Movie web site www.FirstShowing.net says that Mark Wahlberg is worried that his passion project, "The Fighter," will never get up from the mat. The actor, who has been training to portray Lowell boxer, Micky Ward, was out promoting his new film "Max Payne" when he made some comments about trouble with the biopic.

Wahlberg told the web site “I get up everyday at 5 a.m. to train for a movie that might not even happening. It’s depressing.”

Darren Aronofsky, who is set to direct the film made a couple remarks about trouble casting the film. Brad Pitt was rumored to play Ward’s half brother, Dicky Eklund, as was Matt Damon. Neither have been confirmed.

“We have a great script, we’re just trying to cast it and try and figure out how it’s going to get made,” Aronofsky said.

Location scouts from Paramount were in Cupples Square in the Highlands a few weeks ago scouting locations for the film. They reportedly also stopped into Arthur Ramalho’s West End Gym.