It's a "Johnny Handsome" reunion! Mickey Rourke had already announced that he was going to star in "St. Vincent" for director Walter Hill (who directed Rourke in 1989's "Johnny Handsome") and now another "Handome" co-star is joining the party: Forest Whitaker!
Details about Whitaker's role -- and that of other actors Gong Li and Ray Winstone haven't been released, but here's the synopsis for "St. Vincent:"
Hitman Vincent Novena (Mickey Rourke) goes deep undercover portraying a priest to get close enough to kill his gangland traitor target. He soon discovers that playing the part of a good man is more dangerous than being a mob killer ever was. No good deed goes unpunished. The more Vincent opens up, the more vulnerable he becomes ...
Like Rourke, Hill had a string of hits in the 1980s but then faded into obscurity. Will Whitaker and Rourke help the helmer turn it all around?...
Details about Whitaker's role -- and that of other actors Gong Li and Ray Winstone haven't been released, but here's the synopsis for "St. Vincent:"
Hitman Vincent Novena (Mickey Rourke) goes deep undercover portraying a priest to get close enough to kill his gangland traitor target. He soon discovers that playing the part of a good man is more dangerous than being a mob killer ever was. No good deed goes unpunished. The more Vincent opens up, the more vulnerable he becomes ...
Like Rourke, Hill had a string of hits in the 1980s but then faded into obscurity. Will Whitaker and Rourke help the helmer turn it all around?...
- 12/29/2009
- by Christina Warren
- AMC - Script to Screen
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