Back in 2011, Hugh Jackman entered the world of robot boxing for director Shawn Levy’s sci-fi drama Real Steel, which pulled in almost $300 million around the globe, leading DreamWorks to announce a sequel, with Jackman, Dakota Goyo and Evangeline Lilly all slated to return. Well, it’s almost three years later and we’ve heard very little about the status of the sequel, but now Shawn Levy has provided an update to SuperHeroHype, stating that Real Steel 2 is still alive, although the clock seems to be ticking:
“We have been quietly developing a sequel to Real Steel for three and a half years. We’ve come up with some great scripts but Hugh and I would only make it if the plot feels fresh, but also the character journeys feel fresh, and we’ve found both but never at the same time. It’s ongoing. I know the clock is ticking. That movie, weirdly, for a movie that did very well globally–it did okay domestically–but the love for Real Steel remains kind of unique as far as rabid fans who ask me all the time for another one. Hugh and I love that movie so if we can crack it, we’ll make it, but I have this sense that we better make that happen soon or frankly, the audience may not be there in the same way. So we shall see.”
Have you any interest in seeing Real Steel 2?
Originally published September 8, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
