The Daily Dish: April 6

-- The Wrestler, for reals The Comeback Kid himself, Mickey Rourke, made good on his promise to enter the ring in real life. Rourke put up his dukes on Sunday and got all punchy with wrestling star Chris Jericho - and before you ask, no, he didn't unleash the "Ram Jam". Sidestepping the Jockeys-and-giant-moon-boots that Jericho and fellow WrestleMania stars seem to favour, Rourke was instead dressed in a black vest, sans undershirt, tight jeans, bangles, a necklace or two and pointy boots. Hollering WrestleMania 25 fans were treated to Rourke "knocking out" the jive-talking Jericho, who'd been publicly slamming the Oscar-nominated actor since January. But with Iron Man 2 obligations, and nervous insurance agents, it's doubtful that Rourke will be able to truly deliver a smackdown anytime soon. (Reuters)

-- Warner Bros to get hungover, again Fresh from a nearly universal, exuberant reaction to the release of its second trailer both online and at last week's ShoWest conference, Warner Bros.' new comedy The Hangover is getting the sequel treatment. Director Todd Phillips (Old School) has been tapped to write a sequel with his frequent co-screenwriter Scot Armstrong two months before The Hangover's June 5 release date. The story, which follows hard-partying groomsmen whose Vegas misadventures result in a lost groom, stars Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha, who've reportedly been approached to reprise their roles in part two. (Variety)

-- Take another walk down Elm Street Jackie Earle Haley's performance as the sociopathic, though somehow relatable, Rorschach in last month's Watchmen was a testament to his quiet intensity, making him a smart choice to don the stripped sweater and sharp, taloned glove to play Freddy Frueger in a planned Nightmare on Elm Street remake. Whether or not NOES needs a do-over is another question altogether, but with Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company and New Line behind it, Samuel Bayer lensing and Arachnophobia and Wolf screenwriter Wesley Strick penning the script, it'll be interesting to say the least. Filming will start next month in Chicago. (Empire)

-- Say it ain't so, Viggo The handsome, extremely talented and frequent David Cronenberg collaborator Viggo Mortensen may be stepping away from acting for good this time. Though he has often hinted at walking away from Hollywood, in a recent interview with The Times of London, Mortensen admitted that he hasn't taken on a movie role in the past year and complained of the daunting press junket travel schedule saying: "It’s not a healthy way to be. But, as it happens, I’m taking measures to change that. No more movies...it seems like I should be doing some more, but there’s other things I want to do. It’s not the right time.” For now, there's still his starring role in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road and talk of Eastern Promises 2.

-- Passchendaele invades the Genies Paul Gross' $20 million WWI epic cleaned up at the Genie Awards, taking home six statues during the festivities held in Ottawa on Saturday. Though Gross himself was working in LA and couldn't attend, producers Niv Fichman and Frances Damberger were on-hand to accept the Best Picture award on his behalf. Despite multiple wins, including Best Art Direction, Costume Design and Sound Editing, Gross lost out in the Best Actor category to Natar Ungalaaq for his performance in The Necessities of Life, which also won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay honours. Kristen Booth won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Young People F---ing and Callum Keith Rennie won Best Supporting Actor for his work in Normal. Former Kid in the Hall Dave Foley, served as the host.