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Mickey Rourke takes on ‘Broken Horses’
We Are Movie Geeks —
... come-back performance in ‘The Wrestler’.
“I was bowled over by his performance,” Chopra said. “Both of us had an instant connect when we met in Los Angeles. He was my first choice and was finalized even before he won the Golden Globe; it’s great to have him on board for one of the key roles in the film. Mickey deserves all the acclaim he is getting and I hope he wins the Oscar as well.”
[source: Hollywood Reporter]
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Fox Delivers Blunt Blow to Fanboys. Trade Roughage 01/30/09
SpoutBlog —
... 2009 Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke (who is also slated for Iron Man 2) will star in a kind of anti-Slumdog Millionaire, an American gangster flick titled Broken Horses, that will be scripted, directed and co-produced by Indian filmmakers. It will be the first Hollywood film from Reliance Entertainment since the company funded the DreamWorks exit from Paramount. ...
Mickey's Not A Broke Down Piece Of Meat; Just A 'Broken Horse'
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... The film is apparently a gangster caper and Chopra and Rourke recently met a screening of "The Wrestler," that impressed the filmmaker. "I was bowled over by his performance," Chopra told THR. "Both of us had an instant connect when we met in Los Angeles. He was my first choice and was finalized even before he won the Golden Globe; it's great to have him on board for one of the key roles in the film. Mickey deserves all the acclaim he is getting and I hope he wins the Oscar as well." ...
Mickey Rourke in talks to join 'Broken Horses'
The Screening Log —
Is Mickey Rourke a popular guy or what?
The Oscar-nominated actor is in negotiations to star in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Hollywood debut "Broken Horses."
The Hollywood Reporter describes the project as a gangster flick, but no further plot details have been announced yet.
"Horses" is based on Chopra's original story, which Abhijat Joshi and Jason Richman are turning into a screenplay.
The trade also says Chopra was impressed by Rourke's performance in "The Wrestler."
I mean, who isn't? Rourke's had a great year in ...
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The Screengrab —
... Mickey Rouke, who seems determined never to be out of work again, is in talks to star in the gangster movie Broken Horses for Indian writer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra. “Co-produced by Mumbai-based Reliance Big Pictures, Horses, which plans to shoot in New Mexico and New York, is part of a multipicture deal between Chopra and the Indian studio,” per The Hollywood Reporter. ...
