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Megan Fox is an Angel in Passion Play

Damon Houx — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:10:21 +0000

Though surely men have described Megan Fox as heavenly before, it seems that the film Passion Play is making that literal. In the trailer for her new film, Fox has wings and everything. She’s joined by Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray and Rhys Ifans, and was directed by Mitch Glazer. The film opens May 6, and hits DVD on May 31. The cast is A list talent, but the film looks sort of weird and direct-to-video-ish. Take a look…

Again, this looks like the sort of thing that either works, or is torturous to sit through. The film screened at Toronto’s film festival last year and was panned hard, so likely this doesn’t work, but Bill Murray usually puts something on the ball. This wouldn’t be Murray’s first time working with Glazer as Glazer was one of the writers on Scrooged, and used to work with Michael O’Donoghue. Since then he’s been doing studio work, including writing the scripts for such films as The Recruit, and the 1998 version of Great Expectations.

This is Glazer’s first film as a director. Which means it’s likely heavy on ideas, though may lack a good visual sense. Going from the trailer, the idea of Rourke and Murray squaring off is so weird that it looks fascinating. The film opens May 6 in New York and Los Angeles. Likely this is contractual obligation.

Do you find it weird that a film with this many A-listers is essentially going straight to video?

Megan Fox Spreads Her Wings In Passion Play Clip

Krystal Clark — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:06:48 +0000

The first clip has been released from the indie drama Passion Play that stars Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox. It’s an interesting yet creepy tale about two people who bond over their faults. Hers are physical and his are emotional. The following video shows the initial meeting of the two and their reaction to each other’s differences. Take a look…

Earlier this summer while out promoting Jonah Hex, Fox spoke about her role in the film and revealed a little about the relationship between her and Rourke’s characters.

Mickey’s character is a trumpet player. He’s kind of down on his luck and he was a heroin addict. He comes across my character who’s a part of a traveling freak show. She has bird wings that sprouted out of her back when she went through puberty and it’s sort of this very bizarre, strange relationship that they have and it follows them. It’s sort of a modern film noir. It’s very tragic.

Over at ET, they’ve posted a clip from the movie that shows Fox unveiling her wings to Rourke.

Passion Play will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

What do you think of the first clip from Passion Play?

Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox in Passion Play

Anet Hovhanesian — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:08:02 +0000

Passion Play, written and directed by Mitch Glazer stars the always lovely Megan Fox and unpredictable Mickey Rourke. Here is the first look at the photo released of the stars. According to slashfilm.com. the drama/thriller has been described as being a “romance about a troubled trumpet player and a winged beauty who rescue each other from dire circumstances.” Rourke says, “she has wings, so she was sort of an oddity trapped in a carnival act. She’s been a prisoner her whole life, and she has no understanding of trust. She’s very vulnerable and delicate.” Fox as an angel and Rourke as a trumpet player! If anything, this film is going to be interesting.

Read more about the film after the jump…

The pairing of the sexy Fox and Rourke, though odd seems to work, according to Rourke himself:

“With Megan and I there’s a lot of chemistry and a lot of respect.”

He even went on to call the beauty ”probably the best young actress I’ve ever worked with” which says a lot since the comeback star of The Wrestler, has shared screen-time with the likes of Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei. The film also stars the very funny Bill Murray.

What do you think of the first photo of Rourke and Fox? Does this sound like something you would want to go watch?

Megan Fox is an Angel in Passion Play

Krystal Clark — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:00:24 +0000

When I think of innocence and salvation Megan Fox isn’t the first person that comes to mind. Someone out there must get a “holier than thou” vibe from her because for her next role she’s been cast as an angel. According to THR, Fox will star in the independent drama Passion Play opposite Mickey Rourke. Fox’s character is described as ” a slender beauty with wings who is part of a carnival.” The film will be directed by Mitch Glazer, who also wrote the screenplay.

Rourke’s character will play a down on his luck trumpet player, and Fox will play an angel in 1950′s Los Angeles. Rourke finds some kind of redemption after he saves this “angel” from a gangster. Sources say the film is a “dramatic but heartwarming tale.” Passion Play will mark the directorial debut for Glazer who wrote the screenplays for The Recruit and Scrooged, while Laura Bickford (Traffic, Che) will produce.

This film will mark Rourke’s first post-Wrestler drama, and it seems like he’s trying to stay in line with his previous work. I love Mickey, so I hope he keeps the momentum going with his film choices. As for Megan Fox, I’m just happy she’s expanding to something a little more serious. Even though she was a child actress appearing on the TV series Hope & Faith, a lot of people got their first impression of her from Transformers. Beyond that she has been labeled a sex symbol and that’s it. I hope this role shows some versatility for her careers sake.

Do you think Megan Fox can pull off a role in an indie drama? Do you think she can hold her own opposite Mickey Rourke?

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