Real Steel is a 2011 American science fiction film starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy. The film is based in part on the 1956 short story "Steel" by Richard Matheson, though Levy placed the film in U.S. state fairs and other "old-fashioned" Americana settings. Real Steel was in development for several years before production began on June 11, 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 brawling of computer-generated robots and animatronics. Real Steel was publicly released in Australia on October 6, 2011 and in the United States and Canada on October 7, 2011 to mixed-to-positive reviews. It was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters.
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Directed by | Shawn Levy |
Produced by | Shawn Levy Susan Montford Don Murphy |
Screenplay by | John Gatins |
Story by | Dan Gilroy Jeremy Leven |
Based on | In part on the short story "Steel" by Richard Matheson |
Starring | Hugh Jackman Dakota Goyo Evangeline Lilly Anthony Mackie Kevin Durand |
Music by | Danny Elfman |
Cinematography | Mauro Fiore |
Editing by | Dean Zimmerman |
Studio | DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment 21 Laps Entertainment ImageMovers (uncredited) |
Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
Release date(s) | October 6, 2011(Australia)October 7, 2011 (United States and Canada) |
Running time | 127 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $110 million[2] |
Box office | $205,979,328 [3] |