“And this movie [Real Steel] definitely looks like nothing else I've made, which was the point. I think also, Evangeline and Hugh are such a fantastic... Their chemistry is so genuine. And also it's a good balance to all those visual effects. It'll give you more of the tone.” ThinkingGivingLooksMadeRealEffectsBalanceGenuineFantasticToneVisualsChemistrySteelVisual EffectsReal Steel Author:Shawn Anthony Levy
“I think that, on the one hand, our audience, our culture is so savvy now to an assumption that teaser effects are not fully representative of the final product. But in the same breath, I would say there's no shot in the teaser that I'm not really happy with.” ThinkingHandsCultureAudienceEffectsProductsShotsBreathsFinalsAssumptionRepresentativesReally HappySavvyTeasers Author:Shawn Anthony Levy
“I would say, while I think audiences are savvy enough, I think that the effects work in the teaser is quite a bit more than presentable. I think they look good and representative of the film. The harder thing with the teaser, interestingly enough is, how much to show.” ThinkingLooksEnoughShowsFilmBitsAudienceEffectsHarderRepresentativesSavvyTeasers Author:Shawn Anthony Levy
“One that we can admire aesthetically and participate viscerally in. So the goal here, and we've had some early, small screenings, what seems to be kind of happening is that you come in thinking you're going to see a cool robot boxing movie, you don't expect this emotional underdog, father/son movie. And it's not one that's soft and overly sentimental, but hopefully it's one that's poignant.” ThinkingKindSeemsFatherGoalEmotionalSonHappeningsAdmireHopefullyBoxingBe KindSentimentalRobotsUnderdogFather SonPoignantScreening Author:Shawn Anthony Levy