So every time I see Hugh Jackman in these REAL STEEL spots, I wonder what the hell he’s doing in such a goofy looking movie. I wish the new Japanese trailer for the flick we have for you below offered anything to change my mind, but damn…this shite’s making ROCKY IV look like RAGING BULL.
In the new international cut, you’ll see much more interaction between Jackman, his son and the robot fighter they build from scrap metal. There’s also a bit more robot-combat action, though I’m sad to say it just looks like a futuristic version of “American Gladiators.”
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-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.
Entering the ring October 7th, REAL STEEL also stars Evangeline Lilly (below), Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie and Kevin Durand.
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