Movie Trailer #2: David O Russell's 'The Fighter'
Paramount Pictures have released a new movie trailer for David O Russell's The Fighter which was broadcast on television during the season finale of AMC's Mad Men (found via FirstShowing). But don't let the fact that it aired on tv fool you, this tv spot is two-minutes in length and focused towards high brow awards viewers. The film tells the story of Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale), a real life boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded after a run of drugs and crime.
Shepherded his half-brother "Irish" Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), Dicky had a Rocky-like rise to the world lightweight championship. Ward fought throughout the mid-'80s and '90s, but he's best remembered for three battles with Arturo Gotti, two of which went down as the greatest in the history of the sport. Amy Adams plays "a tough, gritty bartender and former college high-jumper" who ends up dating Wahlberg's character.
Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa LeoOfficial Plot Synopsis: Dicky Ecklund (CHRISTIAN BALE) is a former boxing legend that squandered his talents and threw away his shot at greatness. Micky Ward (MARK WAHLBERG), his half brother, is the struggling journeyman boxer who spent his life living in his big brother's shadow.
The Fighter is the inspirational, true story of these two brothers who, against all the odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family, redeem their pasts and, at last, give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride. The story unfolds on the gritty, blue-collar streets of Lowell, Mass, where Dicky was once known as "The Pride of Lowell" having gone the distance with the world champion Sugar Ray Leonard. However, after losing that fight, like the town of Lowell, Dicky's fallen on hard times. His boxing days are behind him and his life has become shattered by drug abuse.
Younger brother Micky, meanwhile, has become the family's fighter and fading hope for a champion. But despite all of his work, Micky's career is failing and he loses fight after punishing fight. Dicky and Micky's tougher-than-nails mother, Alice (MELISSA LEO),manages his career and Dicky serves as his highly unreliable trainer. When Micky's latest fight nearly kills him, it looks like it could all be over – until his iron-willed new girlfriend, Charlene (AMY ADAMS), convinces him to do the unthinkable: split with his family, pursue his own interests and train without his increasingly volatile and criminal brother.
Now Micky has the chance of a lifetime as he earns a shot at the World Championship. But when his brother and dysfunctional family reenter his life, they must all reconcile their
pasts and become more than just a family in name. With Micky and Dicky reunited, this becomes more than just a fight – it's an all-out comeback for these brothers, their family, and their city. When it's over, Micky will have become a World Champion, a Hall of Fame legend, and the new "Pride of Lowell". The Fighter is a moving and often humorous drama about fighting for the people you love.
The Fighter will be released in a limited run on December 10th 2010 before opening nationwide on December 17th 2010.