Hugh Jackman In Talks For Real Steel

Hugh Jackman In Talks For Real Steel

By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 30, 2009 3:28 pm EST

According to Variety, Jackman would play the father, an ex-fighter turned promoter whose “access to sub-standard robot parts hampers his hopes for glory in Robot Boxing, until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win.”  The concept is something we’ve never seen before on the big screen, and in the right hands, could be a good Summer tentpole film.

Real Steel is based on a short story by Richard Matheson, which was made into a Twilight Zone episode featuring Lee Marvin. The screenplay adaptation was originally scripted by Dan Gilroy (The Fall), but has since been rewritten by Leslie Bohem (Taken, Dante’s Peak) and John Gatins (Summer Catch, Dreamer).