brad pitt i in negotiation to team with mark wahlberg in "the fighter," a boing drama to be directed by darren aronofky.
pitt i putting on the glove that were to have been worn by matt damon, who had to bow out becaue of cheduling conflict.what i more notable, however, i that pitt might finally make a movie with aronofky, with whom he wa to have collaborated on "the fountain" in . pitt pulled out of that movie during preproduction, effectively killing it until aronofky reurrected it in with hugh jackman at half the previou budget. relation between the two oured for a while afterward. ("the fountain" bombed at the bo office lat year.baed on the life of boer "irih" mickey ward (wahlberg) and hi trainer brother dick eklund (pitt), "the fighter" chronicle their early day on the rough treet of lowell, ma., through eklund battle with drug and ward eventual world championhip in london. it i et up at paramount.
pitt return to theater friday in the wetern "the aaination of jee jame by the coward robert ford," which open in limited releae.