"Real Steel" 

 Hugh Jackman connected to the starring role of the boxer-turned-promoter-turned-robot manager.

 Variety article further confirms Jackman's starring role in the film, which is expected to budget out at around $80 million.

Production is supposed to get underway in June,

PLOT-A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and centered on a struggling promoter (Jackman) who thinks he's found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has an 11-year-old son who wants to know his father. Written by Anonymous