Virgin America A320-214 N629VA (msn 3037) (Real Steel) SFO (Mark Durbin), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.Virgin America (San Francisco) has teamed up with DreamWorks Pictures for the launch of Hugh Jackman’s new blockbuster movie “Real Steel”. At Los Angeles International Airport, Hugh Jackman unveiled this Airbus A320-214 registered N629VA (msn 3037) now named “Real Steel” with a larger-than-life image of the film’s “World Robot Boxing” contender “Atom” on the rear fuselage.
“Real Steel” is an upcoming 2011 American science fiction film starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy. The film is based on the 1956 short story “Steel” by Richard Matheson, though Levy replaced the story’s dystopian setting with U.S. state fairs and other “old-fashioned” Americana settings. Real Steel was in development for several years before production began in June of 2010. Filming took place primarily in the U.S. state of Michigan. Animatronic robots were built for the film, and motion capture technology was used to depict the brawling of computer-generated robots. Real Steel is scheduled to be released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on October 7, 2011.
N629VA is pictured at the SFO base on October 1, 2011.
Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin.
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