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Is it possible to have a comeback movie when you’ve never really disappeared?  We’ll find out the answer to that question when Darren Aronoksy’s flick The Wrestler starring actor Mickey Rourke hits theaters.  You’ve heard the buzz, Mickey Rourke’s performance is Oscar worthy.

Official Plot Synopsis: Back in the late ’80s, Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life — trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an exotic dancer (Marisa Tomei) who is ready to start a new life. Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy “The Ram” back into his world of wrestling. Director Darren Aronofsky presents a powerful portrait of a battered dreamer, who despite himself and the odds stacked against him, lives to be a hero once again in the only place he considers home – inside the ring. THE WRESTLER had its North American premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and won the Golden Lion at the 2008 Venice Film Festival.

Watch the trailer in High Definition on Apple. The Wrestler hits theaters beginning on December 17th 2008.

Darren Aronofksy follows up his passion project of the much-maligned, often underrated sci-fi romantic love story The Fountain with a decidedly different turn.? He’s getting down and dirty in the world of professional wrestling with his project The Wrestler.? He enlisted Mickey Rourke to play the aging wrestler with a bum heart who gets into the squared-circle one last time for another shot at glory.

Marisa Tomei will star as? single mom / stripper that Rourke falls in love with.? I’ve gotta say, hiring Rourke to play Randy “The Ram” Robinson was a smart move, especially after seeing this footage where he actually looks like a WWE star.? He eerily resembles Shawn “The Heartbreak Kid” Michaels, and given that the WWE has kept recycling it’s aging wrestlers over the years, this movie might be oddly the scariest movie Aronofsky makes yet.

One caveat, I’m a sucker for the theatrics of wrestling.? Don’t ask me why, but I grew up watching and occassionally I’ve been known to let the remote control slip on over to Raw or Smackdown.? There’s something about it, even if it is patently absurd and for 12-year-olds.? Makes for good drama and this type of drama that Aronofky is putting on is exactly the kind of story that interests me about real life wrestlers.? Why do they keep coming back for more?? For every Hulk Hogan or The Rock, there’s about seven Shawn Michaels or Rick Flairs willing to keep doing it long past the age of 50.

via: Joblo

FYI careful of the sound, the guy who recorded this does a lousy job and it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard at first.