First Look at Rourke in Aronofsky's Wrestler

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comingsoon.net - 2/8/2008

First Look at Rourke in Aronofsky's Wrestler

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WXWWrestling.com has your first look at Mickey Rourke in character on the set of director Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler . The drama centers on Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Rourke), a 1980s-era star pro wrestler who has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. After he has a heart attack during a small-time match, a doctor tells him he could die if he fights again. But the prospect of a rematch with his old nemesis the Ayatollah proves too tempting to resist, even if it means risking his life.

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