Mickey Rourke reveals weight loss for Gareth Thomas biopic role
Mickey Rourke has displayed his dramatic weight loss as he prepares to play Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas in an upcoming biopic.
The 61-year-old actor, who is set to reprise his role in Sin City sequel A Dame to Kill For, has reportedly lost over 40lbs to star as the 39-year-old retired sportsman.
Rourke has also written the script for the project, set to be titled The Welshman, which focuses on Thomas's life as the first openly gay professional rugby union player.
Speaking about the movie recently, Rourke explained: "The day I met Gareth Thomas, this man with this secret, this terrible shame, I said to myself that I've also been through hard times. Just like him."
On Thomas's reaction to the script, he added: "I was really nervous asking him to read it, because it's his life story. And because there were others who wanted to make the movie.
The 61-year-old actor, who is set to reprise his role in Sin City sequel A Dame to Kill For, has reportedly lost over 40lbs to star as the 39-year-old retired sportsman.
Rourke has also written the script for the project, set to be titled The Welshman, which focuses on Thomas's life as the first openly gay professional rugby union player.
Speaking about the movie recently, Rourke explained: "The day I met Gareth Thomas, this man with this secret, this terrible shame, I said to myself that I've also been through hard times. Just like him."
On Thomas's reaction to the script, he added: "I was really nervous asking him to read it, because it's his life story. And because there were others who wanted to make the movie.
- 14/05/2014
- Digital Spy
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