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Before Lindsay Lohan was going to jail for four hours stints and trading in movie roles for Playboy gigs, Mickey Rourke was nearly blacklisted by Hollywood for 20 years.
However, Rourke has made an incredible comeback, and if anyone has advice for troubled starlets like Lindsay, it’s him. Here’s his advice for Lindsay:
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Get good plastic surgery, and you can’t tell a difference. Get bad plastic surgery; you look like a melted Barbie. But for some celebs, their regrets aren’t about looks. Here are ten celebrities who wish they never went under the knife.
Heidi Montag: Heidi had ten cosmetic procedures in one day. She emerged looking like a completely different human being, and I use the term “human” loosely. “Obviously I wish I didn’t do it,” Montag recently said. “I would go back and not have any surgery.”
Tori Spelling: Tori Spelling’s breast have gotten press for being oddly shaped, but the actress regrets them for another reason. Spelling says: “I got my boobs done in my early 20's and if I had known it would or could possibly impact production of milk, I would never had had them done.”
April 30, 2010
Robert Downey Jr. is joined by an all-star cast of heroes and villains, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson and Mickey Rourke as Whiplash.
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Hollyscoop caught up with Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere where she dished on her favorite scene in the movie. "I like the boxing ring scene when we first meet Natalie," she told Hollyscoop. And about that infamous kiss Gwyneth says there was "no awkwardness" and added that her famous hubby Chris Martin and Mrs. Downey Jr. were to watch it all go down.
Don Cheadle had some big shoes to fill for the sequel. He replaced Terrence Howard but according to Don, it was no sweat. "It was not unlike any other film, where you follow the script and do what the dictates of that are. I was never expected to copy a performance. I was very glad they gave me that latitude of making my own," Don told Hollyscoop.
Mickey Rourke, who has resurrected his career as of late, is just excited to be working with such a talented cast. "I worked mainly with Robert and Sam. It was a pleasurable experience," he told Hollyscoop, adding that he knows the sequel will "probably do very well" at the box office.
Iron Man 2 is in theaters now...so grab a ticket to get your superhero fix.
December 17, 2009
Scarlett Johansson rounds out the cast as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, an undercover spy posing as Stark's assistant. And as Hollyscoop previously reported, Don Cheadlereplaces Terrence Howard in the sequel, taking on the role of Lt. Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine.
Iron Man 2 looks bigger and better than the first one! We’ll barely be able to wait until May 7th when it’s released in theaters!
December 8, 2009
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Mickey and Elena met earlier this year and have only been dating for a few months, but when you know, you just know.
A source said: "They haven't booked a venue or made any solid plans. He just knows he wants to do it in April, and he's been asking what is involved in a traditional Russian wedding ceremony."
Mickey's been married twice before so lets hope the third times the charm. Congrats to the happy couple!
October 7, 2009
In the excerpts, Rourke talks about his abusive father, and how it eventually drove him to drinking and drugs. He says:
“My stepfather used to crack my head just because he felt like it. He was big, very big, and mean. And he was physically abusive to my mother. I hated the f***er for hurting her, for making her afraid. For years, I wanted nothing more than to take him down. In our neighborhood, there was some community services center set up to give kids a place to go and to keep us out of trouble. That’s where I first found a speed [punching] bag. To me, it represented a ticket to manhood.
I couldn’t beat my stepfather, so I guess I started taking it out on everyone else over time. When I was an adult, I would fight everywhere, anywhere, for anything. Look at me sideways and you’re gone. I didn’t care about the consequences. I was drinking and taking drugs. But more than that, I was angry and crazy and ashamed of how I’d been treated. I’d been kicked around a lot, so I figured the way to fix this was to lash out.”
Mickey also says that things got so bad that it ended up ruining his career. Directors stopped wanting to work with him, and his own wife left him.
“I don’t like to talk about it because I still love her, but when my wife walked out, she said ‘You need help!’ and I thought, ‘F*** you!’ She was right; I needed to change, but I didn’t want to change. But one day I looked in the mirror and I saw myself the way others saw me; I saw the armor and I scared the f*** out of myself … Instead of going to a therapist and telling him everything, and I mean everything, it would have been easier just to go to a priest, leave some s**t out, then have him tell me to say some Hail Marys and Our Fathers and that’s that! In fact, I actually did see a priest for a while, a great one who stopped me from blowing my brains out.
We’d go in the basement, he’d pour me a glass of wine, we’d smoke cigarettes, and then we’d pray. But I needed a shrink too, so I forced myself to go. I had to learn not to let people push my buttons, find out what was triggering all this rage, and stop throwing things away. I’ve barely missed a therapy session in over a decade, and that takes willpower.”
Here’s where the PETA connection comes in. Mickey says that having his six rescue dogs by his side helped him to get back on his two feet. He writes:
“I had to look after them and watch out for them, which meant I couldn’t do the things that were not good for me to do. I was sitting in a strip club in London a year or more back. Some drunk guy came up to me and started to pick a fight over something he’d read in the paper about ‘those f***ing little dogs you got!’ I asked him to be nice. He got in my face. I stood up but I didn’t do anything. The bouncers came over and put him outside.
In earlier years, I would have done him in. It’s not easy not to react, but I work on it all the time. I’m a work in progress; every day I have to remind myself to keep on that road.”
Mickey has definitely come a long way in his career and in his life. Thanks to his dogs, and The Wrestler, he’s been able to make a major Hollywood comeback.
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Gwyneth seems to think Scarlett is particularly demanding of the crew, and has taken a two-week break from filming. According to The Sun, Gwyneth was looking forward to working with Emily Blunt, who originally cast in the role of the Black Widow.
A source says, “Gwyneth and Scarlett have never been particularly close. Gwyneth was looking forward to working with Emily Blunt, who was originally in line for the part, but it ended up being Scarlett.
"Gwyneth’s had to live with that and she has been very professional, but she and Scarlett haven’t developed a friendship on the shoot, which is almost at the halfway point. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.”
Some speculate that Gwyneth is jealous that Scarlett gets to wear sexy cat suits on set every day, while she’s stuck wearing the prim and proper suits for her role as Pepper Potts.
But Gwyneth will be returning to the set for the big fight scene between Robert Downey Jr’s character and Mickey Rourke, who is playing Whiplash.
The source adds, “The most spectacular sequence in the movie is a huge fight between Robert and Mickey Rourke, and she is going to be right in the thick of things. That section of the movie is going to be three straight weeks of filming in June.
"It is by far the most expensive sequence, the centerpiece of the whole project. Gwyneth’s break has come at a perfect time. She can recharge her batteries before returning for her chance to show who is boss.”
Sounds pretty diva-licious on that set! We’d be jealous of Scarlett too, Gwyneth!
March 12, 2009
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According to Variety, studio bosses have reportedly upped Mickey’s paycheck significantly, and he agreed. Rourke joins the all-star cast of Robert Downey Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson for the sequel.
Mickey’s character will be based on two comic-book villains – Whiplash, who flies around on a board and uses a whip, and a Russian villain named Crimson Dynamo. Rourke has been developing the character with director Jon Favreau, who also returns to the franchise.
In addition to Mickey, Scarlett Johansson is finally confirmed to join the cast as well.
Her rep Marcel Pariseau says, "Scarlett is thrilled to be a part of Iron Man.” She’ll be playing the role of Black Widow. The deal was reportedly signed today.
This sequel is going to be HUGE. The first movie made $572 million across the world, and the sequel is expected to surpass it.
February 22, 2009
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Who went home with an Oscar and who went home empty handed? Check out the winners list below and let us know if you agree or disagree with the winners. Winners indicated with (**).
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And the Oscar goes to...
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Richard Jenkins--The Visitor
Frank Langella--Frost/Nixon
**Sean Penn--Milk**
Brad Pitt--The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke--The Wrestler
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin--Milk
Robert Downey Jr.--Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman--Doubt
**Heath Ledger--The Dark Knight**
Michael Shannon--Revolutionary Road
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Anne Hathaway--Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie--Changeling
Melissa Leo--Frozen River
Meryl Streep--Doubt
**Kate Winslet--The Reader**
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams--Doubt
**Penelope Cruz--Vicky Cristina Barcelona**
Viola Davis--Doubt
Taraji Henson--The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei--The Wrestler
BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher--The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard--Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant--Milk
Stephen Daldry--The Reader
**Danny Boyle--Slumdog Millionaire**
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Frozen
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
**Milk**
Wall-E
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Eric Roth--The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley--Doubt
Peter Morgan--Frost/Nixon
David Hare--The Reader
**Simon Beaufoy--Slumdog Millionaire**
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
**Wall-E**
BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
**Slumdog Millionaire**
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February 22, 2009
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Mickey Rourke and The Wrestler took home three statues last night; one for Best Feature, one for Best Male Lead, and one for Cinematography. How’s that for a comeback?
Other winners included Melissa Leo, who won Best Female Lead for her work in Frozen River, while James Franco was awarded Best Supporting Male for Milk.
Penelope Cruz was named Best Supporting Female for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Woody Allen won Best Screenplay for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Best Director went to Tom McCarthy for The Visitor, which came as a surprise to many.
Here’s the full list of winners:
BEST FEATURE
The Wrestler
BEST DIRECTOR
Tom McCarthy (The Visitor)
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
Synecdoche, New York
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie
Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel
BEST MALE LEAD
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Melissa Leo (Frozen River)
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
James Franco (Milk)
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Dustin Lance Black (Milk)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Maryse Alberti (The Wrestler)
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
FOREIGN FILM
The Class (France)
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
Synecdoche, New York
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Casting Director: Jeanne McCarthy
Ensemble Cast: Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams
IFC/ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Lynn Shelton, director of My Effortless Brilliance
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