The Fighter

Friday, November 13

First The Fighter Image of Mark Wahlberg in the Ring Released

Principal photography for director David O. Russell's (Three Kings) The Fighter wrapped in August and an image of Mark Wahlberg in the ring as boxer "Irish" Micky Ward has finally been released.The Fighter is based on the true story of South Boston welterweight fighter Ward and his half-brother, Dicky Ecklund (played by Christian Bale), who kicked addiction to help Ward train for fights against such notable fighters as Arturo Gotti and Sugar Ra... [more]

10.06.2009 Mark Wahlberg Remaking Icelandic Movie Reykjavik-Rotterdam

British production company Working Title Films (The Soloist, Smokin' Aces) has plans to remake the Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam, and they want Mark Wa...[more]

08.22.2009 Putting a Wrap on The Fighter

Actors Mark Wahlberg and Amy Adams were recently photographed at the Lexington Flick movie theater in Boston, where they were filming some final scenes for The ...[more]

07.20.2009 Security Tightened on the Set of The Fighter

Apparently, having tough-guy actors like Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg around isn't enough to deter a curious fan from trying to sneak a peek at their co-sta...[more]

07.14.2009 Christian Bale Trying to Top The Machinist Weight Loss With The Fighter?

We'd previously noted Christian Bale losing lots of weight (again) to play boxer-turned-junkie Dickie Eklund in the 2011 biopic The Fighter. Well, now we can se...[more]

06.30.2009 Amy Adams in Talks to Star in The Fighter with Bale and Wahlberg

Variety reports that Amy Adams is in negotiations to star in The Fighter alongside Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, and Melissa Leo, who was nominated for an Osca...[more]

06.26.2009 Christian Bale Loses Weight for The Fighter

With Terminator Salvation dominating the (overseas) box office and Public Enemies opening July 1, it's hard to believe that Christian Bale took a year off from ...[more]