Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg Are Gonna Fight

April 22, 2009 at 4:28am PST
Tags: Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Darren Aronofsky, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Oscar, The Fighter, The Wrestler
Photos: splashnewsonline.com

Christian Bale is stepping into the boxing ring with Mark Wahlberg.

The two have signed on to co-star in Darren Aronofsky’s new film The Fighter, his follow up to The Wrestler.

We’re sensing a theme here.

Bale will play troubled, crack-addicted real-life boxer Dicky Eklund and Wahlberg will play his half-brother, also a boxer, “Irish” Mickey Ward.

This bad boy has Oscar written all over it.

Matt Damon and Brad Pitt were originally signed on to star.

Production is scheduled to begin in July according to Daily Variety.

—Sasha Perl-Raver

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