Actress Amy Adams stepped into the boxing ring in preparation for her role in ‘The Fighter’ – to prove she was rough enough to play the girlfriend of Mark Wahlberg’s brawler character Mickey Ward.
Director David O Russell wanted the ‘Enchanted’ star to appear as Wahlberg’s love interest in the legendary boxer’s biopic, but he wasn’t entirely convinced she could pull off the part as tough-talking Charlene Fleming.
So she pulled on her boxing gloves and learned how to throw a punch or two to satisfy the filmmaker. She says, “I did have to take some boxing lessons. David, when he cast me, told me I didn’t look like a girl who could throw a punch, so I had to prove him wrong.”
But Adams insists she was born with the fighting spirit – because she comes from a big family, “I’m one of seven kids so you have to fight for everything! It was relatable.”
