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Darren Aronofsky chats with Capone about Rourke, Tomei, Springsteen--THE WRESTLER!!!

First and... by theoyboy	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:23:53 AM
All those fine questions, yet you don't ask him about RoboCop? Seriously. Not one question?
Great interview by Barko	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:30:54 AM
One of your best, Capone. Good stuff!
40 below zero! by Stranamore	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:43:04 AM
I am flying to Chicago in three hours. Why?
Robocop by Capone	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:46:51 AM
My Robocop question would have been the next thing to get asked, but the interview got cut short just before I could get to it. If you notice, I always save my "What's next?" questions for the end of every interview; makes sense most times. But this time, it bit me in the ass. Sorry guys. If Darren would like to chime in on the Talkback or give me a ring, I'll try and get the update.
Robocop by Cagliostro	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:58:38 AM
He said on Howard Stern that Robocop was just in screenwriting mode and isn't really a go yet.
by Sparhawk38	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:58:57 AM

the freakin' interview... by kaspianwithak	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:00:09 AM
almost made me cry, go MICKEY!!!
Wow by Sparhawk38	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:01:48 AM
I can't wait to see this movie. I really enjoyed Mickey's early career. Amazing work. Always struck me as the next generation of method acting in the Brando tradition. Raw and real. Then it went wrong. His go at Sin City is my favorite of that film. I could watch that over and over. Congratulations to all involved in this film. Great interview.
Modern Death of a Salesman? by IMMORTAL-1	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:10:29 AM
When reading the interview some of the themes of the film sounded reminiscent of Death of a Salesman. This could be special, I'm looking forward to it.
BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER by Cagliostro	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:12:11 AM
Also, one of the over the hill, steroidled, wrestling brothers of the director of the above mentioned film was just found dead in a hotel room. Fascinating documentary that one should definitely catch.
Can't wait to see this. by Tin Snoman	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:13:45 AM
Sounds amazing!
wasnt sin city his comeback? by most excellent ninja	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:14:12 AM
he got rave reviews for that and wasn't short of work after it. if you mean a comeback into elevation of serious actor type then maybe.
The song will be on Bruce's new album, FYI. by Kid Idioteque	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:30:21 AM
As a bonus track.
I thought Animal Factory was his comeback by JackLint	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:43:42 AM
I mean, before that I hadn't seen him in a decade. All of a sudden he's playing a crazy transvestite con next to Wilem Defoe and Danny Trejo. Awesome.
Spun. by Harold-Sherbort	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:03:19 PM
Mickeys role in Spun was the best part of that movie.
Robocop Update by onaps6453	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:22:40 PM
Stern asked Darren about Robocop...Darren sounding very unsure about the project before finally giving the "we don't have a script yet but it's being worked on" response...so nothing really new there...but again...he sounded very unsure if it was going to happen.
Cagliostro by onaps6453	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:28:39 PM
sorry didn't realize you answered this already...
Thanks for Focusing on the Springsteen Song by DKT	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:31:22 PM
I get teary-eyed everytime I hear it. Great interview, Capone. Really, really looking forward to this. Can't wait to see what Aronofsky does next. He seems like a cool guy.
Since when did AICN become the home for great interviews? by WWBD	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:33:48 PM
Thank you!
Capone Re: RoboCop by theoyboy	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:36:28 PM
That's what I figured. As I said, still a great interview. Everyone seems pretty interested in DA's take on RoboCop and his comments on Howard Stern made it sound like he wasn't too committed to the project. But then JoBlo.com had a report the other day saying it was nothing and that DA was fully committed and excited. So which is it? That's what I want to know.
The soundtrack... by the beef	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:43:18 PM
is painfully accurate to the soundtrack of my youth in the late 80s. Cinderella, Ratt, Firehouse...I secretly started to rock out with "The Ram" when I heard Nobodies Fool, and Round and Round. Marisa Tomei stripping to a Firehouse song is the sexiest thing on Earth.
One of the best damn interviews I've ever read on this site by CrazyJoeDavola	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:46:45 PM
Capone, you bastard. I got choked up just reading this shit. Well done, sir.
Mickey was absolutely the best thing about Sin City. by Galactic	Dec 22nd, 2008 12:57:42 PM
Glad to see he's getting another chance. Even gladder to see that he finally seems to understand that he's incredibly lucky to have gotten it.
CAPONE, YOU JUST SOLD ME ON THIS MOVIE BASED ON THE SPRINGSTEEN by BringingSexyBack	Dec 22nd, 2008 02:07:29 PM
Great interview. I really enjoyed it.
Comeback? by Powers Boothe	Dec 22nd, 2008 04:36:28 PM
I've always loved Rourke's work. As a teen I adored him in stuff like Rumble Fish, Barfly, Year of the Dragon, Angel Heart and Johnny Handsome. Then he started boxing, wrecked his face and eventually appeared in lots of forgettable straight-to-DVD flicks. The Wrestler is a fantastic film but to be quite honest Mickey's "comeback" goes back earlier in this decade. He's great in Sean Penn's The Pledge, Tony Scott's Domino & Man On Fire, Francis Coppola's The Rainmaker, a cool indie titled Spun & of course Sin City.
It's interesting to think where he'd be now if... by Powers Boothe	Dec 22nd, 2008 04:50:33 PM
he hadn't pissed so many Hollywood people back during the early 90s. Some of the younger Talkbackers may not be aware of how acclaimed Rourke was during the second half of the 80s. He was well on his way to becoming the new Brandon/De Niro. The guy was good looking AND had terrific acting chops. Mickey now looks the way he does 'cause of all the cosmetic surgey needed to repair his face after the condition it was in from his boxing career. Most found it difficult trying to find the right role for a guy who looks like that. What sort of nut throws away a Hollywood career just to start boxing?
Awesome! I wish the movie would play here by Animation	Dec 22nd, 2008 04:52:50 PM
That was a great freakin' interview! I wish the movie were playing in my part of Mississippi. As far as I can tell, it isn't. Maybe it will make enough to get a later, larger release? Otherwise I'll have to buy the DVD.
Darren if your reading: Loved the Fountain, perfect ending by Stormwatcher	Dec 22nd, 2008 05:20:22 PM
Any movie that can burn into my memory the way that film's ending did is worhty of the HD-freakin-DVD purchase I made for it. I love movies that use snow to great effect, and Hugh Jackman is a great actor with the right material, I don't even need to know what a Brad Pitt/Cate Blanchette vehicle woulda been like. Can't wait to see this one.
Powers Boothe: Sin City & Spun others aren't really comebacks by Stormwatcher	Dec 22nd, 2008 05:23:13 PM
As they kinda bombed, well Man on Fire didn't but he was kinda eh in it, same as Once Upon a Time ect... Saw Spun at Toronto Film Fest Midnight show with him and the cast there. Was freakin crazy! Love Rourke although don't remember him in the Pledge, now there's an ending to haunt you for life eh? Can't believe that film doesn't get more geek love.
Pulling for Rourke on Oscar night by I am_NOTREAL	Dec 22nd, 2008 06:33:01 PM
A nomination is a cinch but I'd love to see him win it, if only to belatedly reward that great work in Angel Heart so many years ago.
Pitt & Blanchette in The Fountain by Powers Boothe	Dec 22nd, 2008 06:58:32 PM
Wow, I completely forgot that Pitt walked away from an earlier version of The Fountain at the last minute. If my memory serves me correctly, everyone was real pissed off at him for splitting. Lots of film crew out of jobs etc.
Beyond the Mat, came out in 1999.... by JediRob	Dec 22nd, 2008 07:12:07 PM
...not while they were making this film. Was that a subtle attempt to dodge something. Many folks have said that Mickey's character is very similar to Jake Roberts in that film. Not that I care, I think this film looks excellent, and I like Darren, but that just sounded a bit like bullshit.
I had chili for lunch. by Godovhellfire	Dec 22nd, 2008 07:32:46 PM

The Springsteen Song Sucks by catlettuce4	Dec 22nd, 2008 08:22:34 PM
Bruce is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the rock era, if not the 20th century. However, with a few exceptions, his soundtrack work is boring, repetitive and derivative of his far superior "Nebraska." The theme from "the Wrestler" is not one of the exceptions.
Mariso Tomei's Tits by Itchy	Dec 22nd, 2008 08:52:52 PM
Worthy of an Oscar. She might be the hottest 44 year old ever.
Capone, you forgot Springsteen's work on Limbo by BadMrWonka	Dec 22nd, 2008 09:46:26 PM
the John Sales film. he has this amazing vulnerable falsetto song at the end of it, it's really amazing, and very non-Bruce. perfect match for the film. if you haven't seen it, you really should...
I hate wrestling and never got into the 'fad'... by Bean_	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:07:11 PM
so is this movie watchable with that in mind? I can't see myself seeing a movie about a wrestler.
"Lift Me Up" is the Springsteen song from the end of Limbo by WWBD	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:17:13 PM
And of the three songs for movies that he has done (it's only three as far as I know - Streets of Philadelphia, Lift Me Up, The Wrestler), Lift Me Up is probably my favorite. That is a moving song.
plastic surgery excuse by johnnyg korrupt	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:23:27 PM
go back and look at some pics of him during his boxing days. His face wasn't fucked up at all. That was just an excuse to get some plastic work done. He's in hollywood, they all do it, he just had bad work done and looks like Axl rose now
WWBD by Anakin722	Dec 22nd, 2008 10:28:01 PM
He did "Dead Man Walking" also, for the movie of the same name.
anyone remember body slam? by imageburn13	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:15:54 PM
I loved that movie. Tonga tom the samoan was awesome. Roddy piper was really nice in it too.
To All My Friends!!!!!! by IamZardoz	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:29:07 PM
Man, I cant wait to see this movie.
Mickey Rourke deserves to be nominated. by bandus	Dec 22nd, 2008 11:50:27 PM
I am keeping my fingers crossed that he at least gets nominated. That had to be one of the best performances that I have seen this year.
yes by Chewbaccalypse Now	Dec 23rd, 2008 12:37:05 AM
I read this interview while listening to the "The Wrestler" single. Rourke definitely deserves to be nominated.
That WAS a good interview... by sonnyfern	Dec 23rd, 2008 12:41:32 AM
Gotta give it to you, went in not expecting much...but it surprised the hell out of me.
wow by Bloo	Dec 23rd, 2008 12:49:32 AM
great interview Capone, just excellent, i was already excited to see The Wrestler prior to this interview but this sealed the deal...anyways, quick question I live in the middle of nowhere Kansas but would be willing to drive 3 hours or so to Denver to go to any screenings, should AICN evere host them there (or really any screenings, doesn't have to be AICN) is there a way a person can find out where and when movies are screening?
I am excited about this... by Ironhelix	Dec 23rd, 2008 02:20:57 AM
...and i never thought i would say that about a movie centered around a pro wrestler. looks fantastic.
Stormwatcher - Sin City bombed? What the fuck? by most excellent ninja	Dec 23rd, 2008 02:49:49 AM
are you fucking retarded?
I truly cannot wait to see this. by Mr Nicholas	Dec 23rd, 2008 03:08:03 AM

BadMrWonka by jimmythesaint	Dec 23rd, 2008 04:57:53 AM
In full agreement with you on "Lift Me Up" from Limbo - one of my favourite Springsteen songs, and I'm a huge fan of the Boss. To whoever said all his other soundtrack work is generally a rip-off of Nebraska - I see where you're coming from, but I'll have to disagree. Just because it's acoustic doesn't mean it's a Nebraska rip-off - his songwriting's changed, and the sound reflects that. Anyway, the film comes out here in the UK next month, and I can't wait. Big Aronofsky fan to boot.
The greatest Director/Actor partnership since... by cameron1975willi	Dec 23rd, 2008 05:41:41 AM
...Kazan & Brando!
First Beaks Hoffman interview, and now this by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 23rd, 2008 07:31:50 AM
they just keep getting better and better. I was too young to see any of Rourke's movies when he was an A-lister. Now that I'm old enough I just never got around to them. But, having seen him in OUATIM, and Sin City, I have respect for his work. I just haven't been moved to go re-watch movies that now are considered classics.
Yeah. Sin City bombed by I Dunno	Dec 23rd, 2008 09:53:40 AM
They usually plan sequels with names like Angelina Jolie to movies that bomb. Who cares about any of that, why didn't you ask what it's like to ball Rachael Weisz? Perhaps that would have been in poor taste.
Bacci,Ninja I Dunno, my lack of commas is what sucks by Stormwatcher	Dec 23rd, 2008 11:21:55 AM
I meant to say Sin City and Spun, comma, the other's kinda bombed. If you read my actual post it is kinda apparent that I love the guy and I myself own 2 versions of Sin City, Extended and Blue. But to I Dunno, Dude, Angelina Jolie is like Blowfish, most of the time she is box office poison just check her IMDB. and only really, really, really, really crappy movies like WANTED, FUCK THAT IS A CRAPPY MOVIE, make money with her and I doubt it is her name that sells movies like that. Seriously, Changeling, A Mighty Heart and those Lara Croft (which never make back their budgets)She sucks!
Aronofsky should do 1984! by Knuckleduster	Dec 23rd, 2008 02:37:40 PM
Right after Robocop, of course.
Springsteen bashers will be by crankyoldguy	Dec 23rd, 2008 03:28:57 PM
beaten to a pulp by crankyoldguy and forced to listen to Bitchoncye for the rest of their lives
Nicely done, Capone by kesoze4	Dec 23rd, 2008 08:25:30 PM
I've given you shit before for inserting too much of yourself into your interviews (never at Quint levels, but still), but that was a perfect balance. Great stuff.
Aronofsky = Greatest Director Ever by Itchy	Dec 24th, 2008 11:47:38 AM
This is an incontrovertable fact. So far in his short career, he has given us Marisa Tomei's tits and Jennifer Connelly doing a graphic ass-to-ass dildo scene after going down on a black dude. If this guy can get Lacey Chabert and Jeniffer Love Hewitt to film a Party-of-Five Sixty-Nine scene, I'm ready to give him a Congressional Medal of Honor.
Saw the movie today in Toronto by shagg187	Dec 26th, 2008 02:32:47 AM
Screw Benjamin Button, this is the best movie of 2008!!!
Rourke Rocks! by Akira Cowabunga	Dec 27th, 2008 04:04:26 AM
Good to see Mickey get something really meaty to do. He's better than most of them.
Cant see this movie in Dallas by IamZardoz	Dec 27th, 2008 10:20:44 PM
Who the hell is distributing this flick, the guys from New Coke? Why cant you see this movie in Texas (or anywhere else?)
Aronofsky = Greatest Director Ever..fucking ridiculous by quantize	Dec 28th, 2008 12:44:00 AM
Well here I go...I attempted to sit through Requiem for a Dream the other day...having only seen the Fountain before this..which was wank at worst at mildly interesting at best...but I have to say that the praise for Requiem must be a product of the times it was made in,because I havent been annoyed by such self indulgent wank since Von Trier's Dogville.. Yes yes,i know the insults will fly (like i will give a fuck)..but really, I hope the wrestler is a MAJOR turn around for Aranofsky because he shows promise but is lost in his own bullshit in his films i;ve seen to date..I've asked around people I know a surprisingly a lot seem to think Requiem was shit as well despite the repeated BJ's it gets online and from various critics.
Gotta agree... by Jaka	Dec 28th, 2008 04:25:27 PM
...this interview, along with the recent Hoffman piece, are two of the best articles ever posted to AICN (and I've been comin' 'round these parts for a very long time). Great interview, Capone. But also, as with Hoffman, it was really nice to get long, though-out, honest responses to your questions. I was already going to see this, but now I'm in a big hurry to do so.
Obviously Quantize likes to read headlines by Itchy	Dec 28th, 2008 09:16:02 PM
and not the actual posts.

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