The January 2011 release of “The Green Hornet” may have seemed like nothing more than yet another calculated move by Hollywood to co-opt an existent fan base and limit its own commercial exposure. And it “was”, sure. But a film adaptation of this property — based on the original 1930s radio program, which has lived on in movie serials and comic books — was in the works for more than a decade, with a long list of actors inclusive of George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Jet Li and Stephen Chow all at one point attached, in various combinations. In fact, a visionary music video director named Michel Gondry was hired in…

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly this week in an effort to promote his new film “Contraband” and the DVD release of “The Fighter”, Mark Wahlberg revealed that he’s trying to get everyone excited for more “Fighter” films. “…I’m trying to plant the idea in everyone’s head that we should do–not five or six ‘Fighters’ like ‘Rocky’–but one more because the big thing Micky Ward was famous for was his three epic battles with Arturo Gatti. So, we’re talking about possibly one more run at it,” he told the site. He also wants to get the same cast that helped propel “The Fighter” to the Oscar-caliber level it achieved. “Everybody…

Title: The Fighter Director: David O. Russell Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGeew The sports biography has maintained its status of being one of the most popular genres in the American film industry today by emphasizing the main character preparing for an important game. However, the new Relativity Media drama ‘The Fighter’ hoped to separate itself from the norm by also focusing on the characters learning how to cope with each other. Director David O. Russell not only succeeded in his promise to set his biography about boxer Mickey Ward (played by Mark Wahlberg) apart from other sports memoirs by showcasing the fighter’s rise to…

Watch a recent interview with actors Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg on the film “The Fighter” by director David O. Russell (I Heart Huckabees, Three Kings) and starring Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, Terminator Salvation), Mark Wahlberg (The Odd Life of Timothy Green, The Other Guys) and Amy Adams (Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can, Leap Year). Synopsis: The Fighter, is a drama about boxer “Irish” Micky Ward’s unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO’d by drugs and crime. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest from “The Fighter”.

Mark Wahlberg is claiming that he’s reuniting with his ‘Fighter’ director David O. Russell for the movie adaptation of the video game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Slashfilm.com is reporting. While fans of the video game are protesting O. Russell’s attachment to the film, and are calling for Nathan Fillion to appear in the film instead of Wahlberg, the director is still going ahead with the project. O. Russell, who has said he’s halfway through writing a draft of the script, also commented that he’s interested in hiring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci to portray Drake’s father and uncle, respectively. The director dismissed the fans’ outrage, reportedly telling the L.A. Times…

Title: The Fighter Director: David O. Russell Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee Let’s just go ahead and get this unavoidable comparison out of the way. The Fighter is not Rocky for this generation. Not saying it was trying to be – since it is based on a true story of Micky Ward – however, the story does follow the general pattern made famous by Stallone. Which may be indirectly appropriate since the sport of boxing hasn’t really evolved too much in the last thirty years either. The way this flick differs from a Rocky or a Raging Bull is found in the supporting players….

Paramount Pictures just released the latest movie trailer for the upcoming film “The Fighter” by director David O. Russell (I Heart Huckabees, Three Kings) and starring Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, Terminator Salvation), Mark Wahlberg (The Odd Life of Timothy Green, The Other Guys) and Amy Adams (Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can, Leap Year). Synopsis: The Fighter, is a drama about boxer “Irish” Micky Ward’s unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO’d by drugs and crime. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest from “The Fighter”. More The Fighter…

With Oscar buzz already swirling around Mark Wahlberg for his upcoming starring role in ‘The Fighter,’ the actor is pleasing fans again by confirming he’s signed onto the new neo-noir film ‘Broken City,’ Slashfilm.com is reporting. The script, which was written by Brian Tucker, follows former cop Taggart, who’s still shamed for shooting a teenager years ago. Taggart now works as a private detective, and the New York mayor is interested in his services to see if his wife is cheating on him. During an interview with MTV, Walhberg said he wants to do the movie, which is being directed by Allen Hughes. “It’s one of the best unproduced screenplays…It’s…

‘The Crow’ remake suffered another blow when Mark Wahlberg confirmed he won’t be portraying the lead role of Eric Draven. The news comes after director Stephen Norrington also declined to move forward with the project. Also, the comic book community has not embraced the proposed film as much as the 1994 original. The Academy Award-nominated actor, who’s generating more Oscar buzz for his upcoming film ‘The Fighter,’ told Cinematical.com that “They talked to me about it and there was a director attached who I was a fan of, and he’s no longer doing it. We just thought about-’is there something cool to be done there?’ But we’re not committed to…

Mark Wahlberg will be portraying the lead role in the live action adaptation of ‘Ted’.. Rumors of the casting first began swirling several weeks ago, but the news, along with the revelation that ‘Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane will be voicing the title character, has just been confirmed. Ted is a foul-mouth teddy bear, who comes to life after Wahlberg’s character wished for it as a child. Wahlberg’s character leads an otherwise normal life in Boston, except that Ted is a cursing, talking teddy bear. The movie is expected to receive an R-rating, and rival ‘Family Guy’s racy material. The film is set to start shooting after Wahlberg finishes the…