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Matt Damon

posted 11 years ago by mercury4
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I was never a big fan of Damon. But I could've seen him as Dicky for one simple reason. I can see him as Mark Wahlberg's brother. I don't know what it is. But I can picture them in a movie as brothers. I'm not saying Christian Bale was a bad choice. He was great. I'm just saying that if Bale wasn't picked I think Matt Damon or even Brad Pitt would've been fine. I think they could've pulled it off. Pitt was nominated for Moneyball. I thought he was good in that. Great? No, but he was good. Imagine if he did The Fighter. The role of Dicky Eklund would've given him so much more to do. I wonder if Brad Pitt or Matt Damon regret not playing Dicky Eklund. Anyone know?

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[–] mercury4 11 years ago

I'm not saying he should've played him, but Peter Berg reminds me of Micky Ward.

[–] chas437 11 years ago

Bale was great. He was also the right height to play the character. He was considerably taller than Mickey Ward in real life. If you watch the HBO Documentary 'Legendary Nights', you can see how well Bale captures Dicky's mannerisms. He is, of course, much better looking.

Christian Bale is first rate.

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