Eminem stars in "The Fighter"

by **S.T.A.N.** » Dec 2nd, '09, 01:59

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.

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

Production

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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source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fighter_(film)

About Eminem's role

He's said to be playing the part of undefeated 22-year-old Ukranian-born Jewish boxing phenomenon Dmitry Salita.

The rapper has reportedly recruited Lennox Lewis' old trainer Emanuel Steward to prepare him for the role, reports XFM.co.uk.

Steward said: "I put him through his paces and I was amazed that he was as good as he was. Since then, he's trained regularly and I've put him in the ring with some top-notch sparring partners.

"He's improved enormously. He's aggressive, a real slugger. He moves a lot like Muhammad Ali."

source http://www.cinema.com/news/item/7083/eminem-to-star-in-boxing-movie.phtml

shots from the set http://www.comingsoon.net/imageGallery/The_Fighter_Set

by **gutawafang** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:02

Cool man.

by **Jiskefet** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:04

Nice, props for posting :y:

Can it be that I remember hearing about Em playing in a boxing movie like a year ago?

by **ShadyVsEminem** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:04

2010 is gonna be a busy year for slim.

by **Wic Kid** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:06

Christian Bale is in that movie? Cant wait to see this... :y:

by **PlayWryte** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:08

I read this like 2-3 years ago during ems hiatus, if not a very similar movie

by **Dee Zany** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:11

kool
hopefully its a longer role dan
wat funny people was

by **insideman1411** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:14

this is fake, the fighter started filming in July

by **Spyder** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:16

yea i heard Wahlberg wanted Em or his brother for the part
good to see they went wit EM :y:

by **CB Productions** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:25

The cinema.com article is from July 2004, and the wikipedia article has no source saying that Eminem is in it.

by **Emadyville** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:32

Damn wasn't this from years ago, they still doing it apparently lol

by **Just Silver** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:36

Why would Wahlberg want Em he always gets dissed by him lol

Plus Marky Mark has a third nipple FYI lol

by **AbramIsaac** » Dec 2nd, '09, 02:42

Really old story. Don't know why/how it got brought back up, but I don't see it happening.

by **dR3** » Dec 2nd, '09, 12:56

CB Productions wrote:The cinema.com article is from July 2004

WTF?

by **TiBon** » Dec 2nd, '09, 13:52

22 years old???? Come on Marshall...

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