Comments on: Mark Wahlberg Remains Pretty Insistent There’s Going To Be A ‘Fighter 2’

By: Dave Carlson

Dave Carlson — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:41 +0000

People who are opposed to the idea of The Fighter 2 obviously know nothing about Micky Ward\’s career. No Micky Ward story is complete without covering the three Arturo Gatti fights – just showing those three bouts consecutively would be enough to win my pick for best picture. There\’s enough drama just in the ring to fit another full-length feature, let alone all the other out-of-the-ring material about Gatti\’s extraordinary life. I think a sequel, but this time focused around Arturo Gatti, would be an amazing story. It could culminate with the controversy surrounding his wife\’s suspected murder of him in Brazil.

Nobody cared about the Shea Neary or Alfonso Sanchez fights, let alone the career of Dick Eklund, until these movies came out. If you ask 9 out of 10 true boxing fans about Micky Ward, their first sentence would include the words \”Arturo Gatti\”. It was easily one of the greatest trilogies of all time, better than Ali-Frazier.

By: brandi

brandi — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:41 +0000

I agree. A sequel would be stupid.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:41 +0000

A Boogie Nights sequel? I never heard of any talk of that. That would be a horrible idea. Boogie Nights is my favorite film ever and I can\’t see any reason for a sequel to ever be made. But I also trust PTA with anything, so as long as he was involved I\’d be psyched. But this obviously isn\’t happening….just weird that I never remember hearing any talk of that if its true.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:41 +0000

@Paul

Don\’t forget the amount of times Mr. Wahlberg has said he\’s \”trying to convince PT Anderson to do a Dirk Diggler sequel\”

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:41 +0000

I believe this as much as The Departed 2 (The ReDeparted?) Wahlberg was talking about 5 years ago.

Remember? It was to be an epic about Wahlberg\’s Srgt. Dignam going undercover to reveal Senator Robert DeNiro was corrupt. Martin Scorsese was going to come back to directing & spend the next decade of his career doing The Srgt. Dignam chronicles?

Yeah… that\’s going to happen soon.

By: The Playlist

The Playlist — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:41 +0000

Good thinkin\’ Rodie.

By: rodie

rodie — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:24:41 +0000

When Bale starts talking about The Fighter 2, I\’ll get excited. Until then, I think I\’ll tuck it away in the \”wishful thinking\” category.