Mark Wahlberg Plays Underdog Boxer in ‘The Fighter’ Trailer (Video)

Mark Wahlberg plays an boxer who battles his way to stardom in “The Fighter,” which saw its trailer released on Thursday.
Mark Wahlberg Plays Underdog Boxer in ‘The Fighter’ Trailer (Video)
9/16/2010
Updated:
9/29/2015
[youtube]1_zijS_UAtw&feature[/youtube] ‘The Fighter’ trailer Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams.Mark Wahlberg plays a boxer who battles his way to stardom in The Fighter, which saw its trailer released on Thursday.

Wahlberg plays the boxer “Irish” Micky Ward in the based-on-a-true-story underdog tale. Christian Bale plays Irish’s half-brother and trainer Dickie Eklung.

Bale again has undergone a dramatic transformation from being buff to being skinny in his latest role as Dickie. Several years ago, Bale, who lost a drastic amount of weight for his role in The Machinist, doesn’t look as gaunt in the latest film as he did then.

The trailer coaxes inspirational imagery of an up-and-coming Irish Ward and who suffers a setback but perseveres, and looks strikingly similar to the Rocky movie series with Wahlberg running in a gray hooded sweatshirt.

In The Fighter, Wahlberg’s character tries to make a comeback into the ring and loses but ultimately doesn’t give up. He also has to deal with his brother’s run-ins with the law.

Amy Adams also stars in the movie, playing Wahlberg’s girlfriend.

The film is directed by David O. Russell, who made I Heart Huckabees and Three Kings, and from the looks of the movie’s trailer, The Fighter looks to a departure from his previous comedy-laden movies.