Real Steel

Real Steel
Hugh Jackman in character in a boxing pose in front of a large boxing robot in a similar pose.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShawn Levy
Screenplay byJohn Gatins
Story by
Based on"Steel"
by Richard Matheson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMauro Fiore
Edited byDean Zimmerman
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 6, 2011 (2011-09-06) (Paris)
  • October 7, 2011 (2011-10-07) (United States)
Running time
127 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$110 million[5]
Box office$299.3 million[6]

Real Steel is a 2011 American science fiction sports film starring Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo and co-produced and directed by Shawn Levy for DreamWorks Pictures. The film is based on the short story "Steel", written by Richard Matheson, which was originally published in the May 1956 edition of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and later adapted into a 1963 Twilight Zone episode. The film features a former boxer (Jackman) whose sport is now played by robots. He must build and train his own robot with his son. Real Steel was in development for several years before production began on June 24, 2010. Filming took place primarily in the U.S. state of Michigan. Animatronic robots were built for the film, and motion capture technology was used to depict the rodeo brawling of computer-generated robots and animatronics, respectively.

Real Steel was distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Touchstone Pictures label in the United States on October 7, 2011,[7] grossing nearly $300 million at the box office. It received mixed reviews on Metacritic and positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, which said it had a silly premise but was a good film. The film was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards.

  1. ^ a b c "Real Steel (2011)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "'Real Steel' pulls for Disney, DreamWorks". October 15, 2011. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2021. But it's DreamWorks that produced the film, releasing it through Disney's Touchstone banner
  3. ^ Eller, Claudia (February 10, 2009). "DreamWorks gets Disney cash in distribution deal". Los Angeles Times.
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  6. ^ "Real Steel". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  7. ^ DiOrio, Carl (December 9, 2009). "Touchstone sets 'Real Steel' release for 2011". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.


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