On his Twitter account Darren Aronofsky, the man behind the movie "The Wrestler", wrote the following:
"for the record the role of the wrestler was always @mickeyrourke it was never hulk hogan's as he claims on @howardstern"
Nicholas Cage, who was under consideration for the role, talked about how the role was always meant for Rourke, even though he considered doing it, in the interview below:
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