Real steel director on what he wants to explore in a robot boxing. However, when max discovers a working, old robot on a scrap heap, the pair work together to build the. 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. Readers have told me they loved and identified with their transformers toys as children. 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.
With jeremy leven, he cowrote for real steel 2011, directed by shawn levy and based on richard mathesons short story steel. Why real steel 2 hasnt happened yet according to director. The 2011 film real steel was basically a live action take on rock. We were talking real steel 2 well before the first film even came out, but now, three years later, were still without that sequel. 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. Hugh jackman and anthony mackie in real steel 2011 anita briem at an event. Director shawn levy on the secret sequel to real steel. Making ofbroll of real steel subscribe and click the notification bell here. 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. In the interim, we get a 2010 film tech adaptation of father and son playing.
Back in 2014, director shawn levy teased that the sequel real steel 2 was being secretly developed. 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. 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. Of course not, but with all the garbage that comes out these days, this movie was a pleasant surprise. A boxing drama set in the nearfuture where 2,000 pound.
With jeremy leven, he cowrote for real steel 2011, directed by shawn levy and based on richard matheson s short story steel. You will cheer, cry, laugh and be thoroughly entertained. 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. Real steel is a 2011 american sciencefiction sports film starring hugh jackman and dakota goyo and coproduced and directed by shawn levy for. Silly premise notwithstanding, this is a wellmade hollywood movie.
He cowrote with his brother tony gilroy the script for the bourne legacy 2012, which was edited by his fraternal twin brother, john gilroy. Real steel world robot boxing hacks get 99999999 gold iphone ipad android best real steel wrb coins cheat. There is no news if the real steel 2s production has started, and maybe for delays again before of xmen. Director shawn levy chatted with collider about the project, and said he is. The cgi was excellent, i really connected to the characters, and it was just a fun, guiltypleasure cmon, boxing robots who doesnt want that. 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. Real steel is the absolutely hands down best movie i have seen in a long time. Thrilling and exciting action with just enough characterization. Director shawn levy talks real steel sequel amc movie. We chat with real steel director shawn levy about working with.
Real steel director shawn levy taking on frankenstein. There arent much new here in real steel but in the end, its enjoyable and has plenty of heart. Real steel trailer 2011 official movie trailer duration. Now available on bluray combo pack, dvd, and digital.
Director shawn levy is a director, producer and actor who directed the comedy films big fat liar, just married, cheaper by the dozen, the. More than any bigbudget movie of the last several months, real steel has been subject to virtually unending derision. It stars hugh jackman, dakota goyo, evangeline lilly, anthony mackie, kevin durand, hope davis and james rebhorn. 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. Of metal valleybuilding the botsaudio commentary with director shawn levy.
Starman remake being developed by real steel director. 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. Hugh jackman, evangeline lilly, dakota goyo, shawn levy. Real steel director shawn levy talks robots, steven. Shawn levy celebrity profile check out the latest shawn levy photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
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. However, that doesnt mean director shawn levy isnt. Real steel trailer 2011 official movie trailer youtube. It has characters, it matters who they are, it makes sense of its action, it has a compelling plot. Shawn levy was born on july 23, 1968 in montreal, quebec, canada. Director shawn levy has been quietly developing real steel. Real steel cast and crew, real steel hollywood movie cast. However, the real steel 2 is still in production as mentioned by its director recognizing the delays and saying that therell be updates. Real steel cast and crew check out hollywood movie real steel cast and crew details, star cast information. Set mainly in a futuristic texas, the movie was made entirely in michigan, around the motor city, detroit. 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. Real steel director and hugh jackman find humanity in. He is married to serena levy and they have four daughters.
Enter the notsodistant future where boxing has gone hightech starring hugh jackman. 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. He is a producer and director, known for stranger things 2016, real steel 2011, and the night at the museum franchise. 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. Robot movie real steel gets new director screen rant.
He is the founder and principal of 21 laps entertainment. 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. I had to sit and watched the credits at the end just to catch my breath. 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. 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. Real steel starring hugh jackman, dakota goyo in lead and directed by shawn levy. This is the sort of movie, i suspect, young viewers went to the transformers movies looking for. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. 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. 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. Shawn adam levy born july 23, 1968 is a canadian film director, producer, and actor. 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.
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. Chemistry of him and jackman shines through the film. His directing credits include big fat liar, cheaper by the dozen, the night at the museum series, and stranger things. Enter the notsodistant future where boxing has gone hightech 2000pound, 8foottall steel robots have taken over the ring. Its experienced a revolving door of directors and that door continues to spin, because real steel and night at the museum director shawn levy, the fourth person to be the post uncharted movie loses yet another director as shawn levy leaves appeared first on film. Part of the reason it doesnt work is the fact that it is all special effects. 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. Before the steven spielbergproduced movie even opened in. 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. Set in the near future, the film stars hugh jackman as charlie kenton. 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. That lack of progress can partly be chalked up to jackman and real steel director shawn levy having both been quite busy of late. Its story is made up of, or reminds you of, other movies you may have seen.
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