One of the weirder science fiction films of the last few years to do pretty well at the box office was Real Steel. While talking with Comingsoon about his film playing at this years Toronto International Film Festival, This is Where I Leave You, he gave an update on the possible sequel:

We have been quietly developing a sequel to ‘Real Steel’ for three and a half years. We’ve come up with some great scripts but Hugh and I would only make it if the plot feels fresh, but also the character journeys feel fresh, and we’ve found both but never at the same time. It’s ongoing. I know the clock is ticking. That movie, weirdly, for a movie that did very well globally–it did okay domestically–but the love for ‘Real Steel’ remains kind of unique as far as rabid fans who ask me all the time for another one. Hugh and I love that movie so if we can crack it, we’ll make it, but I have this sense that we better make that happen soon or frankly, the audience may not be there in the same way. So we shall see.

While not a green light for a sequel, it looks like there’s promise for a sequel. And sooner rather than later.