So, Hugh Jackman's next film is about a guy who teaches robots to box.
Really.
This is the official synopsis for
Real Steel:
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.
And here you were thinking his
Lipton Ice ads were questionable ....
Once again, props to
FilmDrunk for an excellent summation of this film:
"... this [movie]’s about a robot who Hugh Jackman finds in a trash heap that always seems to win. It’s basically the Seabiscuit of robot boxing movies."
Wonderful. Just wonderful.