‘Real Steel’ Casting Directors Are Looking For Hugh Jackman’s Son

Producers of the upcoming Hugh Jackman / robot boxing flick “Real Steel” are looking for an actor to play his son in the movie, and they think you might know who that could be. The open casting call is both live in Chicago and New York, and also online at RealSteelCasting.com.

The movie – which is executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Josh McLaglen, and Mary McLaglen – needs a 10- to 14-year-old male child to play Jackman’s kid. According to the call sheet, “Max” is:

…a street-smart, tough, charming kid with a hard, untrusting outer shell which hides a warm enthusiastic spirit beneath. He is a complicated, strong-willed and resourceful boy.

Here’s the skinny on the live casting sessions:

CHICAGO
Sunday, February 14, 2010 – 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Chicago Academy of the Arts
1010 W Chicago Street
Chicago, IL 60642-5490
(Parking behind building)

NEW YORK
Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Shetler Studios
244 West 54th Street – 12th Floor
New York, NY 10019-5515

Complete details on the auditions are available at realsteelcasting.com. If you submit an audition tape, they’ll become the property of Dreamworks Studios, and won’t be returned.

If you’re curious about the movie (c’mon! Robots boxing!), here’s the synopsis:

The new sport of robot-boxing is the backdrop for the sports drama “Real Steel” about a former boxer (Hugh Jackman) who gets one last shot at the title when he teams up with his long-lost son (‘Max’) to train a unique robot for the upcoming Real Steel World Championship. Film is being directed by Shawn Levy (NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM) and produced by Don Murphy, Susan Montford and Shawn Levy. John Gatins has written the script.

“Real Steel” has a tentative release date of November 18, 2011.