I’d like to bet there’s a gift for everyone in this Movie News Cheat Sheet because this week’s edition is packed with a particularly eclectic selection of material. My favorite industry present? Starship Troopers is set to return! Ender’s Game fans will be happy to know that the incredibly talented Hailee Steinfeld was offered the role of Petra Arkanian in the big screen adaptation while those who hold the Where’s Waldo books near and dear to their hearts will be thrilled to find out that the feature production is moving forward with screenwriter Todd Berger. We’ve also got a nice sized package of first looks including images from Wrath of…

Firstly, before I get into the story, I’m not sure there really needs to be a prequel to “Pinocchio,” a story that has everything you need to know in one go. You learn the perils of telling fibs and pretending to be someone you’re not–you end up being part of a seedy puppet show and inside a whale. What will a prequel tell us that we don’t already know? Do we really have to see Geppetto wishing he had a son for the entire film? In any case, we’ll see what a prequel could possibly be about, since Fox has decided to by a “Pinocchio” prequel for Shawn Levy’s production…

Director Shawn Levy talks about his film “Real Steel” by director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Hardy Men) and starring Hugh Jackman (The Wolverine, Butter), Kevin Durand (I Am Number Four, Robin Hood), Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hurt Locker) and Hope Davis (The Weather Man, About Schmidt). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Real Steel. Synopsis: A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and centered on a struggling promoter (Jackman) who thinks he’s found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has an 11-year-old son who wants…

Fingers crossed October begins better than September ended. We’ve got just two new wide releases arriving this weekend and while one is poised to make a splash at about 3,300 theaters, the other could run into trouble with only 2,000 locations and a limited viewership. Director Shawn Levy is used to making the big bucks with his films, but unlike the Night at the Museum movies, Real Steel isn’t getting a summer or Christmas release. Then again, it does have the benefit of going up against just one new film and a handful of box office vets all on their way out. Those assets could help it earn just as…

We’ve all seen the story before, the down-on-his-luck sports fighter who finds some form of redemption through a miracle you can only find in the movies. However, there’s a lot more than that story line happening in Shawn Levy’s “Real Steel,” and actor Hugh Jackman knew it from first glance, hence why he ended up starring in the robot boxing drama. He plays the unlucky Charlie Kenton, a former boxer who turned into a small time promoter trying to make ends meet by fighting worn down robots in order to make a few bucks. Between spending time with his estranged son Max (played by Dakota Goyo) and uncovering a different…

Title: Real Steel Directed By: Shawn Levy Starring: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Karl Yune, Olga Fonda This is a movie about futuristic robot boxing that’s eager to please the widest audience possible. As long as you don’t walk into Real Steel with your fingers crossed for something that feels as real and gritty as, let’s say The Fighter or Warrior, it’s impossible not to enjoy it. Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is a former boxer turned robot fighter. In the near future, when human boxing isn’t brutal enough for spectators, the sport displaces those fighters with massive and ruthless robots, offering…

Hugh Jackman talks about his role in the upcoming film “Real Steel” by director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Hardy Men) and starring Hugh Jackman (The Wolverine, Butter), Kevin Durand (I Am Number Four, Robin Hood), Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hurt Locker) and Hope Davis (The Weather Man, About Schmidt). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Real Steel. Synopsis: A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and centered on a struggling promoter (Jackman) who thinks he’s found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has an 11-year-old…

The studio released two brand new movie trailers for the upcoming film “Real Steel” by director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Hardy Men) and starring Hugh Jackman (The Wolverine, Butter), Kevin Durand (I Am Number Four, Robin Hood), Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hurt Locker) and Hope Davis (The Weather Man, About Schmidt). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Real Steel. Synopsis: A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and centered on a struggling promoter (Jackman) who thinks he’s found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has…

Night at the Museum, Date Night, Cheaper by the Dozen. See a trend? Director Shawn Levy has a knack for making movies with a particularly wide appeal and his latest, Real Steel, is no different. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a former boxer forced to change with the times, hang up his gloves and get behind the controls of a robot that will do the fighting for him. A series of brash decisions leaves Charlie without a robot and nearly out of the business. Complicating matters further, Charlie’s ex passes away, leaving him with their young son Max (Dakota Goyo). However, what Charlie first sees as a…

Fans of “Real Steel,” starring Hugh Jackman, can now show their love for the film on Facebook through the use of a “Real Steel” Bot Banner! By going to the “Real Steel” Facebook page, users can drag and drop five images of the main robots into their banner template: “Drag your favorite fighter to start making your banner! When you’re done, your customized images can be found in your REAL STEEL album. Simply tag the first five images in the order in which they appear and they show up at the top of your profile!” “Real Steel” is a story set in the future, where a boxer decides to create…