Various News: Cage Drops Wrestler Film, Hogans Update

– Nicolas Cage has dropped out of the lead role in The Wrestler. It is not known why Cage has left the film as he recently attended an ROH show in New York to research the role. Mickey Rourke will be replacing him in the starring role. Darren Aronofsky will be directing the independent drama about a washed up wrestler who decides to return to the ring. Entertainment Weekly has an article up on this story here.

– Hulk Hogan attended the Colts/Chargers NFL game yesterday. He sat in a luxary box and was shown on camera.

– The FOX affiliate in Tampa Bay reports that a new tape has surfaced that shows Nick Hogan in his car and another car next to him revving their engines at a stop light just before they had the accident that left the passenger of Hogan’s car critically injured. Prosecutors plan to use the tape to try and show that Hogan was racing. Check out the article here.

Credit: PWInsider.com