Rugby league footballer Keith Mason has landed a movie role alongside his new pal Mickey Rourke and 'Kill Bill' actress Daryl Hannah.
The Castleford Tigers player, who met the 'Iron Man 2' star at a London nightclub, will play Rourke's tough bodyguard in the film, the Daily Star reported.
Mason, 31, said that someone landing a role after bumping into a film star is unheard of and he is still pinching himself.
To have a part alongside some of the best actors there'll ever be is amazing, he asserted.
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