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From The Ring: New Photos Of David O. Russell’s Boxing Drama, ‘The Fighter’

Rodrigo Perez — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:18:00 +0000

There’s been many leaked photos from the set of this one, but now new photos and video — and fairly exceptionally good ones too — of David O. Russell’s “The Fighter” starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo have found their way online.

We’ve written about this one a lot, but in case you’ve forgotten, the film centers on the early years of real-life Boston-based middleweight boxer “Irish” Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his reformed, ex-addict/convict, former boxing champion brother (an emaciated Christian Bale) who helped train him before going pro in the mid ’80s.

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More ‘Fighter’ Set Photos; Melissa Leo Says David O. Russell Is The Best Director For The Job

Rodrigo Perez — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:48:00 +0000

Here’s your first look at Mark Wahlberg and Melissa Leo on the set of David O. Russell’s boxing picture, “The Fighter.” Back in the day, the film was once set to star Brad Pitt and Matt Damon and to be directed by Darren Aronofsky who developed the picture for years before leaving it earlier this year.

Obviously, there’s more pictures of Christian Bale too who looks slightly less cracked-out than the last set of photos that were revealed.

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First Look: Christian Bale As Dickie Eklund In ‘The Fighter,’ Alison Folland Joins Cast As Wahlberg’s Ex

Simon Dang — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:02:00 +0000

Here is your first look at a leaner, meaner looking Christian Bale on the set of David O. Russell’s “The Fighter” (David O. Russell’s ‘Fighter,’ still such a weird thing to say, poor Aronofsky, who labored for so long to get this film off the ground).

As you can see, the new Bale bears greater resemblance to his “Machinist” days than the fit, muscular actor that we have grown accustomed to since. A sizable amount of weight seems to have been lost by “The Dark Knight” actor and also looks to have had his hair purposefully thinned for his role — former boxing champion, Dickie Eklund.

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