about the project, and said he is. You will cheer, cry, laugh and be thoroughly entertained. Dont hold your breath for real steel 2, according to writer director shawn levy, who told collider that chances of a sequel are very, very slim. Of metal valleybuilding the botsaudio commentary with director shawn levy. It has characters, it matters who they are, it makes sense of its action, it has a compelling plot.
Director shawn levy has been quietly developing real steel. Director shawn levy is a director, producer and actor who directed the comedy films big fat liar, just married, cheaper by the dozen, the. Director shawn levy talks real steel sequel amc movie. We chat with real steel director shawn levy about working with. Readers have told me they loved and identified with their transformers toys as children. Real steel cast and crew, real steel hollywood movie cast.
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