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[Rappy Veteran]

Here are the first two photos from DreamWorks Studios? Real Steel, which Opens in theaters on November 18, 2011. The Shawn Levy-directed film stars Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand and Anthony Mackie.

Official Synopsis:

A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, ?Real Steel? stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.

[SkyyPunk Veteran]

They were doing filming where I work for this yesterday (Renaissance Center in Detroit / the GM building) ...most of the time just looked like a lot of people standing around doing nothing :p

Sadly, no Evangeline Lilly :( Hugh Jackman was around, but I didn't get any pics of him on set. I have photos of the lobby they made-over for the movie and some of the cars they are using. We think they *may* have had the bust of one of the robots, but they kept it covered the whole time. Several of the photos aren't that clear, sorry...they were really strict about taking photos any where near it all day (constant policing of any area that had direct sight into it), but luckily my office is on the front of the building where they were shooting :p Plus I snuck in shots the day before they did some shooting, but after they reworked our lobby

Full set on flickr

[Rappy Veteran]

awesome shots! :woot:

[Vandalsquad]

This is why I love neowin, great shots! Sounds different, something original. Will deffiantly check it out.

[SkyyPunk Veteran]

Looks like they are setting up again then shooting tomorrow evening (going to stick around for that! hoping for Evangeline to show this time :D)

Got some pics of the set up so far... so we were Tarryton Towers, now we are the Motor City Spectrum - World Robot Boxing. Only had my EVO to take photos today, I'll have my main camera tomorrow

[Rappy Veteran]

sweet great to have a neowin member on site :D

[bobonthenet]

SkyyPunk, I also work in the RenCen. I stumbled across this site after googling to find out what was going on. You must have taken those pics within minutes before I got down there. I can't wait to see what the full setup looks like. Although as an amateur roboticist I was disappointed to find out that there is not going to be real robotic boxing at the RenCen. The info on this site is the best I've been able to find on the net about this film. I will continue to follow this thread for further updates.

[Ayepecks]

I'm mean no disrespect to anyone anticipating the film, but am I the only one who feels like this is the worst premise for a film ever? I have no idea how it got green lit unless there's something far more to the story than the general premise.

[bobonthenet]

I'm mean no disrespect to anyone anticipating the film, but am I the only one who feels like this is the worst premise for a film ever? I have no idea how it got green lit unless there's something far more to the story than the general premise.

I agree terrible idea for a movie. I actually told one of the crew members that I was upset because for a moment I thought there was going to be real robot boxing. Actually I don't understand why there isn't real robot boxing. We can send robots to mars but can't make them beat each other up for entertainment? I would rather watch that than a bunch of CGI fakes on a movie that will probably be terrible.

[Razorwing]

I knew that building looked familiar. :laugh:

[SkyyPunk Veteran]

Agreed...only two reasons I am going to see it: 1) Evangaline Lilly (this is key), 2) filmed where I work, so itd be neat to see it come to life

And Bob, do you work for GM or one of the other bazillion companies in the ren cen :p

A few more pics attached (again, just the EVO, I didn't have my main camera with me :p)

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

Is that a robot I see? :|

[bobonthenet]

And Bob, do you work for GM or one of the other bazillion companies in the ren cen :p

I'm a GM contract worker.

[SkyyPunk Veteran]

Few updates! Sadly, they werent going to start filming until real late today and I couldn't stay that late :( Got a few shots of some of the old stuff with my main cam and some new stuff (fake merchandise)

a special effects company it looks like (Strategic Operations):

Makeup room:

People waiting to get in makeup

Not sure...some table for signups?

Closer to makeup room

[Growled Member]

Wow, awesome photos guys. Keep up the good work.

[Gutierrez]

in theaters on November 18, 2011...

lmao

[Rappy Veteran]

Few updates! Sadly, they werent going to start filming until real late today and I couldn't stay that late :( Got a few shots of some of the old stuff with my main cam and some new stuff (fake merchandise)

would be awesome if they gave you the merchandise after filming :D

[Rappy Veteran]

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[_neutrino Veteran]

First thing that came to mind when I saw this was rockem sockem robots lol.

[Razorwing]

First thing that came to mind when I saw this was rockem sockem robots lol.

Yeah same here.. look cool though.

[Lazure]

Robot Boxing? Will the loser's head pop upwards?

[SkyyPunk Veteran]

HD version of the trailer

Neat to see local places in it!

the back of my office building:


what part of that looked like in daylight:


and with ermete!


Cobo Arena:


<-- someone elses pic

[Quattrone]

Another piece of crap movie about robots boxing... wtf?

[Solid Knight]

Where's the tension in this film going to come from? I mean, why not save yourself some money and just film some guys playing Street Fighter or something.