The Fighter

Golden Globe nominations revealed with more than a few surprises

With seven nods, the British drama The King’s Speech, about a royal with a speech impediment, led the nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards that were announced Tuesday morning. The Facebook origins drama The Social Network and the Mark Wahlberg/Christian Bale boxing tale The Fighter followed close behind with six nominations each. The ….

David O. Russell and Christian Bale to join Mark Wahlberg’s The Fighter

Director David O. Russell and Christian Bale are negotiating to join the long-in-development boxing flick The Fighter, which already has Mark Wahlberg attached, according to a report by Variety. The Fighter tells the story of Boston fighter Irish Mickey Ward and how he was trained to the world lightweight championship by half-brother Dicky Eklund, who ….