Brad Pitt in a New Drama

This Paramount Pictures movie is about an Irish boxer Mickey Ward and the hurdles he needed to overcome to become a lightweight champion.

Pitt will play Dicky Eklund, Ward’s half-brother, who was a talented boxer that beat Sugar Ray Leonard to win the title of champion.  Eklund gets involved in criminal activities and ends up in prison.  He then decides to change his life and help his half-brother train to become a boxer and a champion.

The screenplay was written by Scott Silver, and the movie was directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Fountain).