Darren Aronofsky is taking on The Wrestler

[Figs]

Two questions for those that have been following this film.

1. So this is set to come out this December in theatres? I heard some rumours earlier today it was set for a 2009 release date.

2. Is this based on a true story or entirely fiction?

 

[Gotham]

Two questions for those that have been following this film.

1. So this is set to come out this December in theatres? I heard some rumours earlier today it was set for a 2009 release date.

2. Is this based on a true story or entirely fiction?

1. I believe so.

2. Fiction.

 

[[A]]

You can always get to see it October 12th 2008 at the New York Film Festival

 

[Gotham]

A little more on Nicholas Cage originally being The Ram:

Peter Sciretta: But when the project was first announced, well obviously Nicholas Cage was attached, what happened?

Darren Aronofsky: There was a window where it was very very hard, basically no one wanted to make it with Mickey Rourke. We couldn’t get money to do it. Just because of how independent films get sold now is on foreign value, and Mickey just doesn’t have enough for what we needed. So there was a brief flirtation with Nic Cage because Nic really liked the script. But Nic was a complete gentleman, and he understood that my heart was with Mickey and he stepped aside. I have so much respect for Nic Cage as an actor and I think it really could have worked with Nic but you know, Nic was incredibly supportive of Mickey and his old friends with Mickey and really wanted to help with this opportunity with Mickey so he pulled himself out of the race. Then an executive producer named Jennifer Roth came on who is great at doing independent films and she was like, “What if that’s the amount of money you got, let’s just figure out a way to do it.” So we just did it. So we did things which actually work with the style ? Instead of getting a thousand extras we worked with these different wrestling promotions and actually put on live promotions and then stuck Mickey smack in the middle of it. It added to a whole new flavor of it but we got the authenticity that came with that as well.

Link: http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/09/10/interview-darren-aronofsky-part-1/

 

[TheVileOne]

The footage of them at that CZW show is hilarious. Especially with the angry fans.

 

[Luchastyle]

Two questions for those that have been following this film.

1. So this is set to come out this December in theatres? I heard some rumours earlier today it was set for a 2009 release date.

2. Is this based on a true story or entirely fiction?

your questions are already answered, but i wanted to say something about your second question.

based on the story, i gotta think it was at least SOMEWHAT inspired by the story of jake "the snake" roberts. anyone who knows anything about jake the snake or has seen beyond the mat can see some of the more obvious parallels.

 

[[A]]

your questions are already answered, but i wanted to say something about your second question.

based on the story, i gotta think it was at least SOMEWHAT inspired by the story of jake "the snake" roberts. anyone who knows anything about jake the snake or has seen beyond the mat can see some of the more obvious parallels.

Oh I don't know about the guy but I'm no lazy internet bug, so I'm gonna look for some info right now t:

 

[nite-owl]

Anoth positive review from joblo just scroll down a bit.

http://www.joblo.com/tiff-wrap-up

 

[Hunter Rider]

The Wrestler on December 19th

 

[Luchastyle]

interesting. very interesting. when do we get our trailer? =)

 

[Dark Donnie]

interesting. very interesting. when do we get our trailer? =)

Maybe within the month...

 

[Dark Donnie]

 

[Luchastyle]

cool =D

 

[Cinemaman]

Awesome!

 

[War Party]

Looking forward to a trailer very much. And I hope, based off what I read, that Mickey Rourke can get an Oscar nomination.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Guys, I've seen the movie in Venice and it's really good. So different from the previous Aronofsky's stuff, completely un-stylized with a lot of hand held camera. And Rourke is really incredible: he does some incredible things on the ring and he's really moving in dialogue scenes with Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood.
The movie will probably be rated R in the USA, there are a couple of scenes in the strip club with a naked Tomei.

 

[nite-owl]

Somebody call my momma!! Ernest Miller looks a lot different these days.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Guys, I've seen the movie in Venice and it's really good. So different from the previous Aronofsky's stuff, completely un-stylized with a lot of hand held camera. And Rourke is really incredible: he does some incredible things on the ring and he's really moving in dialogue scenes with Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood.
The movie will probably be rated R in the USA, there are a couple of scenes in the strip club with a naked Tomei.

Thankfully minus Seymour Hoffman this time.

Somebody call my momma!! Ernest Miller looks a lot different these days.

Wow I didn't even recognize him.

 

[Luchastyle]

Where's our trailer?

 

[[A]]

At least you're seeing it! no release date for us here yet..

 

[Luchastyle]

yeah that's true. i just hope it's a wide enough release for me to get to see it =)

 

[[A]]

yeah that's true. i just hope it's a wide enough release for me to get to see it =)

Are you actually in Japan..?

 

[Luchastyle]

no. i'm in the US. the japan thing is a reference to my avatar. i made it using sprites from the kunio-kun series of games. which are made by technos japan =D

 

[[A]]

no. i'm in the US. the japan thing is a reference to my avatar. i made it using sprites from the kunio-kun series of games. which are made by technos japan =D

Heh, always ask. So yeah, you'll get to see it

Spoiler

you lucky bastard

 

[nite-owl]

There was a show on the BBC last night here about the dark side of fame. It was about Mickey Rourke and they had a new image from the movie it was basically Mickey in his wrestling gear walking down the ramp towards the ring. I actually tried looking for the image but I found this instead.