Dreamworks has announced that they will be holding an open casting call for the upcoming film “Real Steel.” The film is about a former boxer played by Hugh Jackman who teams up with his long lost son Max to train a robot for the Real Steel World Championship, The casting call will be for the part of Max who is described as “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.” Boys between 10-14 years old are encouraged to try out at the two calls in Chicago and New York:

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

More detailed information on the casting call can be found at http://www.realsteelcasting.com/.Good luck to those who try out!