REAL STEEL World Premiere Sunday, October 2, 2011

Champions Aren't Born--They're Made

        WHAT:           The World Premiere of DreamWorks Pictures' "Real Steel," set in the
                        near future where 2000 lb. robot fighters have replaced humans in
                        the boxing rings--from the gritty underground venues to the bright
                        lights and big money of the World Robot Boxing League.


        WHO:            From the Film: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo,
                        Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Olga Fonda, Karl Yune; Shawn Levy (director/producer),
                        Don Murphy, Susan Montford (producers), Robert Zemeckis,
                        Steve Starkey, Jack Rapke (executive producers)
                        Special Guests: Jennifer Grey, Clark Gregg, Kadee
                        Strickland, Jason Behr, Hank Azaria, 50 Cent, Garcelle Beauvais,
                        Chord Overstreet


        WHEN/WHERE:     Sunday, October 2, 2011                     3:30 p.m.             Gibson Amphitheatre
                        Press Check-in:                             4:30 p.m.             Universal CityWalk
                        Red Carpet:                                 6:00 p.m.             100 Universal City Plaza
                        Film Screening:                             TBA                   Universal City, CA 91608

        
        ABOUT           A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where
        THE MOVIE:      the sport of boxing has gone high-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.
                        DreamWorks Pictures presents "Real Steel," directed by Shawn Levy,
                        produced by Don Murphy, Susan Montford and Shawn Levy, with a
                        screenplay by John Gatins, story by Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven,
                        and based in part on the short story "Steel" by Richard Matheson.
                        "Real Steel" is rated PG-13 and opens in U.S. theatres on
                        October 7, 2011.


        SAT             Date: October 2, 2011 Date: October 3, 2011
        COORDS:         Time: 2230-2300 ET    Time: 0000-0045 ET
                        Galaxy 16 8C          Galaxy 16 C 23
                        D/L: 3860 V           D/L: 4160 H
                        Audio: 6.2 / 6.8      Audio: 6.2 / 6.8
        

Generic footage will be posted on www.EPK.tv immediately following the event.

SOURCE: DreamWorks Picture

        Domestic Broadcast 
          Kara Fitzgerald 
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        or 
        Domestic Print 
          Lori R. Burns 
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        or 
        International 
          Karen Olin 
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        or 
        Online 
          Samantha Fisher 
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        or 
        Hispanic Press 
          Marcela Kartaszewicz 
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        or 
        Photographers 
          Steve Newman 
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