Having just landed a role in D.J. Caruso’s I Am Number Four actor Kevin Durand is now in negotiations to join Real Steel reports Variety. Based on "I Am Legend" author Richard Matheson's short story set in the near future when boxers have been replaced by human-controlled two-ton robots, Hugh Jackman stars as a former boxer-turned-manager who reunites with his estranged son (Dakota Goyo) to take his fighter to the championships.
Durand would play the Texan promoter of robot boxing. He and Jackman previously worked together on "X-Men Origins: Wolverine".
The roles would essentially be shot back to back with 'Four' kicking off filming this month and 'Steel' next month. Durand would shoot 'Four' first and then immediately segue into shooting 'Steel'.
Shawn Levy directs the $80 million film which is based on a story by Richard Matheson Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider will produce.
The pic slated to hit theaters on November 18th, 2011.
No comments:
Post a Comment