The Departed co-stars Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon are set to star in The Fighter together for Paramount Pictures.
The film is described as a drama about boxer “Irish” Micky Ward’s unlikely road to the world lightweight 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.
No director has been named even though shooting will begin in early summer in Massachusetts. Paul Attanasio is rewriting a draft by Lewis Collick. Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy penned the original script. Emphasis in the rewrite is on the themes of brotherhood and redemption.
On a side note the article also says that Attanasio recently adapted John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden” for Imagine, which, according to IMDb, will be directed by Ron Howard.
