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Dreamworks has delivered this new featurette from their upcoming film Real Steel 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" 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. Watch the featurette after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

Hugh Jackman To Star In "Reel Steel" "Reel Steel" is a Rocky-esque tale of a fighter who has to reinvent himself when human boxing becomes obsolete, replaced by 2000 pound human-like robots. Jackman is negotiating to play the ex-fighter, who becomes a Robot Boxing promoter, but whose chances of success are hampered by his access to sub-standard robot parts. That is until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win. The ex-fighter has also discovered he's the father of a 13-year old son, and they bond as the robot brawls its way toward the top. John Gatins is rewriting the current draft with Levy, and the studio is eyeing a May production start. The Picture is being produced by Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford. The executive producers are Steven Spielberg and ImageMovers troika Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey. Levy is also a producer. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Variety