Mickey Rourke to play gay rugby star in new movie
July 19th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANILondon, July 19 (ANI): American actor Mickey Rourke is set to play the role of gay British rugby star Gareth Thomas in a new biopic.
Rourke thought Thomas would be the ‘perfect model’ for a movie after reading a report about him ‘coming out’.
Rourke and Thomas met for dinner after Rourke appeared as a guest on Jonathan Ross’ last BBC chat show.
Both their managers are in talks now to make a movie based on the life of Wales’s most-capped rugby union international, reports The Sun.
Rourke wanted to do a movie on rugby since some time but couldn’t, until he read Thomas’ suitable story. (ANI)
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