Charlize Theron got ugly for Monster and got an Oscar. Nicole Kidman wore a fake nose for The Hours and got an Oscar. Jared Leto got real fat for Chapter 27 and got gout. Mickey Rourke is now following suit with some extreme acting in order to land him an award (or possibly a buildup of uric acid in the blood leading to crippling joint pain). Report our buddies at TMZ:
On the set of his latest film "The Wrestler," Mickey Rourke went all Method and taped a blade to his forearm. "When the time was right," co-star Wass Stevens tells the New York Post, "[he] sliced his forehead." And Mick apparently hurt himself ñ he says he had three MRIs before the end of filming.
Rourke is getting serious Oscar buzz for the performance.
That sounds pretty extreme, but having blades slice into the mottled flesh of the face is not really anything out of the ordinary for Mickey Rourke. He usually refers to it as "Wednesday".
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"Wednesday", you're taking a line out of Angel Heart. The thought of Mickey Rourke and blood must have reminded you of that famous scene with Lisa Bonet.