“NoisyBoy Vs Midas” Clip & Hugh Jackman And Shawn Levy Photos From Moscow Premiere Of REAL STEEL

Moscow, Russia – September 9, 2011: Actor Hugh Jackman at Moscow press conference of DreamWorks Pictures’ action drama “Real Steel”. © DreamWorks II Distribution Co. LLC. All Right Reserved. (Photo by Kristina Nikishina)

Check out the latest photos of HUGH JACKMAN & SHAWN LEVY from the Moscow premiere of REAL STEEL. The fight begins 10.7.11.

Moscow, Russia – September 9, 2011: (L to R) Actor Hugh Jackman and Alexander Lebzyak, President of Russian Boxing Federation at Moscow premiere of DreamWorks Pictures’ action drama “Real Steel”. © DreamWorks II Distribution Co. LLC. All Right Reserved. (Photo by Kristina Nikishina)

Imagine a time in the near future when boxing fans have become bored with watching human beings pummel each other. It’s a time when the public’s thirst for violence and carnage is greater than what mere mortal athletes can give––or take. It’s a world in which boxing has evolved to the point where men no longer compete against each other––robots have replaced pugilists.

The idea of boxing robots was a provocative one for noted director Shawn Levy who is widely regarded for his box‐office hit comedies “Night at the Museum” and “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.” When DreamWorks first presented him with the idea for “Real Steel” he says he was attracted to the project because of the pitch from Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider. “They called me up and talked about what at first sounded like a crazy idea for a movie,” Levy recalls of his initial response to the story. “Of course I was super‐flattered, but I was on the fence about the premise. Then I read the script. What I found was an opportunity to make an emotional father/son/sports movie. That was galvanizing for me.”

Shawn Levy grew up not only as a fan of boxing but also as an ardent admirer of boxing movies such as “Raging Bull” and the “Rocky” series of films. “Even the not‐so‐great ones are awesome because there’s usually an underdog hero and you want him to have a comeback and to give his all and ultimately triumph,” the director says. “‘Real Steel’ is absolutely an homage to those boxing movies that I watched with my brothers fifty times.”

Although “Real Steel” is an action movie complete with visually remarkable American landscapes and big‐action spectacles, director Levy did not want to rely simply on either the wide‐open vistas or fantastic robot machinery in order to explore the relationships in the story. “For me, this movie couldn’t be just big and loud and cool,” Levy says. “That would have been unoriginal. The screenplay had a unique human heart at its core, so the movie had to be an interesting hybrid of badass action and scale, with a really sincere and warm‐hearted story that is ultimately about salvation.”

Watch Midas battle Noisy Boy in this new REAL STEEL clip! MIDAS, colored in gold and red, sports a Mohawk. He’s a brawler. He follows no rules. He’ll use whatever means necessary to win a fight. NOISY BOY is a former league bot. When he started losing fights he was exiled to doing boxing exhibitions in South America and Asia. He’s now back but he’s no longer league caliber so he’s fighting in underworld venues.

Synopsis:

Set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, REAL STEEL stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.

REAL STEEL stars Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, and Kevin Durand.

REAL STEEL hits theaters everywhere on October 7th! Become a fan on Facebook –http://www.facebook.com/realsteelmovie, on Twitter HERE (@realsteelmovie) and visit the film’s official website: http://steelgetsreal.com