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Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy's classic sci-fi sports movie starring Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman will soon hit a major streaming service. Real Steel will arrive on Peacock on January 1.

Directed and co-produced by Levy for DreamWorks Pictures, Real Steel is based on Richard Matheson's short story "Steel," published in the May 1956 edition of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and adapted into a 1963 Twilight Zone episode. The movie features a former boxer whose sport is now performed by robot competitors, leading him to build and train his own robot with his son. The film also starred the McU's Anthony Mackie and Evangeline Lilly. Olga Fonda, Kari Yune, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, and Gregory Sims also had roles in Real Steel.

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Steven Spielberg is rounding out his next secret project with a star-studded English cast. The legendary director of Saving Private Ryan, Jaws, E.T., and so, so, so many more is returning to theaters in 2026 with a project that could be his next big blockbuster. The film still remains untitled, and plot details are scarce, but we've just learned who will be joining the already amazing ensemble cast.

Per Deadline, Challengers star, Josh O'Connor will co-star in Steven Spielberg's next movie, alongside the already announced Emily Blunt. O'Connor comes off the back of Luca Guadagnino's smash-hit tennis/sex drama (which is the only acceptable description for the movie), Challengers. The actor also had a phenomenal 2023, starring in the Kate Winslet-led Lee and the insanely underrated La Chimera.

Steven Spielberg's untitled project has already amassed Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, and Eve Hewson, with Blunt and O'Connor filling out the A-list ranks.

Steven Spielberg is rounding out his next secret project with a star-studded English cast. The legendary director of Saving Private Ryan, Jaws, E.T., and so, so, so many more is returning to theaters in 2026 with a project that could be his next big blockbuster. The film still remains untitled, and plot details are scarce, but we've just learned who will be joining the already amazing ensemble cast.

Per Deadline, Challengers star, Josh O'Connor will co-star in Steven Spielberg's next movie, alongside the already announced Emily Blunt. O'Connor comes off the back of Luca Guadagnino's smash-hit tennis/sex drama (which is the only acceptable description for the movie), Challengers. The actor also had a phenomenal 2023, starring in the Kate Winslet-led Lee and the insanely underrated La Chimera.

Steven Spielberg's untitled project has already amassed Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, and Eve Hewson, with Blunt and O'Connor filling out the A-list ranks.

Real Steel, an underrated sci-fi film, is now a global hit on Netflix with millions of views and hours watched. Despite initial perceptions, the movie delivers gripping action, character development, and emotional depth. The film, based on a short story by Richard Matheson, exceeded expectations and may lead to a potential TV show or sequel.

Hugh Jackman's underrated sci-fi movie, Real Steel, becomes a global Netflix hit. Directed by Shawn Levy, with a script written by the Oscar-nominated John Gatins (Flight), the 2011 sci-fi sports film follows a former boxer who, in a futuristic world where robots have replaced human boxers, reconnects with his estranged son by building and training a robot boxer. Other than Jackman in the lead role, the cast also includes Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Olga Fonda, Karl Yune, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, and James Rebhorn.

Now, over a decade later, Jackman's underrated sci-fi film...

Deadpool’s upcoming threequel film Deadpool & Wolverine is the MCU’s hope at redemption. And the franchise is leaving no stone unturned to capture as much hype as possible before the release, which is scheduled just a few months away. With the two characters being highly popular, fan theories are bound to pop up all over the internet. And an X-Men theory has caught more fire after the release of a new trailer.

A still from MCU’s Deadpool & Wolverine

The new trailer shows Deadpool and Wolverine jumping through a portal in a brief shot, which looks similar to the ones conjured by sorcerers like Doctor Strange and Wong. It might be the connection fans have been looking for, for the long-awaited union of MCU with the 20th Century Fox’s X-Men movies.

Suggested“He really wanted me to come back and do the next Wolverine”:...

A new trailer for the Deadpool threequel, Deadpool & Wolverine, has just dropped! And the hype meter has just crossed a new level! Fans have been anxiously awaiting the release of this film, even more so as leaks began popping up all over the internet since last year. Though several heroes and villains are rumored to be making an appearance in the movie, the recent trailer teases the arrival of Doctor Strange.

A still from Deadpool and Wolverine

However, if there’s something we know about Marvel, is that when it comes to their most hyped-up projects, their trailers are not always 100% faithful. There has been some tweaking done in the past before, and there’s a possibility it might be happening again. This time, in the case of The Sorcerer Supreme.

Suggested“He really wanted me to come back and do the next Wolverine”: Amid Channing Tatum’s Speculated Cameo as Gambit,...

A new teaser has been released for Deadpool & Wolverine to announce the release of the next trailer on Monday, April 22. Also released is a new poster that spoofs a poster for Logan, the last film to feature Hugh Jackman in the role of Wolverine.

Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds shared the new teaser on Sunday. It includes footage of a Logan action figure impaled along with footage from Logan. Voiceovers of Reynolds as Wade Wilson feature the character teasing Jackman's Logan that he's going to have Wolverine "get back into the saddle again," urging him to say yes when that time comes. The teaser concludes with a brief shot of Wolverine, in his yellow suit, walking toward the camera, though it's blurred, obscuring the sneak peek at the character's return. The trailer can be watched below.

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Deadpool & Wolverine promise a plethora of surprises. Set to become one of the biggest summer blockbusters, the anticipation for this movie has been palpable, to say the least. With the wait being drawn out, fans have taken to speculating about the countless unexpected cameos and appearances they can anticipate.

Deadpool and Wolverine face-off in X-Men Origins

The rumor mill hints at thrilling possibilities, such as Channing Tatum finally playing Gambit. It now seems like fans might also anticipate Kevin Durand’s return as Blob, especially given his recent comments.

Will Kevin Durand Return as Blob in Deadpool and Wolverine?

Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool’s leap into the MCU has been the talk of the town, and Hugh Jackman‘s return as Wolverine is the icing on the cake. With the added bonus of an R rating, this movie is shaping up to be everything fans have longed for.

As the...

Wade Wilson is recruited by the Tva to join a mission that unexpectedly teams him up with Wolverine in the first R-rated MCU movie. Director Shawn Levy aims for "audience joy" with Deadpool & Wolverine, crafting a unique buddy adventure for the iconic Marvel characters. Levy prioritizes storytelling over rating, focusing on creating a fun and engaging experience for audiences in the highly anticipated film.

Deadpool & Wolverine will see Wade Wilson pulled from his happy life of peace, which he created using time travel at the end of Deadpool 2, by the Tva. He is recruited for a mission that unexpectedly throws him into the path of Wolverine. The duo will team up to fight a common enemy and forever change the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the process.

Deadpool quickly became a fan favorite after the massive success of the first two movies, with fans excitedly waiting to see the merc...

The "Merc With a Mouth" wants moviegoers to silence their phones in no uncertain terms as Deadpool & Wolverine looks set to air a public service announcement to promote the anticipated film. Additionally, the PSA has a cheeky tie-in to Avengers: Secret Wars.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Deadpool & Wolverine will run an anti-cell phone PSA in theaters in the weeks leading to its debut. The PSA, which debuted during CinemaCon, sees Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine discussing what could happen in Secret Wars. Each time Deadpool is ready to disclose potential spoilers to Secret Wars, a phone starts ringing in the background, leaving audiences to guess what he is trying to say. Before long, Wolverine gets annoyed, swearing at the audience and claiming it's a cinema and "not your grandma's nursing home" in his typically no-nonsense fashion. Deadpool subsequently calms down Wolverine to end the PSA.

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Real Steel series writing staff were confirmed by director Shawn Levy in an update on the Disney+ show. Levy hints at the possibility of Real Steel 2 movie sequel, but remains protective of the franchise. Collaborators Levy and Hugh Jackman will reunite for the upcoming film Deadpool & Wolverine.

The eagerly awaited sequel series to Hugh Jackman's sci-fi boxing flick, Real Steel, finally has a promising update. The film has found a cult following since its release in 2011, and the fan base has been desperate for a sequel since its release. While a movie sequel still hasn't been greenlit, the Disney+ series (which was announced back in January 2022) has finally found its writing staff, confirms director Shawn Levy.

Speaking to Collider at CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas, Levy was asked about the state of the hotly anticipated Disney+ series. When asked if the show had found its writing team, Levy replied,...

Real Steel director Shawn Levy is well aware that fans are craving a sequel to the 2011 sci-fi sports movie starring Hugh Jackman. While a sequel is still waiting to be greenlit, Levy shared that the franchise's forthcoming series on Disney+ has found its writing team.

In an interview with Collider at CinemaCon 2024, Levy was asked if the Real Steel Disney+ series, which was announced in January 2022, had a writing team. "Gosh, do I need to lie? Yes is the answer," the director said with a laugh. Levy previously offered an update on the small-screen continuation of Real Steel in December 2022, where he shared that he was "fiercely protective" of the franchise. "I'd rather make no show than the wrong show," he said at the time. "And I finally heard a take that takes the lore of the movie and does some really exciting things with it. I'm finally getting really excited about where we're headed.

A Real Steel sequel show gets a positive update from the director of the original 2011 movie. Shawn Levy confirms that a writing team has been assembled for the TV show. The show is a distinct entity from the possible movie sequel Real Steel 2.

The Real Steel television show has received a positive update from original director Shawn Levy. The 2011 movie, which was loosely based on the Richard Matheson short story "Steel", starred Hugh Jackman as a former boxer who lost his job when human boxers were replaced by mechanical ones and works with his estranged son to build a robot who can win matches. The movie was a modest success both critically and commercially with a 60% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and a total gross of $299.3 million against its $110 million budget, but a sequel has so far not materialized.

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Gazing upon Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's Deadpool & Wolverine super suits felt surreal to Shawn Levy.

Following an early look at the Merc with a Mouth's Marvel Studios debut at CinemaCon, Levy spoke with Entertainment Weekly about reuniting Reynolds with Jackman on the big screen, even outfitting Jackman in Wolverine's iconic yellow costume. On what it was like seeing those comic-accurate suits, the director admitted, "This will sound like a scripted answer, but the straight-up truth is that when they first stepped out in their costumes — it was a camera test before we shot — every one of us froze. Goosebumps."

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Fans of the 2011 sci-fi movie Real Steel will be happy to learn that a possible sequel to the film is constantly a topic of discussion for its director and leading star. Deadpool & Wolverine's Shawn Levy recently disclosed that he and Hugh Jackman still talk about Real Steel 2.

Levy was in attendance at Las Vegas' Cinemacon, where he presented a new Deadpool & Wolverine footage. The filmmaker told Screen Rant at the film industry event about his Real Steel 2 musings with Jackman, "We always talk about Real Steel 2. Because the world won't let us forget, and I'm glad for that," he said. The comment keeps hopes alive for a sequel to the original, which was a modest box-office success, grossing almost $300 million worldwide against its $110 million production budget. The movie garnered mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and scored a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards.

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Life has not been kind to Kevin Feige for the past few years. The Marvel supremo has had to face a lot of headaches ever since Avengers: Endgame, arguably the peak of the MCU, hit the theatres in 2019.

Since those days of glory, it’s been the same tale of woes over and over again – stories that have been unable to hit as hard as the ones in the Infinity Saga, and characters that have failed to resonate with the masses. The latter is indeed a long list, including the likes of She Hulk and Miss Marvel.

But one fact that encapsulates how the MCU has failed to hit home is how even the older characters have failed to recreate the impact they were expected to.

Anthony Mackie has big shoes to fill

Anthony Mackie took upon the mantle of Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

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While Deadpool 3 (aka Deadpool & Wolverine) continues to make rounds on the internet, the presumed MCU masterpiece’s filmmaker Shawn Levy is seemingly preparing to bring another piece dripping with sheer brilliance to the table. Adding to this is the fact that this new project he recently teased will be a sequel that fans have been looking forward to for more than a decade.

Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy. | Credit: Gaga Skidmore – Wikimedia Commons.

For the record, yes, we are talking about a sequel to 2011’s initial-mixed-critical-reactions-receiver-turned-cult-classic paragon, Real Steel. And yes, Levy did, in fact, give a positive update on the much-wanted second installment to this masterpiece, sparking hope for Jackman’s return to the iconic saga with his now-Marvel co-star Anthony Mackie!

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Real Steel 2 is not out of the question, as Shawn Levy and Hugh Jackman continue to discuss the possibility. The original film has gained a cult following, increasing the chances of a sequel being made by Disney. Recent success on Netflix, support from Anthony Mackie and Levy and Jackman's recent teaming with Disney for Deadpool & Wolverine may help push the sequel closer to reality.

Real Steel 2 is still very much a possibility for Shawn Levy and Hugh Jackman. The original 2011 sci-fi sports movie was loosely based on the Richard Matheson short story "Steel" and revolved around a former boxer who looks to connect with his estranged son by building and training a robot boxer together. Also starring future Marvel Cinematic Universe vets Anthony Mackie and Evangeline Lilly, the movie garnered mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and was a modest box office success, grossing just shy of $300 million against its $110 million production budget.

Director Shawn Levy's Real Steel seemingly appeared out of nowhere back in 2011, a film that boasted Hugh Jackman, only three years removed from his proclamation as People's "Sexiest Man Alive," and big-ass robots beating the cogs out of one another. It was a combination that couldn't miss. And it didn't. Real Steel was a huge hit, one that went beyond its Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot premise (which the marketing of the film focused primarily on), as it proved to be a winning combination of heart, redemption, family, and Cinderella story. The effects - a seamless blend of practical and CGI - even earned the film an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. Talks of a sequel began shortly after its release, and before we knew it, Real Steel 2 was put into development. Now, 12 years after the original was released, Real Steel 2 still hasn't happened. Is a...

Real Steel, despite being a success, never got a sequel due to director Shawn Levy's desire to only make sequels that can match or top the first movie. Making a sequel to Real Steel may be challenging due to potential difficulties in recasting the character of Max, who has grown up and retired from acting. Anthony Mackie, who played Finn in the movie, supports the idea of a sequel and believes it could expand into a potential universe with an underground boxing circuit setting.

Even though Real Steel was a commercial success and received decent reviews upon its release, it never got a sequel. The movie centers around former boxer Charlie Kenton, played by Hugh Jackman, who is down on his luck. With robots replacing humans as boxers in the future, Charlie tries to avoid paying off a gambling debt while also being re-acquainted with his estranged son following the death of his ex-girlfriend.

Real Steel, a sci-fi movie starring Hugh Jackman, has become a popular hit on Netflix in the U.S. The movie follows a coach and his son who build a boxing robot to enter lucrative tournaments in the future. Real Steel ranks No. 8 on Netflix's Top 10 English-language movies in the U.S., surpassing releases like See You On Venus and Trolls.

The Hugh Jackman sci-fi movie Real Steel has become a hit on Netflix in the U.S. The movie, which was directed by Shawn Levy, was based on a short story by Richard Matheson and follows a down-on-his-luck coach in the not-too-distant future who teams up with his son to build a robot that can be entered into lucrative boxing tournaments. The movie was originally released in 2011 and earned $299.3 million at the box office off a budget of $110 million.

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If "Rocky" is for Boomers and Gen-Xers and "Creed" is for Millennials, then what is the boxing film of choice for Generation Z? One could argue it's "Real Steel." Yes, really.

Released in 2011, the Hugh Jackman-led sci-fi film is loosely based on "Steel," a short story written by Richard Matheson in the 1950s and one that was previously adapted into an episode of "The Twilight Zone" in 1963. Yet, the film itself was very much meant for families -- including then kiddie-aged Gen-Zers -- when it opened in theaters. It would proceed to top the charts on Netflix almost a decade later when the world was on lockdown in 2020, at which point it became apparent just how much of a lasting imprint Jackman's surprisingly heartfelt boxing robots flick had left on the public's consciousness.

Directed by Shawn Levy, "Real Steel" takes place in an alternate future where, instead of people...

Real Steel was released well over a decade at this point, but fans of the sci-fi boxing movie are still campaigning for a sequel. One of those fans is Anthony Mackie, who actually starred alongside Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly in the 2011 movie.

During an interview with Inverse, Anthony Mackie mentioned that he actually calls Real Steel director Shawn Levy once or twice a year to push for a sequel. That’s commitment. “It was supposed to be a trilogy,” Mackie said. “It was supposed to be three or four movies together.“

Real Steel starred Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when robots took over the ring. When he hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goto) to build and train a championship contender. Anthony Mackie played Finn, a friend of Charlie’s who owns an underground robot boxing arena.

MCU star Anthony Mackie shares that he's still campaigning for a sequel to Real Steel, Hugh Jackman's underrated science-fiction movie. Released in 2011, Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy and takes place in the near future when robot boxing has become a popular sport. Jackman stars as ex-boxer Charlie Kenton, who trains a discarded robot to become a champion, while Mackie plays his friend Finn, owner of a boxing club. The film was a moderate success at the box office and there was talk of a sequel, but no follow-up film has yet come to fruition.

In a recent interview with Inverse, Mackie reveals that he's still very much interested in making Real Steel 2 with Jackman. In fact, Mackie says he still calls Levy about the sequel a couple of times a year. Check out Mackie's comment about Real Steel 2 below:

“It was supposed to be a trilogy.

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There have been discussions about a Real Steel 2 for quite some time, but now it looks like the series could find new life as a series on Dinsey+.

“Real Steel is one of the greatest sci-fi sports movies of all time. Granted, the subgenre of sci-fi sports movies...

Every so often, a prompt goes around Film Twitter regarding favorite underrated movies and of the many deserving choices, 2011's "Real Steel" routinely gets its fair share of mentions. Rightfully so! But then after a little while, those prompts disappear and nobody talks about the movie again ... until the next prompt, that is, at which point "Real Steel" gets some attention again before once more vanishing into the ether. For those of us who've chosen to die on the hill of defending a silly robot-fighting movie with a surprising amount of heart, it can be slightly maddening. Thoughts and prayers, please.

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Real Steel 2 is still a possibility. This October will mark the tenth anniversary of Real Steel, the boxing robot drama starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy. Though reviews were mixed, the movie was a hit at the box office, albeit perhaps not as much as Disney had been hoping for. Possibly due to falling short of expectations, a sequel was never made and the world had seemingly moved on.

Almost a decade later, Real Steel found a new audience when it was released on Netflix during the pandemic last year. Maybe the movie was just a bit ahead of its time, as it seems to be just as popular as ever following its streaming release. When Real Steel made the Top 10 most-watched titles on Netflix, Levy realized that there may be some more potential there. In a new interview with Inverse, Levy reveals he's since talked to...

Could Real Steel be making a comeback? Free Guy director Shawn Levy teases the possible comeback for the robot-boxing franchise.

“In the fall of 2020, an unlikely contender climbed the ranks of Netflix’s streaming library. The 2011 science fiction gem Real Steel was suddenly one of the most-watched movies on the service. Nobody could say why for sure, but behind the scenes, the film’s director Shawn Levy and star Hugh Jackman were already in talks over what this all might mean for Real Steel 2.”

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Idris Elba’s Bloodsport vs. Henry Cavill’s Superman? We’d love to see this happen in the Dceu.

“Entertainment Tonight recently spoke to Idris Elba (Bloodsport) and Daniela Melchior (Ratcatcher 2) about The Suicide Squad and what they want to see their characters do next. As to be expected from the squad, their answers were pretty villainous. Melchior, who played a...

While Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have not shared screen time for a while, it is almost like they are starring in their own little show on Twitter sometimes with their constant back and forth "rivalry". If Shawn Levy has anything to do with it though, he would put the pair back on the big screen together, and he would do it in a sequel to Jackman's hit movie Real Steel. The director, who has been contemplating a follow up to the 2011 movie, has been watching the film's popularity grow thanks to streaming on Netflix last year during the first stages of Covid quarantining, and he has even spoken to Jackman about the prospect of trying to jump on board that particular property again.

As Levy this week promoted his new movie Free Guy, which stars Ryan Reynolds as it's title character of Guy, he spoke with Collider about the...

Real Steel became a hot topic of discussion last year when it appeared in Netflix’s library and become one of their most popular titles. The movie starred Hugh Jackman as down-on-his-luck former boxer Charlie Kenton, who is barely scraping by with a career as a robot boxing controller. Charlie reconnects with his estranged son Max […]

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Don't hold your breath for Real Steel 2, starring Hugh Jackman. But director Shawn Levy hasn't written the idea off...

Shawn Levy is an in-demand man. Previously, he’d brought to the world a trio of successful Night At The Museum movies, but this year, off the back of Netflix’s Stranger Things, he’s now landed the directing job on the long awaited Uncharted movie.

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However, it’s one of his previous films, Real Steel, that keeps coming up. And the director admits that he’s asking often about a follow-up to the Hugh Jackman-headlined robot boxing film.

“The most frequent Tweet I get is about the sequel to Real Steel. I wish I had a conclusive answer”, he...

It's been five years since the 2011 drama Real Steel hit theaters, which was a modest hit, taking in $85.4 million domestically and $213.8 million for a global total of $299.2 million. Back in 2014, director Shawn Levy teased that the sequel Real Steel 2 was being secretly developed, but it still hasn't moved forward yet. During a recent Q&A, Levy revealed that he still wants to make this sequel, especially since it's the one project he gets asked the most about on social media. Here's what he had to say below.

"The most frequent tweet I get is about the sequel to Real Steel. I wish I had a conclusive answer. Here's the truth: We started developing a sequel like six months before the movie came out. We knew as soon as we started previewing this movie and it was getting mid to high 90s at every test screening. It happens really rarely,...

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Back in 2011, Hugh Jackman and director Shawn Levy put out a little film called Real Steel. It was a mid-budget movie based on a short story from author Richard Matheson called “Steel.” If that title sounds familiar to you, it’s because back in 1963, that story was adapted by the author himself into a Twilight Zone episode of the same name.

This adaptation from Levy had very little in common with the story or the episode, but it was still an enjoyable — albeit cheesy and somewhat forgettable little film. Performances across the board, which included Jackman, Evangeline Lily, and Dakota Goyo, who surprised me in the secondary lead role of Max Kenton. The movie didn’t kill it at the box office. It made just short of $300 million worldwide on a $80 million budget. It definitely made its money back, but it wasn’t really a money-printing machine.

From Night at the Museum to Stranger Things to futuristic actioner Real Steel, it’s fair to say that director Shawn Levy has dabbled in a variety of different genres throughout his career. He’ll soon call upon his knowledge of swashbuckling adventure for Sony’s Uncharted movie, but one project that is never too far from conversation is Real Steel 2.

Speaking to Collider after a special IMAX screening of the 2011 original, Levy revealed that plans for a follow-up to the family-friendly sci-fi were originally drafted up mid-way through development, before they were ultimately shelved in fear of repeating what had come before.

Per Collider:

The most frequent tweet I get is about the sequel to Real Steel. I wish I had a conclusive answer. Here’s the truth: We started developing a sequel like six months before the movie came out. We knew as soon as we started...

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We chat to the producer-director of 80s-set sci-fi horror series Stranger Things, now on Netflix, about Spielberg, nostalgia and more…

Read our spoiler-free Stranger Things review here.

Stranger Things, Netflix’s new sci-fi horror series is made by and for our kind of people. Movie nerds Matt and Ross Duffer have translated their love of classic Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Wes Craven and Stephen King pictures into an eight-part drama that feels as comfortable as sinking into your favourite chair.

Set in 1983 Indiana, Stranger Things is the story of a boy’s disappearance, odd goings-on at a local government facility and the mystery arrival of a peculiar little girl. With a very likeable young cast (think Freaks & Geeks if Sam, Bill and Neil had to deal with real monsters, not just the high school variety) and Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Matthew Modine capably leading the grown-ups,...

Before the robot boxing sci-fi flick Real Steel hit theaters in the fall of 2011, DreamWorks had already commissioned the first film's writer John Gatins to write a sequel. But as the release of the film got closer, it wasn't clear how quickly a sequel would happen, mostly because of Hugh Jackman's busy schedule, which always seems to be filling up fast. We've assumed the project was abandoned, but while director Shawn Levy was at Tiff for the premiere of his promising family dramedy This Is Where I Leave You with Tina Fey and Jason Bateman, he revealed that they've been quietly trying to get the film made. Read on! When asked about Real Steel 2, here's what Levy told ComingSoon: "We have been quietly developing a sequel to 'Real Steel' for three and a half years. We've come up with some great scripts but Hugh and I...

Hugh Jackman’s sci-fi/sports offering Real Steel did perfectly alright by itself back during its theatrical run in 2011, when it earned a decent critical reception overall and took in just shy of $300 million worldwide ($85 million in the U.S.). However, over the three years since then we’ve heard little to nothing about development on a sequel – even though Real Steel screenwriter John Gatins (who’s now an Oscar-nominee thanks to his Flight script) was recruited to pen the followup even before the first movie hit theaters.

That lack of progress can partly be chalked up to Jackman and Real Steel director Shawn Levy having both been quite busy of ...

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Steven Spielberg saw the end of New Hollywood in the late '70s as studios took control back from the directors they'd put so much faith in and now he seems to be predicting a similar meltdown, this time as a result of studios putting too much control in the hands of marketing teams and studio attempts to make movies for everyone. Speaking alongside George Lucas at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, the duo that most recently collaborated to bring us the modern day classic Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull spoke to an audience of film students about the current state of cinema. "There's eventually going to be an implosion -- or a big meltdown," Spielberg said. "There's going to be an implosion where three or four or maybe even a half-dozen megabudget movies are going to go crashing into the ground, and that's going to change the paradigm.

Real Steel hits UK cinemas tomorrow. It’s a great action movie with more robots than you can shake a stick at. We got to speak with it’s director, Shawn Levy at the Big Screen event back in August about the movie, how it came about and what we can expect from it.

Shawn has previously directed Cheaper by the Dozen and Night at the Museum, and Real Steel was a very different movie to shoot that either of the films. In this interview we also get to hear how he learn to use motion capture and what it was like working with legends Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis who Produced the film.

Real Steel is out tomorrow, 14th October.

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HeyUGuys: Can you tell us about how the fight sequences were filmed?

Shawn Levy: All the suits were motion capture, actual boxers. We would then take the raw...

Well before Real Steel’s release to surprisingly good reviews, producers were talking about a sequel. Of course, they’ll still have to wait to see how the Hugh Jackman robot boxing flick holds up at the box office before they get the official green light, but last week, while being interviewed at NYC’s 92nd Street Y, director Shawn Levy told the crowd he’d been told to start thinking up the next chapter right in the story after the movie’s first test screening. The lead robot, Atom, and the young boy who plays Jackman’s son in the film,...

Yesterday afternoon we had the opportunity to sit down with director Shawn Levy to talk about his upcoming science-fiction/sports movie/family drama Real Steel. During the course of our conversation we were able to explore what he refers to as a “dream mentorship” with producer Steven Spielberg, the success of the stunning effects work in the film, and the three separate versions of Atom’s origin that he had created before he settled on one.

Stay tuned for the full interview in the coming weeks. In the interim, we have provided excerpts below from the portion of our dialog that dealt with the storyline we can expect to see in a Real Steel sequel, updates on Fantastic Voyager and Frankenstein, ...

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Real Steel doesn’t open in theatres until October 7th but the Hugh Jackman starring futuristic actioner is already getting an early ‘go ahead’ for a sequel, according to Deadline.

John Gatins who penned the upcoming release, has been asked back to write Reel Steel 2.

Real Steel is based on a short story from Richard Matheson, the legendary sci-fi writer of I Am Legend and which clearly has been inspired for the screen by the ‘Rock ‘em Sock ‘em toy robots. Set in the near future where instead of human boxing, we get 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall robot mashers – Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton, a washed up former boxer who is forced into retirement when human boxing is outlawed and becomes a small time promoter/trainer to the robots taking over the sport. With his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo), they manage a junked and outdated robot that begins to rise...

Here are a few interesting and/or noteworthy projects that were recently added to IMDbPro's database of development titles.

The $700 Billion Man— George Clooney and his Smoke House partner Grant Heslov have optioned a Washington Post article about what happened to the government stooge in charge of creating and implementing the 2008 financial bailout. No word if Clooney plans to star, but he is considering it as a possible directing gig.

Fortunate Sons— Emily Watson stars in this London-set thriller about a British teenager who is ordered to kill his twin sister after she dishonors their family. Danielle Lurie adapts the feature from her 2005 Sundance short film In the Morning.

Real Steel 2—DreamWorks is pretty confident that its robot vs. robot flick starring Hugh Jackman will be a knockout this year. The studio has already hired its scribe John Gatins to get to work on a sequel.

How I Live Now— The Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald is set to helm this British drama based on Meg Rosoff’s young adult novel about a teenage girl who is sent to live with her cousins in the English countryside. Cowboy Films is producing.

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