Anyway, it sounds like Rourke is really passionate about this project, which may be a bit worrying, considering the dark nature of it. He's talking about it being his Raging Bull." Wasn't The Wrestler his Raging Bull?. He's really looking forward to being the Ice Man, and I think he'll do a great job. Joe) Bonaventura had the rights to The Ice Man bestseller back in 2006, but when his option expired in August (this year, I presume) Carlo wouldn't extend their deal because Bonaventura apparently wanted Channing Tatum to star.Ĭarlo met with Rourke and reports that "We hit it off beautifully. Apparently, Rourke wasn't first choice of Hollywood producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura ( Transformers, G.I. Sounds pretty dark, even for a badass like Rourke. The book chronicles the life of the now deceased Richard Kuklinski, who was a notorious murderer and mafia contract killer who claimed to have killed over 200 people in a career spanning 30 years. NYPost reports that Rourke will play the titular role of The Ice Man, in a film based on a book written by Philip Carlo. Mickey Rourke sure has enjoyed a great comeback, what with his Oscar-nominated (he should have won) performance in The Wrestler, his casting as the villain Whiplash in the highly-anticipated Iron Man 2, and his joining forces with Sly Stallone for the all-out macho man action pic, The Expendables (he also has a handful of other projects in the works).Īnd it looks like Rourke is adding yet another project to his schedule, as he's reportedly landed the role of the infamous real-life mafia assassin known as The Ice Man.
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