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Iron Man 2: Downey Wants Rourke

I would really love to see Mickey in Iron Man 2 and I hope that Robert Downey Jr could possibly persuade him to do it.

The Iron Man reveals his desire to have The Wrestler as part of the sequel cast.

Whilst chatting with the E! channel’s Ryan Seacrest, during last night’s OSCAR red carpet coverage, Robert Downey Jnr revealed his thoughts on the casting for the sequel to Iron Man.

When probed by the American Idol host about the possibility of fellow OSCAR nominee Mickey Rourke appearing in the follow~up to last year’s box office comic book hit, the Tropic Thunder actor said, “We want him.”

Downey Jnr went on to add that they (the production team) had hoped to have Rourke on board before the star~studded ceremony in Los Angeles yesterday but varying schedules interfered.

Source: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/208163/iron_man_2_downey_wants_rourke.html

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Milk Party Axed Before Penn’s Win

It’s quite sad that they wrote off any hopes of winning. Turned out to be a good night with ‘Milk’ winning Best Original Screenplay for Dustin Lance Black and Best Actor for Sean Penn.

The producers of Milk were so convinced they would lose out at the Academy Awards on Sunday, they reportedly cancelled a planned post-ceremony party.

The biopic, which stars Sean Penn as assassinated American politician and gay rights activist Harvey Milk, was nominated in eight categories at this year’s Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Gus Van Sant.

The film’s bosses predicted their heavyweight competition Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler would take home gold – and axed their celebrations as a result, reports The New York Post gossip column PageSix.

But the cancellation proved unwise after Sean Penn beat The Wrestler favourite Mickey Rourke to take home the Best Actor statuette.

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Rourke ‘Moves On’ From Second Wife

Awww poor Mickey.

Actor Mickey Rourke has finally “moved on” from his failed marriage to actress Carre Otis – after trying for eight years to reconcile with her.

The pair’s six-year union hit an all-time low when Rourke was arrested in 1994 for spousal abuse, two years after they wed.

The charges were dropped after the former couple reconciled, but the Wrestler star and Otis failed to save their marriage, and finally called it quits when their divorce was finalised in 1998.

And despite blaming the split for his downward spiral into depression – resulting in well-documented run-ins with police and movie executives – Rourke admits he’s only recently gotten over his ex, who remarried in 2005.

He says, “I still love her. I love her in a different way but I waited for her for eight years (after the divorce) for her to come back. I’ve moved on now. It’s the first time I’ve been able to say that and mean it.”

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Dark Knight Tops $1 Billion Takings At Worldwide Box Office

Incredible to see that “The Dark Knight” has reached the $1 billion mark on the worldwide box office. I bet studio bosses were not expecting it to be as successful as this as “Batman Begins” didn’t make anywhere near as much as 1 billion dollars.

 

Batman movie The Dark Knight has taken more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office, making it the fourth highest grossing film of all time.

The action movie, starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger, was an instant success when it was released last summer.

And now it has taken more than $1 billion in movie theatres – including $533.1 million (£372.8 million) in U.S. cinemas, and more than $468 million (£327 million) overseas.

Titanic remains the highest grossing film of all time, with takings of $1.84 billion. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is second with earnings of $1.12 billion and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is third with $1.07 billion.

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Jolie And Hanks Named Most Popular Oscar Winners Ever

Probably the expected results from this poll. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie, voted the favorites for best actor, actress and supporting categories. Titanic favorite of the best picture winners.

Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts have come out triumphant in a poll to find America’s favourite ever Academy Awards winners.

Hanks has twice walked away with the Best Actor Oscar, for 1993’s Philadelphia and the following year’s Forrest Gump.

He saw off competition from Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and late star Paul Newman (The Color of Money) to be crowned America’s most popular winner of the trophy, according to a joint survey by U.S. magazine Parade and Entertainment Tonight to mark the annual ceremony on Sunday.

Morgan Freeman was named the top Best Supporting Actor for 2004’s Million Dollar Baby, seeing off Sean Connery (The Untouchables) and George Clooney (Syriana).

Roberts, who won an Oscar for her turn in Erin Brockovich in 2000, was America’s favourite Best Actress winner, beating Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line) and Jodie Foster (The Accused) to the honour.

Jolie was recognised as Best Supporting Actress in 1999’s Girl, Interrupted, and saw off Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain) and Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost) in the Parade poll.

1997’s Titanic remains the public’s favourite Best Film winner, ahead of The Godfather and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

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‘Oscars list’ dismissed as fake

I wouldn’t be too sad if most of those were true. Especially for Mickey and “In Bruges”. I still hold a little bit of hope that “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” will cause a major upset to “Slumdog Millionaire” but don’t really see that happening too much.

Oscar organisers have dismissed a list claiming to reveal all those poised for Academy Awards as a “complete fraud”.

The document, circulating on the internet, names Kate Winslet as best actress for her role in The Reader.

The list, which features an authentic-looking letterhead, also claims British film Slumdog Millionaire will bag the best picture and best director prizes.

Academy spokeswoman Leslie Unger said it was a forgery and the event’s auditors were still counting votes.

“The document is a complete fraud,” she said.

“There are only two people there who will know the complete list of winners in advance of the envelopes being opened during the ceremony.”

Reports say the document appears to carry the signature of Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which presents the Oscars.

Ms Unger added: “The Academy’s president is not advised of the winners in advance and no such list is created.”

Globes blunder

The document also names Mickey Rourke as best actor for his role in The Wrestler and the late Heath Ledger as best supporting actor for The Dark Knight.

Best supporting actress is named as Amy Adams for Doubt and the list also claims In Bruges will get the best original screenplay award.

It is not the first time this awards season that there have been rumours regarding supposed winners.

Golden Globe organisers were forced to apologise last month for a blunder on the awards website which suggested Anne Hathaway had won a best actress gong for Rachel Getting Married.

An asterisk had appeared by mistake on the site next to Hathaway’s name in a list of nominees, sparking a flurry of reports that she would receive the award.

Winslet, who went on to win ahead of Hathaway, has been nominated for an Oscar on five previous occasions, but has yet to take home an Academy statuette.

However, she remains the favourite for the award following her double win at the Golden Globes and success at the Critics’ Choice Awards.

As she attended a flurry of pre-Oscar parties, the actress told the BBC News website she was “permanently anxious” but “very excited” about the ceremony on Sunday.

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Jackman Jokes About Oscar Night

I wouldn’t complain !!!

Australian actor Hugh Jackman has cheekily suggested he will be hosting the upcoming Oscars ceremony completely naked – following a string of rumours about his role in the show.

Jackman has been at the centre of wide speculation about his role as MC at the Academy Awards on Sunday night ever since he was unveiled as the event’s host last year.

Recent internet reports have suggested he will open the glitzy ceremony by performing a song-and-dance routine with Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway.

And Jackman has now taken the opportunity to make fun of the endless gossip surrounding the event – by jokingly declaring he will take to the stage completely naked and sing all his links.

He says, “I haven’t told anyone this, but we are going to do most of it naked and we’re going to sing through the whole show.

“In fact, all the acceptance speeches are going to be sung. There will be some interpretive dance behind them, and I really think it will be beautiful and touching.

“There will be a strategic leaf placed here or there. We don’t want to be distasteful or anything. This is a raw night. This is the Oscars. Raw emotion, that’s the quality we’re going for.”

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Is Mickey Rourke Back In ‘Iron Man 2’?

I really hope he is back in for “Iron Man 2”

Earlier this week, Splash Page reported on the latest in what’s become a string of make-your-head-spin “Iron Man 2’” casting rumors, as Mickey Rourke declared that he was dropping out of the “Iron Man” sequel, simply stating that, “Right now, we’re not doing ‘Iron Man 2.’”

However — if a report on Entertainment Weekly can be trusted — there still may be a glimmer of hope for fans who were looking forward to seeing the Oscar-nominated actor take a turn as one of ol’ Shellhead’s rogues. According to unnamed sources, the offer by Marvel Entertainment made to Rourke still stands, adding “nothing’s yet being negotiated.”

As mentioned, Rourke has become just the latest in a series of “are they in or are they out?” casting rumors regarding the sequel to 2008’s “Iron Man,” and speculation has been running rampant that it might have to do with money-saving initiatives that include asking A-list actors and actresses to take on roles for as little as $250,000. (On a side note, we know some people who would play Marvel’s superheroes in a feature film for half that price, by the way. Heck, they’d do it for free.)

These rumored initiatives might have already cost them fan-favorite actor Samuel L. Jackson, who said he might not return to the role of Nick Fury in future Marvel films (although the actor never stated his exact reasons, he did hint at an “economic crisis” at Marvel).

In any event, be sure to keep it locked to Splash Page for the latest “Iron Man 2’ developments.

Source: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/02/20/is-mickey-rourke-back-in-iron-man-2/
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Rourke Fears Missing Out On Oscar

I hope he doesn’t really believe that. It should all be based on his incredible performance in “The Wrestler”.

Mickey Rourke fears he will miss out on the Best Actor prize at the upcoming Academy Awards – as payback for his troubled past relationships with Hollywood movie executives.

The actor has made a triumphant return to the big-screen having spent years out of the limelight after a string of run-ins with film bosses, well documented troubles with the law and a failed foray into professional boxing.

He has already secured prestigious Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for his comeback performance in The Wrestler and is widely tipped to take home a coveted Oscar prize.

But Rourke is convinced he will be shunned by the Academy at Sunday’s ceremony – as punishment for his past hot-headed behaviour.

He says, “It’s voted for by people from the movie business and in the past I’ve hacked them all off. I was good at that. It came easy to me. I stupidly said acting wasn’t a job for a real man. I threatened producers, raged at directors, forgot my agent’s name. I really burned my bridges. And a lot of people have long memories.”

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Mickey Rourke on Jonathan Ross

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Mickey Rourke anymore. I’ve come across a picture of him with a wrestling mask on from his stint on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Which goes out tonight on BBC1 at 10.35pm in the UK. I really cannot wait to see it !!!

 

Has success gone to Mickey Rourke’s head? The 56-year-old Oscar nominee hid behind a bizarre horned mask on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.

But the wacky headgear was actually a prop from his movie The Wrestler, for which he is up for the Best Actor gong at Sunday’s Oscars.

He told Ross: “It’s the hardest movie I ever had to make. There were moments when it was too close to home.”

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/02/20/mickey-rourke-dons-horned-mask-for-jonathan-ross-show-115875-21138167/

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