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[SIZE=-1]"I was also, to be honest with you, the only one who wasn't disappointed about not getting the part. I knew why Darren wanted me to do the material, and I also knew what he wanted out of me. I would have to revisit some dark places to bring that, emotionally, out of me. And I thought, well, having to work for nothing and then having to do four months of wrestling rehearsals and six months of going from 192 up to 235 pounds, that's a lot of work for free." [...][/SIZE]
...Aronofsky had to assure himself of a few things before offering Rourke the "Wrestler" role.
"It took me a while. I had to meet him and get to know him," the director says. "For a few reasons, it was a hard role to cast. First of all, there was the emotional range. I was pretty sure Mickey could do that because I was such a fan of his work back in the day. What I always admired about him was that he's a tough guy with incredible vulnerability, which is very rare.
"But I was actually more concerned about the physicality. To play a professional wrestler is tough, and either he would have to get fat or he would have to get built up. When I met with him, I realized that he came from a lot of weight- and bodybuilding culture, so that gave me confidence he could do something like that."
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2008605332_rourke09.html
[SIZE=-1]Los Angeles Daily News [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I was also, to be honest with you, the only one who wasn't disappointed about not getting the part. I knew why Darren wanted me to do the material, and I also knew what he wanted out of me. I would have to revisit some dark places to bring that, emotionally, out of me. And I thought, well, having to work for nothing and then having to do four months of wrestling rehearsals and six months of going from 192 up to 235 pounds, that's a lot of work for free." [...][/SIZE]
...Aronofsky had to assure himself of a few things before offering Rourke the "Wrestler" role.
"It took me a while. I had to meet him and get to know him," the director says. "For a few reasons, it was a hard role to cast. First of all, there was the emotional range. I was pretty sure Mickey could do that because I was such a fan of his work back in the day. What I always admired about him was that he's a tough guy with incredible vulnerability, which is very rare.
"But I was actually more concerned about the physicality. To play a professional wrestler is tough, and either he would have to get fat or he would have to get built up. When I met with him, I realized that he came from a lot of weight- and bodybuilding culture, so that gave me confidence he could do something like that."
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