Real Steel

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Real Steel is a 2011 American science fiction sports drama film starring Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo, co-produced and directed by Shawn Levy for DreamWorks Pictures. The film is based on the short story Steel - written by Richard Matheson, which was originally published in the May 1956 edition of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and later adapted into a 1963 Twilight Zone episode, though screenwriter John Gatins placed the film in U.S. state fairs and other "old-fashioned" Americana settings. Real Steel was in development for several years before production began on June 24 2010. Filming took place primarily in the U.S. state of Michigan. Animatronic robots were built for the film, and motion capture technology was used to depict the brawling of computer-generated robots and animatronics.

Real Steel was theatrically released by Touchstone Pictures in Australia on October 6, 2011, and in the United States and Canada on October 7, 2011, grossing nearly $300 million at the box office and received to mixed-to-positive reviews; with mixed reaction to the plot, yet praise to the visual effects, action sequences and acting performances. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards, but lost to Hugo.

Cast

Hugh Jackman as Charles 'Charlie' Kenton

Dakota Goyo as Max Kenton

Evangeline Lilly as Bailey Tallet

Anthony Mackie as Finn

Olga Fonda as Farra Lemkova

Karl Yune as Tak Mashido

Kevin Durand as Ricky

Hope Davis as Debra

James Rebhorn as Marvin

John Gatins as Kingpin

Sophie Levy as Big Sister

Tess Levy as Little Sister

Charlie Levy as Littlest Sister

Gregory Sims as Bill Panner

Torey Adkins as Large Texan Man

Tom Carlson as San Leandro Gentleman #1

John Hawkinson as San Leandro Gentleman #2

David Alan Basche as ESPN Boxing Commentator

Phil LaMarr as ESPN Boxing Commentator

David Herbst as Starblaze Arena Reporter

Julian Gant as Starblaze Arena Reporter

Ken Alter as Virgin America Spectrum Ring Announcer

Leilani Barrett as Virgin America Spectrum Ref

Eric Gutman as WRB Promoter

Nicholas Yu as Twin Cities Corner Tech

D.B. Dickerson as Twin Cities Controller

Peter Carey as Bing Arena Announcer

Dan Lemieux as Bing Arena Ref

Richard Goteri as Older Gentleman

Tim Holmes as Blacktop Controllor

Ricky Wayne as Underground Promoter

Taris Tyler as Robot Promoter

Kevin Dorman as Atom Performance Capture

John Manfredi as Sergei Lemkova

Plot

In 2020, human boxers are replaced by robots. Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman), a former boxer, owns the robot "Ambush", but loses it in an arranged fight against a bull belonging to promoter and carnival owner Ricky (Kevin Durand), who sees Charlie as a joke, partially because he beat up Charlie the last time they butted heads. Having made a bet that Ambush would win, Charlie now has a debt to Ricky.

After the fight, Charlie learns that his ex-girlfriend has died, and he must attend a hearing deciding the future of their son Max (Dakota Goyo). There, Max's aunt Debra (Hope Davis) and her wealthy husband Marvin (James Rebhorn) request full custody, which Charlie concedes for $100,000, half in advance, on the condition that Charlie retains Max for three months. Thereupon, Charlie and Max, and Bailey Tallet (Evangeline Lilly), the daughter of Charlie's boxing coach, acquire the once-famous robot "Noisy Boy" and arrange a fight, in which Noisy Boy is destroyed. Attempting to scavenge parts of a new robot, Max discovers "Atom", an obsolete but intact robot designed to withstand severe damage, and capable of mimicking its handler's motion.

At Max's behest, Charlie pits Atom against the robot "Metro", whom Atom overcomes. Max convinces Charlie to train Atom, resulting in a series of victories culminating upon national champion "Twin Cities". Elated by their successive victories, Max declares to challenge global champion "Zeus". Immediately, Ricky and two henchmen attack and rob Charlie, who thereupon returns Max to his aunt; but persuaded by Bailey, Charlie arranges the challenge offered by Max and convinces Debra to allow Max to witness the fight. Ricky bets $100,000 that Atom will not last the first round against Zeus, but loses his bet and is cornered by the fight's bookmakers. In the penultimate round, Atom's vocal controls are damaged, whereupon Charlie guides the robot through shadow mode to weaken and overwhelm Zeus; but is unable to win within allotted time. Zeus is declared the winner by number of blows inflicted; but the near-defeat leaves the Zeus team humiliated, and Atom is labelled the "People's Champion".

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