Hugh Jackman Takes Lead in Robot Film 'Real Steel'

Leaving behind his Wolverine costume, Hugh Jackman is now all set to portray a pivotal role in an upcoming film salvo Real Steel. The 41 year old Australian actor will play a down-in-his-luck boxing promoter where he encounters a life-changing fate on finding a discarded robot he will train to become a boxing star . The film plot will be based on a short story penned by Richard Matheson.

This will be the first offering of the newly re-organized DreamWorks Pictures, where Steven Spielberg and film impresario Stacy Snider are in collaboration, after the film outfit moved away from Paramount in 2008. Film director Shawn Levy described that Real Steel "is a rousing sports movie about a former boxer who can no longer do the only job he's good at, and one particular robot that may be his return to grace." The budget for this film was pegged at $80 million. DreamWorks is said to be very keen on their maiden project with Hugh Jackman and the production will be kicking off in June 2010.

Robert Pattinson Sexiest Man Alive for 2009 in People Magazine

Move over, Hugh Jackman! People magazine has crowned its new Sexiest Man Alive 2009 in the person of Twilight hottie Robert Pattinson. As usual, Rob is still in hesitation whether he really deserved this recognition. But, as the millions of Team Edward would see it, the 23 year old British young actor is certainly the rightful owner of that title this year.

With the huge worldwide success of the new Twilight installment New Moon, there's no doubt about the crazy popularity that this guy is getting. In an interview for Entertainment Weekly, Robert Pattinson joked that it is his hair that made "75 percent" of his performance as Edward Cullen. Robert also stated some fight scenes he'll be doing in the third installment, Breaking Dawn. Anyway, he obviously beat out the more ripped co-star Taylor Lautner in the quest as the 2009 Sexiest Man Alive. Last year, it was Wolverine star Hugh Jackman who was declared as the Sexiest Man Alive.