ENTERTAINMENT: Mickey Rourke Confirms He'll Play Gay Rugby Icon Gareth Thomas!

Mickey Rourke spoke with Alan Carr about the desire to play Gay rugby player icon Gareth Thomas via Bleeding Cool: 

Carr: Is it true you’re about to play a gay rugby player?
Rourke: You’re not supposed to say that, okay? Here’s the deal. When I met the rugby player, Gareth Thomas, this is one thing that he and I talked about. This is something that’s really important. We’re doing a movie about a man who plays rugby who is gay.

Carr: Oh, I see. Sorry, I shouldn’t be so homophobic.
Rourke: That’s the point though.

Carr: Labels.
Rourke: Abso-fucking-lutely. I read the story. it’s one of the tougest, hardest sports in the world to play. They play with no pads. They play… it’s a really brutal sport. To be a man who plays rugby who is gay and to live with that secret for the amount of years that Gareth had, to perform at the high Level that he performed at, it takes a lot of courage.