Nope, The Fighter isn’t a sequel to The Wrestler, it’s the new film from David O’Russell (Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees). While the project previously had both Matt Damon and Brad Pitt attached, the role of Dickie Edlund finally went to Christian Bale. Edlund was a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO’d by drugs and crime, and went on to shepherd the career of his half-brother Micky Ward (Mark Whalberg), taking him to the world light welterweight title.
The first proper pics from the much anticipated flick have just arrived (via Collider), so take a look below to see Mark Wahlberg in the ring, Christian Bale looking rather skinny and gaunt, and Amy Adams being literally on the ropes. The Fighter is due in cinemas next year.