Real Steel (2011) - About the Movie

"I want you to fight for me! That's all I ever wanted!"

— Max Kenton

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Real Steel

Release Date: October 7, 2011

Enter the not-so-distant future where boxing has gone high-tech—2,000 pound, eight-foot-tall steel robots have taken over the ring. Starring Hugh Jackson as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter turned small-time promoter, Real Steel is a riveting, white-knuckle action ride that will leave you cheering.

When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) and technical wiz Bailey Tallet (Evangeline Lilly) to rebuild and train a championship contender from the remains of an early-gen robot named Atom. As the stakes in the thrill-packed arena are raised with the chance at a fight in the World Robot Boxing Championship, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last inspirational adventure filled with heart and soul.

Real Steel is based on the short story, "Steel," written by legendary genre author and screenwriter Richard Matheson (Duel, Amazing Stories). Previously adapted in 1963 for an episode of Rod Serling's original The Twilight Zone television series, DreamWorks Pictures' Real Steel reimagines Matheson's tale on a big scale with state-of-the-art computer-generated digital effects wrapped around a story of a father and son reuniting and strengthening bonds formerly broken.

The film is directed and produced by Shawn Levy, from a screenplay by John Gatins. Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Steve Starkey executive produced the film.

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CAST

HUGH JACKMAN,
DAKOTA GOYO,
EVANGELINE LILLY,
ANTHONY MACKIE,
KEVIN DURAND,
HOPE DAVIS

DIRECTOR

SHAWN LEVY

BASED IN PART UPON

THE SHORT STORY "STEEL" BY RICHARD MATHESON

SCREENPLAY BY

JOHN GATINS

STORY BY

DAN GILROY AND JEREMY LEVINS

PRODUCERS

SHAWN LEVY,
SUSAN MONTFORD,
DON MURPHY,
STEVEN SPIELBERG,
STEVE STARKEY,
ROBERT ZEMECKIS

CINEMATOGRAPHER

MAURO FIORE

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

TOM MEYER

COSTUME DESIGNER

MARLENE STEWART

FILM EDITOR

DEAN ZIMMERMAN

COMPOSER

DANNY ELFMAN

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FILM STILLS

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) and his son, Max (Dakota Goyo) enter former WRB robot Noisy Boy in an underground match at Crash Palace. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman, right) approaches Finn (Anthony Mackie, left) with an offer to enter his robot boxer Noisy Boy in a fight to the death at the Crash Palace. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley).

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Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a down-on-his luck fighting robot coach looking for a comeback. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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At Crash Palace, an underground robot fight club, Charlie (HUGH JACKMAN) instructs his former league bot Noisy Boy (left), pitted against backroom brawler Midas. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman, right) and his son, Max (Dakota Goyo) cheer on their robot, Atom in a match at the WRB. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) calls out commands to his robot fighter as it takes a pounding in the ring. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman, left) tells his son Max (Dakota Goyo) to keep his chin up after a lost match. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman, left) is reunited with his long-abandoned son, Max (Dakota Goyo). (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman, right) makes a bet with Ricky (Kevin Durand) when he enters his robot in a fight at a Texas county fair. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Bailey (Evangeline Lilly) checks the vitals of a used-up robot fighter as Charlie (Hugh Jackman) looks on with concern. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman, right) and his son, Max (Dakota Goyo) stare in wonder as Bailey Tallet (Evangeline Lilly) brings Atom to life. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie (Hugh Jackman) discusses his future plans with Bailey Tallet (Evangeline Lilly) at Tallet's Boxing Gym. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Atom, in "shadow" mode, imitates Charlie Kenton's (Hugh Jackman) boxing skills during a bout of sparring training. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)

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Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) and his son, Max (Dakota Goyo) attend to their robot boxer, Atom, between rounds at the World Robot Boxing Championship. (Photo Credit: Melissa Moseley)