It's a remake, and Variety has the details:Mickey Rourke has signed on to star in a remake of classic 1980s Brit gangster pic "Mona Lisa."
Rourke will play an ex-con who takes a job as a chauffeur for a high-class escort. Eva Green is in advanced negotiations to star opposite him.
Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson starred in the original 1986 pic directed by Neil Jordan.
Helmer Larry Clark ("Kids," "Wassup Rockers") is writing and directing the remake, which is being produced by Handmade Films with Handmade Films Intl. handling worldwide sales.
Lensing is set to begin in New York in July.
Rourke's deal was brokered by agent David Unger, Bill Sobel of Edelstein, Laird and Sobel and HandMade's Patrick Meehan.
-This could be a brilliant combination of actor and filmmaker....we shall see....what do you think?
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sounds good to me
ReplyDeleteyup yup
ReplyDeleteanything to support Rourke
ReplyDeletegreat pairing...him and Eva Green could be tremendous
ReplyDeletequite random but the last ( and only other ) acclaimed performance for playing an ex con was Sean Penn in Mystic River. Mickey and Eva Green is fantastic pairing. Definitely something I will watch out for.
ReplyDeletequite random but the last ( and only other ) acclaimed performance for playing an ex con was Sean Penn in Mystic River. Mickey and Eva Green is fantastic pairing. Definitely something I will watch out for.
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