I guess it’s pretty serious when the director can’t even snap off a few keep-sakes.
Tag: Iron Man 2
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‘Iron Man 2’ insurers kept Rourke out of the ring at WrestleMania
UPDATED (4/7): An interesting story out of the UK’s Guardian newspaper today:
The flesh was willing, but the insurers were weak. Mickey Rourke, star of The Wrestler, was forced to abandon plans to enter the ring for real after being vetoed by the insurance company working on his new film Iron Man 2.
Rourke, 56, had been expected to display his acting, sorry, sporting prowess by taking part in yesterday’s WrestleMania 25 extravaganza in Houston, Texas. In the event, however, he was reduced to simply explaining why he couldn’t.
“My agents said it would be detrimental to my career to take the focus off of acting after making a comeback in The Wrestler,” he told reporters at the show. “Also, I’m doing Iron Man 2 now, and the insurance company said under no circumstances could I get into the ring.”
Here’s a clip of the showdown:
Covered in detail here.
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10/16 Oscarweb Round-up
• Patrick Kevin Day gets some choice words from costumer Jacqueline Durran about the shoot-from-the-hip nature of working with Mike Leigh. [Los Angeles Times]• Tim Burton is too busy to see “The Dark Knight.” [Hero Complex]
• Josh Brolin was initially insulted at the offer to play George W. Bush. [USA Today]
• Shock of shocks: the kooks depicted in “Religulous” are pissed. [CNN]
• Erik Lundegaard charts Presdential depictions through cinematic history. [MSNBC]
• Even though they were staying at the Hilton across the street from the Ziegfeld, John McCain and Sarah Palin declined Oliver Stone’s invitation to the Gotham premiere of “W.” [New York Daily News]
• Michael Cieply writes up a nice preview of Gus Van Sant’s “Milk.” [New York Times]
• In honor of Don Cheadle stepping in for Terrence Howard on “Iron Man 2,” the top 13 character switcheroos. Word up on #2. [Premiere]
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10/14 Oscarweb Round-up
• Tom O’Neil covers the landscape of double-dipping performers this year. [Gold Derby]• It looks like Don Cheadle will be replacing Terrence Howard in “Iron Man 2.” Fucking lame. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• How Kyle Buchanan missed the boat on some obviously awkward moments in “Rachel Getting Married.” Seriously, what’s with the critical love-fest on this thing? [Defamer]
• Christopher Campbell, meanwhile, thinks Anne Hathaway will be nominated for an Oscar but doesn’t deserve it. [Spout Blog]
• David Poland spends 30 minutes with Greg Kinnear and Marc Abraham, star and director of “Flash of Genius” respectively. [The Hot Blog]
• Tim Moore goes behind the scenes of “Igor.” [Daily Telegraph]
• Is now time for a “Wall Street” sequel? [The Guardian]
• Anthony Kaufman thinks this year’s Best Foreign Language Film race might be the most predictable in years. [indieWIRE]
• Dave Karger wonders where the Best Picture nominees are this season. [Oscar Watch]
• And finally, our hearts go out to Gerard Depardieu, who lost his son Guillaume yesterday, far too soon. [Associated Press]