Hugh Jackman is in talks to star in a new movie about boxing robots called Real Steel.

Hugh Jackman,who just opened on Broadway in “A Steady Rain,” is in talks to star onscreen in the Shawn Levy-directed “Real Steel” for DreamWorks.

Pic is a Rocky-with-robots saga, with Jackman is negotiating to play an ex-fighter who becomes a promoter when human boxing is outlawed for being too violent. The new gladiators are 2000-pound robots with human qualities. The ex-fighter’s access to sub-standard robot parts hampers his hopes for glory in Robot Boxing, until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win. The ex-fighter has also discovered he’s the father of a 13-year old son, and they bond as the robot brawls its way toward the top.

Sounds like a strange concept,  I’m all about a good Sci-Fi movie, but this sounds like it could really fall flat. Maybe we’ll all be surprised and it’ll be great, but it’s hard to feel emotion for robots.

Source: Variety

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