It could be another blow to Lowell boxer Micky Ward’s bio-pic "The Fighter." Actor and Boston homeboy, Mark Wahlberg told reporters at Comic Con in San Diego this past weekend that he is planning to take some time off when his third child is born in early September.

The 37-year-old Wahlberg also said he plans on marrying longtime girlfriend and mother of his children, Rhea Durham, sometime next summer.

Wahlberg is slated to portray Ward in the gritty tale about his boxing triumphs and trouble with his half-brother and onetime trainer, Dicky Eklund. Filming was rumored to begin in Lowell this fall.

Another famous father, Brad Pitt, was reportedly in talks to play opposite Wahlberg as Eklund. Pitt just had twins with his gal pal, Angelina Jolie, this month.

IMDB.com lists both Wahlberg and Pitt as cast members. It also says the film will be directed by Darren Aronofsky, whose credits include "Requiem for a Dream" and "The Fountain."

Anyone out there know if the fight is called off?