The Fighter (film)
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| The Fighter | |
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| Directed by | David O. Russell |
| Produced by | Dorothy Aufiero Keith Dorrington David Hoberman |
| Written by | Paul Attanasio Lewis Colick |
| Starring | Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Eminem Amy Adams Melissa Leo |
| Cinematography | Hoyte Van Hoytema |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 2010 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
The Fighter is an upcoming 2010 film directed by David O. Russell, starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. The film centers around the life of professional boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older brother Dickie Eklund (Bale). Amy Adams has also been confirmed as a love interest of Ward.[1]
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[edit] Cast
- Mark Wahlberg as "Irish" Micky Ward
- Christian Bale as Dickie Eklund
- Eminem
- Amy Adams
- Melissa Leo
- Anders Meader as Fight Security
- Jack McGee as George Ward
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Darren Aronofsky was previously attached to direct before David O. Russell. Both Matt Damon and Brad Pitt were also once attached to play Dickie Eklund before the role went to Christian Bale.[2][3]
Bale has reportedly been training for the role. About the film, he said, "It’s a true story of two incredibly gifted boxers who were half brothers. The one, Dicky Ecklund, who fought Sugar Ray Leonard at a very young age, when he was twenty one, was an incredible natural talent. He lived a very hard life. Then he came to train his brother, Irish Mickey Ward, to the world title." [4] Wahlberg also trained for two years for the role of Mickey Ward.[5]
Filming began in July in Lowell, Massachusetts.[6]
Christian Bale lost weight and wore prosthetics to resemble the aging Eklund.
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