All four of the faithful Playlist readers will recall an article we did on the upcoming films of tenebrous auteur Darren Aronofsky and the uncharacteristic-sounding wrestling comedy, “The Wrestler,” starring the leathery worn Mickey Rourke.
Some may remember we basically asked aloud if the film was one big send-up/tribute to the life and times of gruff, sun-stroked and vein-bulging WWF pro-wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage (the synopsis is: an over-the-hill grappler who returns to the ring for one last shot at glory). Well, if the first-look photos from the film – over at SlashFilm – are any indication, it appears like our posit was right on the money.
We wrote: “This project seriously sounds like a thinly disguised pseudo story of wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage (who Rourke doesn’t look unlike; the character he plays is named Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson… uhh)”
Let’s remind everyone how bizzaro-world this project sounds for Aronofsky: it’s been written by Robert D. Siegel – the guy that was supposed to write ‘The Onion Movie’ that never actually happened. Rememeber the unpredictable wrestling duo The Wild Samoans? One half of the duo – the now retired Afa – is apparently Rourke’s trainer on the film, and was at ringside for the shooting (pictured above). This film could prove to be amazing.
Watch: Macho Man on Arsenio Hall