Articles about Real Steel

The problems of high expectations for a film or the perks of low expectations for a film. Plus I might be a bit afraid of Julie Roberts (possibly Robertophobia?)

Since "The Hurt Locker", Anthony Mackie's career has been on the rise. Here he talks about about his role in "Real Steel," digging deep into his character's history, working with Shawn Levy as a director, and the currently in-production Gangster Squad.

Since Georges Méliès took audiences on a trip to the Moon in 1902, filmmakers have been putting their visions of the future on the big screen. The latest to look at the near-future is "Real Steel" which sets its sights on 2020. The director, Shawn Levy, said he was more interested in telling a humanistic story than a traditional science fiction one. A look at how different films displayed the upcoming future here.

"Real Steel" director Shawn Levy explains how he picked Dakota Goyo for the role of Max from hundreds of candidates

A @slashfilm look at the sound effects in "Real Steel"

This @Guardian critic dislikes the large dose of father-son emotional stuff in "Real Steel"; more robot ass-kicking, please

Real Steel may be a kick-ass movie for the whole family, but it's not the only one. Here are a few others worth seeing.

The boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard teamed up with High Jackman to make the new film about dueling robots. An interview with the former boxer is here.

This @Guardian profile of Hugh Jackman deftly blurs the lines of Wolverine, jazz hands, robot boxing and dance

Richard Matheson, not Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, generated the new film's boxing-bots concept, as well as concepts for I Am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and many others

The problems of high expectations for a film or the perks of low expectations for a film. Plus I might be a bit afraid of Julie Roberts (possibly Robertophobia?)

Real Steel may be a kick-ass movie for the whole family, but it's not the only one. Here are a few others worth seeing.

Since "The Hurt Locker", Anthony Mackie's career has been on the rise. Here he talks about about his role in "Real Steel," digging deep into his character's history, working with Shawn Levy as a director, and the currently in-production Gangster Squad.

Since Georges Méliès took audiences on a trip to the Moon in 1902, filmmakers have been putting their visions of the future on the big screen. The latest to look at the near-future is "Real Steel" which sets its sights on 2020. The director, Shawn Levy, said he was more interested in telling a humanistic story than a traditional science fiction one. A look at how different films displayed the upcoming future here.

"Real Steel" director Shawn Levy explains how he picked Dakota Goyo for the role of Max from hundreds of candidates

A @slashfilm look at the sound effects in "Real Steel"

This @Guardian critic dislikes the large dose of father-son emotional stuff in "Real Steel"; more robot ass-kicking, please

The boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard teamed up with High Jackman to make the new film about dueling robots. An interview with the former boxer is here.

This @Guardian profile of Hugh Jackman deftly blurs the lines of Wolverine, jazz hands, robot boxing and dance

Richard Matheson, not Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, generated the new film's boxing-bots concept, as well as concepts for I Am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and many others