Two find themselves in some Real Steel

Well that’s the case for Evagenline Lilly and Anthony Mackie as they sign up to be part of the cast of Shawn Levy’s Real Steel. The DreamWorks picture stars Hugh Jackman as an ex-fighter who becomes a promoter when human boxing is outlawed for being too violent. The new gladiators are 2,000-pound robots with human qualities. The ex-fighter’s access to sub-standard robot parts hampers his hopes for glory in Robot Boxing, until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win. The ex-fighter has also discovered he’s the father of a 13-year old son, and they bond as the robot brawls its way toward the top.

Mackie will play a boxing promoter; Lilly will portray a friend of Jackman’s character (Variety). Producing the picture is Levy along with Don Murphy and Susan Montford. Real Steel is expected to be released in theaters everywhere on November 18th, 2011.

You can still check out Evangeline Lilly playing the character of Kate Austen in the hit ABC series Lost. Mackie will be appearing in the Emily Blunt and Matt Damon science fiction/romance tale The Adjustment Bureau, slated for release on September 17th.

Melissa Molina

I've been in love with film ever since I was a kid. The time, effort and passion that runs through a majority most film is something that's always attracted me to this field. What ended up happening with my big appetite for all things going on in the industry turned from random blurbs on Facebook to an unexpected but fun job. College student by day, movie news writer by early morning...or any time in the day and night when more news arrives. Working towards my bachelor's degree in film, what a surprise. I do other things too, like draw, write stories, maintain a social life and feed my pet dragon Lockheed. If you want to know more about me, hunt me down and just ask.

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