Shawn Levy Offers Up An Update On The Status Of A REAL STEEL Sequel
Believe it or not, it's been three years since the release of Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man). So, is a sequel still in the works? Hit the jump to find out what director Shawn Levy had to say about just that!
Real Steel was a fun robot movie, and a pretty exciting boxing one too, but a sequel has for some reason never been made. The movie did well at the box office earning a little under $300 million worldwide, and though there has been talk of a follow-up since the first was released in 2011, it just hasn't happened. So, now that a few years have passed, is it too late for a Real Steel 2? Is it even in the works? Here's what director Shawn Levy told Superhero Hype in a recent interview.
"We have been quietly developing a sequel to ‘Real Steel’ for three and a half years. We’ve come up with some great scripts but Hugh and I would only make it if the plot feels fresh, but also the character journeys feel fresh, and we’ve found both but never at the same time. It’s ongoing. I know the clock is ticking. That movie, weirdly, for a movie that did very well globally–it did okay domestically–but the love for ‘Real Steel’ remains kind of unique as far as rabid fans who ask me all the time for another one. Hugh and I love that movie so if we can crack it, we’ll make it, but I have this sense that we better make that happen soon or frankly, the audience may not be there in the same way. So we shall see."
So, it doesn't sound all that likely! It's a shame, because the characters in Real Steel are easily marketable, but they seemed to have failed to strike while the iron was hot, meaning that those who enjoyed the sequel three years ago possibly wouldn't be all that interested now. It's possible though, and there's nothing to say it couldn't be an even bigger hit. What do you think?