The Fighter

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.

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