Darren Aronofsky is taking on The Wrestler

[Dark Donnie]

edit*

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/08/11/new-photos-darren-aronofskys-the-wrestler/

 

[Dark Donnie]

Damn you Hunter

 

[Dr. Evil]

The sad part Robocop isn't half as stiff as Scott Steiner.

And unlike Steiner, takes no steroids

 

[nite-owl]

Read the sign in this pic.

 

[Dark Donnie]

haha didn't notice.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Dammit, I had to remove the best pic, even if he was wearing Jerry Lynn's attire.

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Hey we posted at the same time but you missed stripper Tomei out.

 

[Dark Donnie]

Hey we posted at the same time but you missed stripper Tomei out.

Thanks for doing Tomei the justice t:
Fixed

 

[Luchastyle]

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!

it begins =)

 

[Dark Donnie]

2008 New York Film Festival Lineup:

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the full New York Film Festival lineup today. Clint Eastwood's period drama, The Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie, is the Centerpiece film and closing night is Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (the Film Society's Kent Jones says Mickey Rourke gives "a performance of a lifetime" as a retired boxer performing for wrestling fans in NJ). The previously announced opening night film is Palme d'Or-winner The Class, Laurent Cantet's high school classroom drama. Other films include Steven Soderbergh's four-hour Che starring Benicio Del Toro, Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky, Ari Folman's animated Waltz with Bashir, Wong Kar Wai's Ashes of Time Redux, and Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale. Also, Max Opul's Lola Montes will be screened. Indiewire have brief descriptions of films here; tickets start to go on sale September 7.

 

[Gotham]

Please let that be true! t: This film may be a sleeper.

 

[nite-owl]

I hope it's different Kent Jones than the one I'm thinking about.

 

[Luchastyle]

So the film debuts in under two weeks. We can expect to see some reviews pop up. Let's hope the general audience can connect with the story about the wrestling business.

Does anyone think this is a potential oscar contender? I know it hasn't been screened yet, making it hard to say how good it really is (if it's good at all). But does anyone want to already make the bold statement that will be in the running for the big awards come oscar season?

(just tryin to keep this thread alive )

 

[Gotham]

So the film debuts in under two weeks. We can expect to see some reviews pop up. Let's hope the general audience can connect with the story about the wrestling business.

Does anyone think this is a potential oscar contender? I know it hasn't been screened yet, making it hard to say how good it really is (if it's good at all). But does anyone want to already make the bold statement that will be in the running for the big awards come oscar season?

(just tryin to keep this thread alive )

Possibly. I love the look of the film so far.

 

[Luchastyle]

hey! hooo! hey! hooo!

they won't accept your "food stamps."

=D that's one of my favorite scenes. classic randal.

"416 uranus avenue. i said uranus."
um sir, what is your name?
"um..uranus. i said it again randal."
good one jay, now hang up!

 

[nite-owl]

I just can't wait until the reviews come in with all the generic puns of body slams and moves off the top rope.

 

[Luchastyle]

"The Wrestler is a 450 splash!"

"Aronofsky slams the Toronto film festival"

"THIS Wrestler pulls no punches!"

"Aronofsky and Rourke are an unbeatable tag team"

etc.

 

[nite-owl]

Lol, I wonder if Rourkes character does any promos in the movie.

 

[Luchastyle]

that'd be cool.

maybe people will be hounding him for a shoot interview. i wanna hear the words shoot, blade, job, spot, botch, just to name a few =D

 

[ComixGirl]

Should be interesting, the Fountain was hit and miss but I've been looking forward to new Aronofsky

 

[Hunter Rider]

Bruce Springsteen in The Wrestler

 

[Dark Donnie]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id7efd5118ad0ac07bdbb7af757d148d4

Toronto looks to lure the buy-curious
Climate of 'fear and anxiety' surrounds film festival
By Steven Zeitchik and Gregg Goldstein

Sept 2, 2008, 08:21 PM ET



After all the body slams that the market for finished films has absorbed in the past few years, could a movie like Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" mark the beginning of a comeback?

Looking to defy the odds, a number of high-profile movies are hoping to find receptive buyers at the Toronto International Film Festival, which kicks off Thursday.

Whether they succeed -- and at what price tags -- will depend less on the films themselves than on how much risk the battered acquisitions community is willing to take.

As John Sloss of sales outfit Cinetic Media said, "fear and anxiety are in the air" but also "a sense that distributors still have a need for good films, and the audience eyeballs haven't gone away."

One of the films most likely to snag a deal at Toronto's unofficial market is Aronofsky's "Wrestler," a profile of an aging athlete (Mickey Rourke) that has generated interest off of a short Cannes reel and limited prefest screenings.

While the film might be more of an awards play than a broad commercial entry -- those familiar with it said it was more atmospheric and character-driven than narrative -- executives like Sony Pictures Classics' Tom Bernard note that Rourke's awards-worthy performance should drive interest. During the course of the weekend, "Wrestler" will gamble on a Venice fest screening Friday before a more buyer-heavy bow two days later in Toronto.

Star power should also help draw buyers to other available titles at the festival. Jennifer Aniston's romantic comedy 'Management," a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment film in which she plays an art dealer pursued by an oddball suitor, is expected to clock in with one of the bigger sales.

Zac Efron brings a youthful feel to Richard Linklater's period piece "Me and Orson Welles," though footage of the film got mixed reactions in Cannes. And the presence and promotional support of LeBron James for "More than a Game," about James' high school team, should help elevate the documentary beyond the category's recent, modest expectations.

Gabor Csupo's family fantasy "The Secret of Moonacre" also could use the leverage of commercial potential to attract some big bids. The movie, which bypassed the studio system by getting financing out of Europe, has more of a studio feel than most festival titles.

Buyers looking for films across a range of genres will find at least one high-profile entry in each.

 

[Gotham]

I'm loving everything I hear.

 

[Poeman]

i think mickey rourke is a real dark horse to win an oscar for best actor because of this movie...if it well acted

 

[Luchastyle]

man...this movie is gonna be amazing. i just can't wait. it gets better and better with every snippet of news. whoooooooooooooooooooooooo!