Olga Fonda will soon be seen in the upcoming Real Steel alongside Hugh Jackman, and she’s already doing some press. She briefly spoke to Harper’s Bazaar about the movie, most notably her experience working with Hugh. Check out the very nice things she had to say below:

HB: What was it like working with Hugh Jackman on Real Steel?
OF: Everybody kept saying to me how wonderful he is and what an amazing human being he is, so when I met him, I’m like, “Listen, I’ve heard all of these stories about you, and I’m here to prove them wrong” (laughs). So, we sat there and I’m like, “Oh my God, this guy…” I mean he is the nicest man. He is the most down-to-earth actor, and he’s very supportive to all the actors. He would sit there and be like, “Oh my God, this what you did, was amazing.”

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Hugh Jackman’s been involved with the highly anticipated Unbound Captives for years now, talking about it while he was doing promotion for A Steady Rain. While speaking to My San Antonio, director Madeleine Stowe spoke some more about the project, including the cast line-up thus far.

While at the ranch, Stowe came up with the idea to write “a large romantic Western” that was inspired, she said, by stories of the Hill Country in the late 1800s. “I heard about children who were abducted by Comanche Indians and became so acculturated that they had a hard time returning.

Our ranch had a real history,” she added. “When I lived there, I felt a certain way about Texas that I hadn’t seen filmed yet.”

She’ll start directing The Unbound Captives next year, she said, and already has rounded up the main cast: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson.

Aussie star Hugh Jackman will be returning to Sydney next month for the Australian premiere of Real Steel.

Jackman may be a Hollywood heavyweight, but he plays a struggling boxing promoter in Real Steel, which is set far into the future.

In a world where robot boxing is a popular sport, Jackman’s character finds a potential champion in a discarded robot, but also discovers he has an 11-year-old son.

Jackman will attend the premiere on September 28.
Real Steel is released nationally on October 6.

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As much as I still adored Celyn’s beautiful designs, I thought it was time for Hugh Jackman Fan to get a facelift. The wonderful Hillie at Patchwork Designs has created two absolutely beautiful layouts: both on the main page and for the gallery. I’ve been wanting to order from her for a very, very long time and the wait was well worth it. I’m pleased, and I hope everyone else stopping in is as well!

During Comic-Con, MTV News caught up with Hugh Jackman to discuss not Real Steel but the upcoming feature, The Wolverine. They touched upon James Mangold’s take on the film, the legacy Hugh hopes it will carry in twenty years, and his brief cameo in another X-Men film. Check out the MTV News website to read further details, or just view the video of the interview above.

At long last, there’s some information about Hugh Jackman’s upcoming movie, Butter. After much silence on the project, today it’s been announced that the film will have its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). A summary of the movie is below:

Butter
Jim Field Smith, USA World Premiere

Set in the highly competitive world of championship butter carving, Butter blends social commentary, outrageous comedy and heartfelt drama in telling the story of the ambitious Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner), the self-anointed First Lady of Butter Carving. Refusing to accept that her husband (Ty Burrell) wants to step down after his 15-year run as the “Iowa State Butter Carving Champion,” and therefore end the Pickler family’s reign in the spotlight, Laura takes a stab at the title herself. But her bid for glory is complicated when two unlikely contestants enter the race – one, her husband’s hard-living mistress (Olivia Wilde), and the other a 10-year-old foster child named Destiny (Yara Shahidi). Enlisting the help of her high school sweetheart, Boyd (Hugh Jackman), Laura will stop at nothing to be crowned champion, even if it means resorting to sabotage. Part political satire, part Capra-esque comedy, Butter is a story about what it means to win at all costs and against all odds.

This year, TIFF will take place September 8th-18th. The event is open to the public and tickets are available at the official website. Although it’s unconfirmed whether or not Hugh Jackman will be at the Butter premiere, there’s a good chance he’ll show up, so fans may want to stop by to check out the gala’s red carpet regardless.