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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
It might be called "Real Steel" but it sure sounds like rock 'em sock 'em robots to me
From worstpreviews, Today we have the first shots from the upcoming live-action "Real Steel" movie, which began shooting on Monday. The photo features Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) standing next to a 8-foot-tall boxing robot during a match. Check it out below.
The robot in the image is a real device, not a digital visual effect. Motion-capture animation is used in the film when the machines are brawling (with boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard working as an adviser on those), but 19 real-life animatronic giants were created for scenes with the human actors.
The story, set in 2020, features Jackman as an out-of-work fighter who bonds with his estranged son when they go to work rescuing a junkyard find named Atom, and grooming it as a potential champion in the World Robot Boxing league.
"Real Steel" is directed by Shawn Levy (Date Night) and is scheduled to hit theaters November 18th, 2011.
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I can't believe Jeff isn't working on this movie.
Yeah, dammit!
Regardless, I'm glad they made so many real models. They do a lot to make the unreal seem real. It's been an unsung aspect of things since Jurassic Park, which is ironic because the animatronics in that movie had a lot to do with the success of the effects.
Right! The Phil Tippet dinosaurs are essential to our accepting the Dennis Muren dinosaurs.
I read this quickly and thought you said, "Dennis the Menace dinosaurs", now that I'd like to see!
With Hammond as Mr. Wilson.
Excellent.
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