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The age-old tale of egoism and a change in the status quo has often resulted in actors having a feud or never talking to each other because of it. These instances have been around in Hollywood for several decades now.
Mickey Rourke, known for his role inIron Man 2, revealed that veteran star Robert De Niro was also one of those stars who didn’t talk to people who he thought were below him. Rourke further claims that after their first movie, De Niro even refused to work with him again.
Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro worked together inAngel Heart
It was the year 1987 and director Alan Parker had just released a cult-classic film titledAngel Heart.The film starred De Niro and Mickey Rourke in leading roles alongside Lisa Bonet and Charlotte Rampling.
Although the film was a neo-noir psychological horror film, it did not find many favors with audiences at that time. Rourke had greatly admired Robert De Niro before having the chance to work alongside him, and as such, he was very excited about it.
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However, during an interview with the Live – Non è la D’Urso TV show (viaPage Six), Mickey Rourke admitted that there was a difference in their status back in the day. As a result, although they had leading roles inAngel Heart,Robert De Niro refused to talk to him.
About five minutes later, [De Niro] comes over he said, ‘I think it’s better if we don’t talk because of characters in the movie. It’s better if we don’t say hello, talk or anything.’
Mickey Rourkeadmitted that that statement“hurt my feelings a little bit, ’cause I looked up to him,”but the filming went on as planned. This wouldn’t be the last time we would hear Robert De Niro’s name from the lips of Rourke, however.
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In 2019, veteran director Martin Scorsese decided to bring in all the greats from earlier times and put them all in one iconic film. Rourke claimed that even he was offered a role but due to De Niro, Rourke was ruled out of the project.
Mickey Rourke was allegedly given a role inThe Irishman
StarringRobert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci,The Irishmanwas a film that followed the story of a truck driver Frank Sheeran, and his climb up the organized crime ladder.
The film was made for the greats, with the greats, and by the greats like Martin Scorsese and Steven Zailian. This 2019 film redefined cinema and taught other filmmakers how to bring in that nostalgia even after several decades.
As Mickey Rourke’s interview continued, the actor claimed thatMartin Scorseseoriginally offered him a role inThe Irishman. However, because of De Niro, the offer was allegedly pulled back from Rourke’s hands.
Marty Scorsese, great director, he wanted to meet me for a movie with Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Chris Walken and Robert De Niro. The casting person told my manager that Robert De Niro said he refused to work with me in a movie.
TheIron Man 2actor stated that when he was offered a role inThe Irishman, he was“broke”and the rejection hurt him even more because of it. However, when Page Six confirmed withThe Irishmanproducers Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and casting director Ellen Lewis about Rourke’s story, they all denied it.
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The team even went as far as to state that Rourkewas never invited, thought of, or even considered for a roleinThe Irishman.The 1987 cult classic,Angel Heart,received a rating of 7.2/10 on IMDb and a whopping 82% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Angel Heartis available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
