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After having burst in the first roles in the films of the 80s Rumble ,, The Pope of Greenwich Village , And 9½ weeks ,, Mickey Rourke Impression of criticisms by its performance Bar pillar , in which he played the writer Charles Bukowski , And angel , a supernatural thriller in which he worked with one of his actor idols, Robert de Niro .

De Niro had played a famous boxer Jake Lamotta In the 1980's Furious bull , while Rourke had trained as a boxer before finding success as an actor. But as the two worked together angel , they entered a combat match of a different kind, causing a quarrel that continued for decades - and more recently, crowned with a threat delivered via social media. Read the rest to discover what happened between them and how of Niro responded to the challenge of Rourke.

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The most recent skirmish started when Rourke appeared in an Italian talk show In September 2019 to discuss his career. According to an Indiewire account, the actor told his interviewer that the director Martin Scorsese has been Go around for a role In its epic for the 2019 crowd Irishman But fell after Niro's lead refused to work with him again.

"Marty Scorsese wanted to meet me for a film with Al Pacino ,, Joe Pesci And Robert de Niro, "he said on the show." The casting person told my manager that Robert de Niro said he had refused to work with me in a film. ""

De Niro challenged this account, Reply via a declaration Delivered through its representative Stan Rosenfield and quoted by page six of the New York Post Gossip Column later this month. "According to Irishman producers, Jane Rosenthal And Emma Tillinger Koskoff and casting director Ellen Lewis , Mickey Rourke has never been invited to be in ... He was never thought, discussed or considered in the film '' said Rosenfield.

Almost a year later, in July 2020, Rourke seemed to shrink, hitting De Niro via a threatening Instagram post.

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According to Indiewire, Rourke Instagram post , that he deleted shortly after the publication, had to Niro on the Irish quarrel.

"Hey Robert de Niro, it's true I'm talking to you, Grand Crybaby [Expletif]," wrote the actor now 71 years old. "One of my friends recently told me that a few months ago, you said that Mickey Rourke, newspapers, he talks about all kinds of [explanive]." Listen to Mr.Thoh Guy in the movies, you are the first person who never called me a liar and it was in a newspaper. "" AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Rourke continued to threaten his unique co-star downright, writing: "Let me tell you something, you punk [Expetive], when I see you, I swear to God on my grandmother, on my brother and all My dogs, I'm going to embarrass you 100% 100%. Mickey Rourke, as God is my witness. "

Later, in the posts of the post, Rourke added: "I'm going to B [sic] to move to New York in Nex [sic] a few months, this will certainly meet Hapoen [sic]."

Whether it is never done or not is not clear, but no report of this meeting appears in the public file, and neither of Niro nor its representatives offered refutation or addressed the question.

It seems that Rourke and Niro came out with a bad foot with each other over 30 years before Irishman came out of. As the first explained during his Italian television interview, when he had long admired Niro, his opinion changed when they worked together angel .

According to Rourke, shortly after having presented himself to De Niro, an actor known to the method, the actor approached him on the set and said that he did not believe that the two should interact except during the Camera, to preserve the dynamics between their opposing characters.

"I think it's better if we are not talking about because of our characters in the film. It's better if we don't say hello, let's talk or anything," remembered Rourke de Niro. He then described several incidents in which De Niro challenged his acting choices, saying that he did not want Rourke to speak to him or touch him during the key scenes of the film.

Rourke said he had lost respect for his unique idol. "Now I don't look at him anymore," he said on the show. "Now I look at him."

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As of Niro has not publicly commented on their quarrel, Rourke is the only story of the behavior of Niro towards him angel . And, throughout his career, Rourke has acquired the reputation of being difficult to work. Her 9½ weeks co-star Kim Basinger accused the actor of manipulating her During the shooting, while angel director Alan Parker Described by working with Rourke as " a nightmare "Speaking at People . "He is very dangerous on the set, because you never know what he is going to do next."

According to the point of sale, Rourke even made threatening telephone calls to the scriptwriter Mark Geldman After the two argued on a potential project that has never been carried out. "If I were you, I would look over my shoulder," remembered that Geldman remembered that Rourke told him. "I just want to warn you: you are [explained] with bad people."

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