TORONTO (AP) - Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler,'' a drama starring Mickey Rourke that won top honors last weekend at the Venice Film Festival, was picked up Monday for U.S. distribution by Fox Searchlight.
Scheduled for release in December, "The Wrestler'' likely will leap into the Academy Awards picture, particularly for Rourke's acclaimed turn as a one-time marquee figure on the professional wrestling circuit who now scrapes by on weekend bouts.
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