On March 26, 2007, Aronofsky announced that he was attached to direct The Fighter, a biographical film based on the life of professional boxer Micky Ward. Scott Silver was attached to write the script. However, on July 25, 2008, Collider reported that Aronofsky left the project in favor of directing the RoboCop remake. The film was finally released in 2010 and directed by David O. Russell.
