Empire:
You might think that since he’s already shooting near-future robo-boxing pic Real Steel that Shawn Levy would have collected all the cast members he needs by now. Apparently not: Speed Racer’s Karl Yune has just signed on.
Yune, who was also seen in the likes of Memoirs of a Geisha and (though he probably wants to forget it, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid), is on board to play Tak Mashido, a famed robot boxer designer.