Washington
(ANI):
Mickey
Rourke
has
landed
a
new
movie
role
based
on
the
true
story
of
a
gay
rugby
player,
the
actor
confirms.
Rourke
met
up
with
Welsh
sports
ace
Gareth
Thomas
over
the
summer,
prompting
rumours
the
pair
was
set
to
bring
the
athlete's
tale
to
the
big
screen
-
and
the
gossip
is
true,
reports
Contactmusic.
"I
read
the
story,
it's
one
of
the
toughest,
hardest
sports...
and
to
be
a
man
that
plays
rugby
that
is
gay,
to
live
with
that
secret
for
the
amount
of
years
Gareth
had,
to
perform
at
the
high
level
he
performed
at,
it
takes
a
lot
of
courage," Rourke
said.
And
the
'Wrestler" star
admits
he's
already
in
training
to
master
Thomas'
Welsh
accent.
Thomas
hit
headlines
last
year
when
he
became
the
first
rugby
union
player
to
'come
out'
as
a
gay
man.