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Scorsese's 'Cabret' Adds Youngsters and More 'Captain America' Recruits
RopeofSilicon.com —
... for director Shawn Levy and DreamWorks Pictures. The story is based on a short story by Richard Matheson ("I Am Legend"), set in a future world where robot-boxing has replaced human mano-a-mano, follows a former boxer (Jackman) who gets a shot at redemption when he teams up with his long lost son to train an unusual robot for a shot at the championships. Production is set to begin in June, with Disney releasing on November 18, 2011. [THR] ...
Casting Tidbits: Amanda Seyfried, Chloe Moretz & Many More
FirstShowing.net —
... Also, THR reports DreamWorks has found Hugh Jackman's child sidekick for Real Steel (which is set in a future world where robot-boxing is all the rage) the story of a a former boxer (Jackman) who gets a shot at redemption when he teams up with his long lost son to train an unusual robot for a shot at the championships. Playing Jackman's "long lost son" will be 11-year-old Canadian television star Dakota Goyo ( ...
Dakota Goyo Cast in Real Steel
/Film —
... until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win.” He bonds with his son over the robot fights.
Dreamworks found Goyo after a nationwide video tape casting search and open casting calls in New York City and Chicago. The role of Max, described as “a street-smart, tough, charming kid with a hard, untrusting outer shell which hides a warm enthusiastic spirit beneath. He is a complicated, strong-willed and resourceful boy.”
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News - Dakota Goyo Is Jackman's Son In "Steel"
Dark Horizons - General Feed —
... 11-year-old Canadian actor Dakota Goyo ("Resurrecting the Champ") has joined the cast of the sci-fi boxing thriller "Real Steel" for DreamWorks Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. ...
JASON SEGEL IS IN MUPPET MOVIE, OTHER STUFF
FilmDrunk —
... , the robot boxing movie. Surprise, he’s a fruity-looking hair farmer. If he and Dakota Fanning got married, she’d be Dakota Goyo. And he’d still look like a lesbian. Haha, I love you, cruel teasing of innocent children. |THR| ...
JASON SEGEL IS IN MUPPET MOVIE, OTHER STUFF
FilmDrunk.com —
... , the robot boxing movie. Surprise, he’s a fruity-looking hair farmer. If he and Dakota Fanning got married, she’d be Dakota Goyo. And he’d still look like a lesbian. Haha, I love you, cruel teasing of innocent children. |THR| ...
Dakota Goyo Will Play Hugh Jackman's Kid In Real Steel
Cinema Blend News —
... Goyo Will Play Hugh Jackman's Kid In Real Steel What in the world are we supposed to make of this movie Real Steel , in which Hugh Jackman plays a father living in a future where robots box each other and uses these competitions to bond with his child? If that weren't weird enough, it's being directed by Shawn Levy, who's made a mint with the Night at the Museum films but doesn't exactly seem to have "dystopian future" in his blood. Now a kid has signed on to join the madness-- ...
Afternoon Meme: "The Hobbit" Has a Script, Conan Might Have a Gig, Hugh Jackman Gets a Son, And Girl Scout Cookie Personalities
AfterElton.com —
... . Hugh Jackman has a son ! Well, yes, but I’m talking about an onscreen son for his upcoming robot fighting movie Real Steel . Canadian actor Dakota Goyo nabbed the coveted part. The fact that St. Patrick had nothing to do with ...
Dakota Goyo Joins Hugh Jackman in ‘Real Steel’
Screen Rant —
... . This week, it was announced that small, adorable Canadian Dakota Goyo will play the role of his son. According to THR, the decision to cast Goyo comes after more than a month of open auditions in several major cities, as well as a public casting call placed on the movie’s website. The notice, hosted by ActorCast, called for boys between the ages of 10 and 14, and provided the following (background heavy) character breakdown, which ...
