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Spielberg, Levy team for 'Real Steel'

Published Wednesday, Sep 16 2009, 12:28 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Spielberg, Levy team for 'Real Steel'

Rex Features

DreamWorks has tapped Shawn Levy to direct its robot boxing movie Real Steel.

Levy, who most recently helmed Night At The Musuem 2, will steer the futuristic action film, which centres on a father and son training a humanoid robot to fight in the ring.

John Gatins penned the script for the project, the producers of which include Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Don Murphy.

"Steven's passion for this project was absolutely infectious and I'm so excited to bring this story to life," Levy told The Hollywood Reporter. "In a movie filled with these mechanical warriors, at its core Real Steel is an incredibly human story."

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