Mickey Rourke Wrestles with 'Sin City 2'

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13Sep2008

Mickey Rourke Wrestles with 'Sin City 2'

Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 3:07PM

We've reported on the likelihood that Mickey Rourke will get an Oscar nomination for his work in The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky. You don't have to look to hard to see some Academy Award reclamation projects; the Academy loves rewarding comebacks, whether it's Travolta or Polanski, Anthony Hopkins or Ruby Dee.

Rourke is a prime candidate, sight unseen, because 25 years ago, he was supposed to be the new Brando. Only that comparison was supposed to be about what he did onscreen, not off. Rourke will be the first one to admit that he screwed up his own career, and he seems hungry for respect and redemption. But will he go back to the role that raised eyebrows about his powerful abilities back in 2005? Will he reprise his role as Marv in Sin City 2?

Frank Miller has turned in a script, so that's the first hurdle. And Robert Rodriguez may still direct it. But what about Rourke? He told MTV he's open to it, but he's got conditions.

“I don’t really think about that,” he said. “That’s really not my forte, that type of thing.”

However, if the director returns and the screenplay cooks, Rourke would probably be more inclined to consider it. "I have a lot of respect for Robert Rodriguez,” he added. “It scares the piss out of me to sit in make-up for three hours [but] if the role is written the right way, I would do it because it was a good experience. I wasted a lot of time. I want to work with interesting directors. I’m going to do a lot of work because of the time I wasted.”

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