Oct 1 2009Hugh Jackman To Play Boxer, Robot Boxer Trainer
Hugh Jackman, our premiere song-and-dance-man/clawed-superhero, is in talks to join the ridiculous robot boxer movie Real Steal.
The Shawn Levy-directed film would reportedly star Jackman as a Rocky Balboa-esque down-and-out fighter making a comeback. Except, you know how Rocky had to train hard to fight a younger, tougher opponent? Instead of that, Jackman would be training a boxing robot, in order for that boxing robot to fight another boxing robot. It's that kind of comeback. A real man-finds-redemption-through-fighting-robots story.
Dreamworks is hoping to get the film shooting by May, and John Gatins and Levy currently are working on the third draft for the script in preparation. Keep at it, guys. With seven months until production, I know you'll figure out a way to make it believable when, inexplicably, the robot refuses to fight and Jackman has to put on a robot disguise and win the match, earning the respect of his son and himself (and robotkind).
Reader Comments
1. Pat - October 1, 2009 2:07 PM
Why, why, why? For the love of all things sacred, why?
2. greenman - October 1, 2009 2:33 PM
Ill bet at the end he ends up getting in the ring and fighting the robot opponent. You know, like that Twilight Zone episode that this is clearly ripping off.
3. manuel - October 1, 2009 2:53 PM
nice info : )
4. Miriam Lopez - October 1, 2009 4:14 PM
Hey, I would see ANYTHING with HUGH JACKMAN !!!!!! :) He is an excellent actor , just great at everything he does! He will make the movie worth watching!
5. hollywood outsider - October 1, 2009 5:01 PM
Well at least it's not a re-make. And yeah, I'll give anything with Hugh in it a shot. (except Australia)
6. HeyHey - October 1, 2009 10:19 PM
I actually like him best when he's doing broadway stuff... and I HATE musicals, so that's weird.. I mean really, I would totally see a robot musical if he was in it (sorry GW)
7. Frank - October 4, 2009 5:15 PM
Are you sure it's not "Real STEEL?" Steal doesn't make sense.