real steel director Shawn Levy reveals that the upcoming Disney+ spin-off has finally “heard a version that takes the lore of the film and does some really exciting things with it.” In an exclusive interview with Collider Stephen Weintraub for Night at the Museum For the animated sequel, Levy also stressed that he was taking all the necessary time early in development to make sure the series lived up to the film’s mythology.

In 2011 Levy staged real steel, a sci-fi film set in the future where humans create robots that they can use as go-betweens in boxing matches. Movie follows Hugh Jackman like a doomed boxer who reunites with his estranged son (Dakota Goyo) when creating a new robot, they train to become a champion. Bye real steel tells a self-contained story as you shed your glory days and share your passions with family, the universe Levy helped build offers so much more to explore. After all, the idea of ​​humans using robots to scale sports violence while avoiding physical injury could be reused in many other stories.

We are excited about the upcoming real steel a spin-off, so when we sat down with Levy, we had to ask how development was going. According to the director, the series “is in a very active and promising development. I’m really excited about the ideas we’re exploring. But, as you can understand from my evasive words, I can’t tell you about the writer or the graphic artist yet.” While this doesn’t sound like a big revelation, the last time we talked to Levy, he was still looking for a writer. So the fact that the writer was already involved means that real steel the series took several significant steps toward release.

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Shawn Levy couldn’t choose a screenwriter for a long time real steel Series

Although there is already a writer associated with Real Steel Levy admits that early development was delayed due to his over-protection of the franchise. As a result, Levy said he had to listen to many proposals before he was presented with an idea that respected the world he had built. As he explains it:

“But I will say that we heard a lot of pitches. And I realized, in the course of these speeches, that I fiercely defendreal steel.’ I’d rather put on no show than the wrong show. And I finally heard a version that takes the story of the film and does some really exciting things with it. I’m finally really excited about where we’re going.”

No release date real steel series, and since the show is still in the early stages of development, we shouldn’t expect it to premiere in at least a couple of years. Levy recently released Night at the Museum: Kahmunra rises again after directing the original live-action trilogy. Kamunra rises again currently available on Disney+.