Mickey Rourke to Play Hitman Priest
Well, sort of. Mickey Rourke just signed to star in “St. Vincent,” a movie about a hitman who returns to New York to complete a botched hit.
Here’s the catch: His character masquerades as a priest who ends up hearing the confession of the man he’s supposed to take out.
Am I misremembering, or didn’t Rourke have a priest in NYC who helped him through some rough times? Maybe that was another guy who dropped out of Hollywood for a while…
Directing “St. Vincent” is Walter Hill, who also directed Rourke in the 1989 gangster film “Johnny Handsome.” Shooting is scheduled to start later this year.
Catch Rourke in “The Wrestler,” in theaters right now. Read my review here.
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