Darren Aronofsky Will Not Direct The Fighter

As expected, Darren Aronofsky is no longer attached to The Fighter. Aronofsky’s next picture should be the “reimagining” of RoboCop, so it makes sense that another director, David O. Russell (Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees), will helm the production instead. However, as reported months ago, Christian Bale is still on to play Dicky Eklund to Mark Wahlberg’s Micky Ward. [Variety]