Australian hunk Hugh Jackman is to battle 2000 pound robots in the new Shawn Levy directed film REAL STEEL.

Trade paper Variety says that the film is a 'Rocky-esque tale of a fighter who has to reinvent himself when human boxing becomes obsolete, replaced by 2000 pound human-like robots. Jackman is negotiating to play the ex-fighter, who becomes a Robot Boxing promoter, but whose chances of success are hampered by his access to sub-standard robot parts. That is until he discovers a discarded robot that always seems to win. The ex-fighter has also discovered he's the father of a 13-year old son, and they bond as the robot brawls its way toward the top.'

Sounds kinda cool and a hughe departure for Levy, the man responsible for bringing Steve Martin flicks THE PINK PANTHER and CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN to screens, as well as the Ben Stiller comedy NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM and its sequel, which was released earlier in the year.