REAL STEEL World Premiere Sunday, October 2, 2011

Champions Aren't Born--They're Made

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.

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

Sunday, October 2, 2011 3:30 p.m.
Press Check-in: 4:30 p.m.
Red Carpet: 6:00 p.m.
Screening: TBA

Gibson Amphitheatre
Universal CityWalk
100 Universal City Plaza Film  Universal City, CA 91608

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.