"Real Steel", starring actor Hugh Jackman ("Wolverine") , is based on the 1956 short story "Steel" by author Richard Matheson :
"...in the year 2020, robots have replaced humans in boxing. 'Charlie Kenton is 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.
Screenplay for "Real Steel" is by John Gatins, from a story by Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven.
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