Steel Mill

Shawn Levy talked with Sci-Fi Wire recently and shared details about his next pic Real Steel.



It's based on the short story by famed sci-fi author Richard Matheson, that became a Twilight Zone episode, starring Lee Marvin.

Levy says "Hugh Jackmanplays a former boxer who can therefore no longer do the only thing he was ever good at and has to make his way in this new world."

"It's faithful to the story in that that story was very much about a down-on-his-luck, slightly desperate journeyman who works in this robot boxing sport and who is desperately needing redemption and one last shot. The movie is more Rocky than Transformers" says Levy.

Commenting on the 'bots, "These are human built, human-scale fighting machines. They are built for human spectacle. People in this movie have gotten bored with human carnage and human violence. So in the quest for more, more, more, this sport has evolved to this."