Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler Trailer Starring Mickey Rourke
As it stands right now, Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler is probably my favourite movie of the year; I don’t want to speak for Greg or Jay but I have a feeling it will be a shoo-in for Film Junk’s #1 pick for 2008. Of course, a lot of people still haven’t had a chance to see this great movie because it doesn’t open in theatres until December 17th. It will probably be a fairly limited release to start, but with any luck it will expand because it’s an amazing flick with solid buzz and some mainstream appeal as well.
The full trailer for The Wrestler has just gone online and I think it does a great job of showing what the movie has to offer. First and foremost, it’s a powerful performance by Mickey Rourke, but it also has some brief flashes of humour, and it’s all set to the unlikely backdrop of semi-pro wrestling. It’s definitely one of the most unique movies to come along in a while, and I hope everyone gets a chance to check it out soon. You can watch the trailer embedded below, or see it in Quicktime HD over at Apple.com.
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Wow, it looks a lot different than I expected. I guess that has a lot to do with the fact that I have never seen any of Aronofsky films. I hate wrestling, but this looks pretty awesome.
Posted by Neil M on November 21st, 2008WWF Wrestling (old skool!) was one of the things I wanted to (as a kid) when I grew up.
Posted by Baychuk on November 21st, 2008Actually that movie “The Wrestler” seems loosely based on Jake “The Snake” Roberts’ real life.
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