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Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon to Reunite for "The Fighter"
by Scott Weinberg | February 15, 2007
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Boston boys Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg are set to head back to Massachussetts to make "The Fighter," a Paramount sports drama about brothers, drug abuse and (you guessed it) boxing.

According to Variety, Mr. Wahlberg and Mr. Damon have been discussing the project for quite some time now, and if the most recent draft by Paul Attanasio is up to snuff, then production on "The Fighter" could begin as early as this summer. (Previous writers on this project include Lewis Colick, Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy.



Obviously this is not the first time Damon and Wahlberg have worked together; they were both in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," with Mark earning himself an Oscar nod for his efforts. Wahlberg's next release is "Shooter," while Damon's are summer sequels "Ocean's Thirteen" and "The Bourne Ultimatum."

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lrm8
lrm8 writes:
on Feb 15 2007 08:53 AM

either of these guys would make a great harvey dent. too bad damon passed on the role

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kenny356
kenny356 writes:
on Feb 15 2007 11:21 AM

yeah just watched the departed again yesterday, and those two in the same movie gets me all excited.

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wilkiedriver
wilkiedriver writes:
on Feb 16 2007 03:20 PM

What Wahlberg will be singing while working out in "The Fighter"...

"Come on, come on. Feel it, feel it. Feel the vibrations!"


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