Cinema Science

Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in the indie drama The Wrestler. The movie tells the story of Randy ''The Ram'' Robinson, a 1980s-era pro wrestler who has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. After he has a heart attack during a small-time match, a doctor tells him he could die if he fights again. He moves in with an aging stripper and takes a job at a deli, but then decides he can't pass up an opportunity to return to the ring and fight his old nemesis, even if it means risking his life. The movie is being produced by Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures. Aronofsky, who previously directed Pi, The Fountain, and Requiem for a Dream, may also direct The Wrestler. For some reason I don't think that Aronofsky will actually direct this. His next film is The Fighter and I don't see him making two films on similar subjects and with such similar titles. I wish he would though, God knows that Cage needs to make another good movie. The sooner the better.