Darren Aronofsky is taking on The Wrestler

[Lobo]

Trailer:

http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/11/trailer-preview.html

Love the trailer, looks amazing!

 

[[A]]

I'm gonna keep ranting.. Some other movies, that ain't looking that good (*cough* The Spirit *cough*) have had a confirmed release date for months*--and this one, which looked good for quite some time now.. well, just don't


*here in Argentina, that is

 

[Luchastyle]

december 17th is the release date. whether or not it's a wide release...i guess we'll find out in a month

 

[[A]]

december 17th is the release date. whether or not it's a wide release...i guess we'll find out in a month

Yeah, I forgot to say for my country now, my post is complete t:

 

[Luchastyle]

hehe. ah yes, didn't even check your location =D

well, i'm sure a release date will be coming soon =)

 

[Luchastyle]

hehe. ah yes, didn't even check your location =D

well, i'm sure a release date will be coming soon =)

 

[[A]]

hehe. ah yes, didn't even check your location =D

well, i'm sure a release date will be coming soon =)

hopefully *crosses fingers*

 

[The Sage]

That trailer was great. Lots of cameos from people in the business. Rourke's going to own this role.

 

[SuGarRush]

I just noticed the Rourke is in Man on Fire. I watched it last night, but I can't place him. Any of y'all have any idea where he is in that movie?

 

[Hunter Rider]

I just noticed the Rourke is in Man on Fire. I watched it last night, but I can't place him. Any of y'all have any idea where he is in that movie?

He plays the guy that carries the little dog around with him.

 

[Gotham]

That looked stunning.

 

[Dr. Evil]

It has a bit of a WWE connection, as a current WWE Superstar is in it:

Spoiler

I saw in the trailer, R-Truth for a little bit

 

[bapi]

Looks absolutely amazing! Absolutely! Brilliant trailer!

 

[Crook]

Not really seeing the big deal over the trailer.

The parts that hyped me up weren't even in the movie, but the little quotes from reviewers who have seen the film. To be honest, it was a boring trailer, but I'm automatically seeing this because of Darren and Rourke.

 

[nite-owl]

looks geat, just wish we saw more of the match witch Necro.

 

[Cinemaman]

Was expecting more, but anyway it looks awesome. I'll surely watch the movie.

 

[nite-owl]

Can someone make me an avatar (100 x 100) of Rourke slamming Necro through the table?

 

[Carmine Falcone]

That trailer looks actually quite good. I might check it out when it arrives in the arthouse cinema thingee in my hometown.

Rourke must be the most fascinatingly ugly man I have ever seen. Yes Hunter, that man has grizzle galore. With a leading man looking like him, who needs those clean-cut pretty boys? Rourke's face alone is a story itself.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Can someone make me an avatar (100 x 100) of Rourke slamming Necro through the table?

Couple of options.

That trailer looks actually quite good. I might check it out when it arrives in the arthouse cinema thingee in my hometown.

Rourke must be the most fascinatingly ugly man I have ever seen. Yes Hunter, that man has grizzle galore.

He has worked long and hard for that grizzle.

 

[dark_b]

That trailer looks actually quite good. I might check it out when it arrives in the arthouse cinema thingee in my hometown.

Rourke must be the most fascinatingly ugly man I have ever seen. Yes Hunter, that man has grizzle galore. With a leading man looking like him, who needs those clean-cut pretty boys? Rourke's face alone is a story itself.

really hes face is f... up

i think he will not be in a lot of movies. hes face is just to bad for a normal movie. in this kind of movie it fits because he is a westrer. but in a normal drama? ok if he is playing a villain or in a horror movie then yes.

 

[dark_b]

he is a little scary with that kind of face and long hair hehehehe.

its also funny to see so skinny legs and so big muscles on hes arms.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Really, whatever happened to him?

He looked like THIS once!

 

[Hunter Rider]

Really, whatever happened to him?

He looked like THIS once!

Drugs, booze and surgeries gone wrong.

 

[Gotham]

After watching the trailer about two more times, it's even more effective.

 

[Dark Donnie]

Really, whatever happened to him?

He looked like THIS once!

His story...

Rourke is 52. His face is a relief map of scars. Despite rumors that plastic surgery is partly responsible for his altered features, Rourke denies that he's ever had work done. ''Somebody said to me the other day, 'You don't look like you used to.''' He laughs. ''But who does? I mean, when I was boxing I had six nose operations, I had cartilage taken from behind my ear, I had short-term memory loss, I've got an equilibrium problem, I don't have as many teeth in my head as I used to.''

Other stories from that article:

And when all that didn't kill his leading-man prospects, he went one step further, taking a break from acting to become a professional boxer. It was a bizarre decision, one that would eventually lay waste to his once-handsome face. Four years later, when he retired from the ring because he'd been so battered that his health was in danger, Rourke returned to making movies. But he rarely seemed invested. He'd take crappy parts just for the money — money that he'd turn around and blow on $5 million houses, a fleet of custom-made motorcycles, and an entourage of hair-trigger bodyguards and yes-men who would just as often get him into trouble as keep it away. By the time he walked off the set of 2001's straight-to-video Luck of the Draw because the producers wouldn't let his pet Chihuahua appear with him in a scene, it was official: Hollywood was done with Mickey Rourke.

Rourke wanted to be known for his acting, period. When he got the chance to share the screen with De Niro in 1987's Angel Heart, Rourke psyched himself up, training like a contender getting ready to enter the ring with the best. Director Alan Parker says that in his climactic confrontation with De Niro, Rourke inexplicably clutched an ice cube in his fist the whole time. ''It was electric to watch,'' says Parker. When the director yelled ''Cut!'' there was a puddle next to where Rourke was standing. He looked like he'd just gone 12 rounds. ''The best thing about acting was the competition,'' says Rourke. On the wall of his apartment, there's a photo of him with De Niro on the set. Rourke's beaming like a kid.

But when that kind of challenge wasn't there, Rourke admits he was just as likely to act up as act. He thought his talent was enough, diplomacy be damned. In 1987, Barbet Schroeder directed Rourke in Barfly, in which he played a character based on wino poet Charles Bukowski. It's a harrowing performance, skid-row Shakespeare. Two decades later, Schroeder has nothing but praise for Rourke's talent: ''He was magical, the greatest of his generation.'' But he also recalls Rourke as being self-destructive and petty, citing a follow-up project that he worked on with the actor for two years before Rourke dropped out without explanation. ''I remember I put a note on his front door saying that I would never speak to him again,'' says Schroeder, ''and I haven't.''

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20236933,00.html