And this movie [Real Steel] definitely looks like nothing else I've made, which was the point. I think also, Evangeline and Hugh… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
We know it's being referred to as the robot boxing movie [Real Steel], but truth is, 70% of the movie is the relationships. — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
As opposed to a movie [Real Steel] where everything feels fantastical, it was really important to me, and I recognise it's not… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
Because to me, what is interesting about this movie [Real Steel] is its combination of relationship naturalism with. It's like a single… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
If you go to any fight, whether MMA or boxing, there's a whole musical soundscape to these events. There's pre-event pump up/psych-up music, there's… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
Because I've never made this kind of movie before, so I've never even been to Comic-Con. And Hugh and Evangeline keep telling me, 'Oh,… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
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… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
I think that, on the one hand, our audience, our culture is so savvy now to an assumption that teaser effects are not fully… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
The dozens of people working on this at Digital Domain, they knew that you couldn't get away with almost photo real, because we had… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
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… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
I would say, while I think audiences are savvy enough, I think that the effects work in the teaser is quite a bit more… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
We know it's being referred to as the robot boxing movie [Real Steel], but truth is, 70% of the movie is the relationships. — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
To be very honest with you, there were two big factors: One was that we were initially coming out in that week before Thanksgiving… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that I could give notes to someone that I revere. That's a general challenge of directing, giving notes to someone you… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
There is a reality to the way the actors play the scenes, given that there is a real, animatronic, moving robot in the room.… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
I've learned that, I wouldn't say I've made that mistake, but I've learned on some of my other movies, like, you always want to… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
![“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.” quote by Shawn Anthony Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f6e/shawn-anthony-levy-32486_balance_and-this-movie-real-steel-definitely-loo_988623.jpg)
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![“As opposed to a movie [Real Steel] where everything feels fantastical, it was really important to me, and I recognise it's not the first movie with robots in it, but that blend of naturalism in performance, writing and design with the futurism of this sport. That was the idea.” quote by Shawn Anthony Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/90c/shawn-anthony-levy-32486_design_as-opposed-to-a-movie-real-steel-where-e_2675544.jpg)
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