C8 of print edition. Anyway, at the screening Levy also talked about the sequel, which has long been rumored. Real Steel takes place in the very near future, barely ten years from now. Plenty of thought went into the mechanics of the machines, from wireless control panels to components unique to each robot thanks to cannibalizing of others. So this story brings the concept into the present day, and although it's kind of interesting, I couldn't help but feel the whole thing was rather surreal, what with enthusiastic crowds cheering on machines pounding the crap out of each other.
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