Last year, Mickey Rourke gave an interview is which he described Megan Fox as “a world class beauty” (it was her 2009 Face) and “probably the best actress” he’s ever worked with. They had just completed filming on Passion Play, the film in which Mickey plays some kind of mangled sad man and Megan plays a hooker with angel wings and Bill Murray runs around yelling at people. It looks terrible, and the film is barely getting any kind of release, although there’s some talk about “direct to DVD”. Anyway, NY Mag’s Vulture Column caught up with Mickey, and he sort-of/kind-of retracted his previous comments about Megan? The biscuit haze is wearing off, I suppose. Or Mickey just doesn’t care, and he lies all the time.

When we spotted Mickey Rourke leaning against a wall at the after-party for a screening of Scream 4 at the Mondrian Soho’s Mister H last night, we made a beeline for the man. Was he there because he loves horror movies? Or to support the night’s celebrity headliner, 50 Cent, who he co-starred with in the unreleased 13? Nope, he wasn’t there to do either. Rourke isn’t a big fan of horror, and he’s even less of a fan of 13, which he described as a “terrible” movie. Also “terrible” according to Rourke: Passion Play, his movie with Megan Fox, an actress he previously described as “the most talented” he’d ever worked with. Once you get Rourke talking candidly, he can’t be stopped. Enjoy the brutal honesty.

Let’s start with horror movies: You a fan?
Depends.

On what?
If there’s nothing else to watch. I came here to see Harvey. I don’t know nothing about the movie.

What about 50 Cent? He’s hosting.
I haven’t seen him.

You guys are in a movie together, right?
A really bad movie, yeah.

What?! Is it out?
No, it’s so bad it can’t get out.

Tell me why you made it.
For the money.

But you think the movie’s bad.
Terrible.

Why?
You have to watch it.

What about your movie with Megan Fox and Bill Murray?
Terrible. Another terrible movie. But, you know, in your career and all the movies you make, you’re going to make dozens of terrible ones.

You called Megan Fox, like, one of the best actresses of all time.
That I worked with [smirk].

That movie’s getting limited release.
That’s because it’s not very good.

I know a good movie we can talk about: your rugby movie.
That’ll be a great movie. We start shooting February.

[From Vulture]

Yeah. Sure. I mean, I know I have a lot to say about Megan Fox’s constant stupidity in interviews, but on the other side, I’m kind of feeling bad for her. That’s wrong, I know. As soon as she opens her mouth again, I’ll be yelling at her. But for now, it must suck to realize that when Mickey Rourke handed out those lovely compliments about your talent, he was just talking out of his ass.

In case you missed it, here’s the latest trailer for Passion Play. Why did this film even get made? Ugh.

Photos courtesy of Bauer-Griffin, ‘Passion Play’ and Fame.

A few years ago, Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke filmed a movie called Passion Play. I was always a little sketchy on the plot… something about Megan’s character being a circus freak performer with wings, and Mickey is trying to “save” her by cutting off her wings or whatever. It doesn’t matter, because you’re probably not going to see the movie. Because you won’t be able to find it – the reviews are in, and Passion Play isn’t even going to get a short, limited release in theatres. That bitch is going straight to DVD! Ha.

Neither angel wings nor cleavage could save Megan Fox’s newest film.

Fox stars as an angel (or just a woman with a random set of wings) working in a circus in the film “Passion Play,” a slightly bizarre premise that you’ll have to go out of your way to see — it’s going direct to DVD. The film, which co-stars Mickey Rourke as a burnt out trumpet player who rescues and somehow romances Fox from Bill Murray’s sleazy gangster, is set to be released to home theaters everywhere on May 31st.

It’s little surprise that the movie, despite a seemingly strong cast, finds itself without theater play; it already failed on the big screen. Playing at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the film bombed, with terrible reviews and viewers openly mocking it as it played — that is, before they walked out.

According to Rourke, who went to high school with writer/director Mitch Glazer, it wasn’t Fox’s fault that the movie failed. In an interview with EW, Rourke absolutely raved about Fox’s acting skills. Big time.

“I think the pleasant surprise was this girl who’s a world-class beauty turned out to be probably the best young actress I’ve ever worked with,” Rourke said. “I don’t know if a lot of her films have showcased her acting ability more than, say, being action-oriented, but she really stepped up the plate with this one and was very consistent and professional, beyond her years. At 23, I couldn’t do half of what she’s doing.”

Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough to get the film in theaters.

[From HuffPo]

Yeah, I always wondered what kind of crack Mickey was smoking when he said all of that nice stuff about Megan. Everyone else who has worked with her basically says she’s a massive pain in the ass. Maybe Megan gave Mickey a little something extra. Like a beej.

Honestly, this probably won’t affect Mickey’s career that much – he’s still working, and he’s already easing himself into a career as a character actor. But Megan was supposed to be the next Angelina Jolie, remember? To hear her tell it, she was the only one with talent or intelligence or balls. I would laugh about the once mighty falling, but Megan’s career has been in the toilet for about a year now. This is just one of the final nails in her career coffin.

Last thing – this was like a half dozen faces ago for Megan, right?

Stills from ‘Passion Play’ courtesy of MTV.

Shocking absolutely no one, The Enquirer has some eye-witness (nose-witness) reports from Mickey Rourke’s film sets, all claiming that Mickey is made of stank. He just looks like he smells, right? He also looks like he has Dorito-and-cigarette breath. Anyway, the Enquirer’s sources say that Mickey is our new Pigpen.

Reformed hell raiser Mickey Rourke is still raising a stink on movie sets. Rourke has such terrible body odor and bad breath that his costars and crew members sometimes hold their breath when they are near him, sources tell The Enquirer.

“Mickey’s a nice guy – but the bottom line is he smells!” said one Hollywood insider. “He’s got a definite hygiene problem. Between his overpowering body odor and his awful breath, a lot of people won’t go near him unless they have to.”

According to the source, the disheveled-looking actor “either forgets to take showers or is adamantly opposed to using deodorant.”

And his trailer is even worse!

“It’s so sloppy and messy that the makeup and wardrobe people try to work with him anywhere else but there,” said the source. “They avoid that trailer like a hazardous waste dump!”

“Mickey’s like Pigpen in the ‘Peanuts’ comics… he’s lovable, but dirty. Directors tend to overlook his bad hygiene because he’s such a sweetheart and gifted actor. But the crew and the cast get the brunt of it. On bad days when they see Mickey, they run in the other direction.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition]

Well, I’ve read some stuff claiming that Mickey is still the same old bastard on sets, so now I don’t know who to believe. I tend to think that Mickey’s hygiene is probably pretty gross. I mean, it’s difficult to even look at him, so I can’t imagine being right there and having all of the senses assaulted by The Stank. I also tend to believe that Mickey isn’t Mr. Wonderful on sets, but that he’s not the temperamental bastard he once was. Here’s hoping.

Anyway, this was all just an excuse to bring up something Mickey-related. Do you remember that soft-core porn Mickey did with Carrie Otis, Wild Orchid? Remember how controversial it was at the time, and how the rumor was that Mickey and Carrie were actually having sex on camera? Well, I hadn’t seen that movie in years and years – I was really, really young when I last saw it. Like, maybe 13 years old. Anyway, I recently watched it, and I would highly recommend it for ANYONE. Watching it now is, like, one of the funniest things ever. The acting is atrocious, the plot is ridiculous, and those famous sex scenes are full of the WORST fake orgasms ever.

Okay, now forget that story. Here are some photos of Mickey handing out presents to sick Russian kids just before Christmas. Cute!

Photos courtesy of WENN.

I know it sounds completely random, but Sharon Stone and Mickey Rourke were in Russia today for the same press conference, something about children or eye diseases or something. That’s not important! The important thing is: Sharon Stone and Mickey Rourke! TOGETHER. Why did I never think of the two of them together? God, can you even imagine how insane and hilarious and crazy a couple they would make? It looks like Russian organizers were worried that someone would end up drunk and pregnant (Mickey), because they kept Sharon and Mickey away from each other. So, alas, no photos of them standing together. But luckily, I did find these old pics in the time capsule:

Those are just from last year! You know they were probably lovers. Long ago, and then again last year, probably. And it ended badly the second time. Either that or they flew to St. Petersburg together in a haze of Vicodin, champagne and rubber, and this press conference is just to announce their union. As for who I would rather… that’s so tough. I think I would prefer to go to bed with Mickey, but I’d rather go on a date with Sharon. Sharon would be fun to have dinner with – if the bitch didn’t stab you. Of course, you’re probably going to get stabbed if you go to bed with Mickey anyway.

Also: Sharon should stop with the red lipstick. It ages her.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

A few weeks ago, Megan went on a fun-looking beach vacation with her boyfriend Brian Austin Green (coughDavidSilver). Other sites showed the photos (like Dlisted) – we didn’t have access to them. Honestly, they weren’t titillating – just Megan in a bikini, looking like a drowned rat. Anyway, some agencies noticed that it seemed like Megan had a new tattoo on her right side, some kind of cursive-scroll. No one could really identify it, and now Megan has given a new interview to MTV, telling us what her new tattoo says. According to Contact Music and Michael K, it’s a Nietzsche quote: “Those who danced were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” But I studied philosophy, and that doesn’t sound like Nietzsche. Let me Google…it’s really from a poet named Angela Monet? Eh. Anyway, the tattoo is “in honor of” Mickey Rourke. Because she thinks he’s crazy, probably.

Megan Fox has enjoyed her fair share of high-concept movie roles in the past several years, with characters ranging from a demonic succubus in “Jennifer’s Body” to a gun-slinging prostitute in “Jonah Hex.” But her upcoming turn as a winged circus freak in director Mitch Glazer’s “Passion Play” might be her most surreal yet — thanks largely to the assistance of co-star Mickey Rourke.

“Mickey is such a beautiful, wonderful human being,” Fox told MTV News. “He’s so genuine and so sweet and so talented. I just love him to death. I kept telling him that he needs to have kids, because I think he’s going to be an amazing dad. I hope he does that soon.”

The words “genuine and sweet” might not be the first to come to mind for moviegoers who know Rourke best for his menacing turns in “Iron Man 2,” “The Wrestler” and “Sin City.” But Fox confessed that she feels a bond with Rourke because they are both celebrities who march to the beat of their own drummers and say what they feel. In fact, Fox’s admiration for Rourke goes so far that she got inked up in his honor.

“I actually got a tattoo that is sort of in honor of him,” she revealed. “It’s on my ribs. I don’t know if it’s been photographed yet, but it’ll come out eventually, I’m sure. I just love him very much and think he’s very special.”

[From MTV]

If I was Mickey, I would offended. But Mickey probably boned her, and she probably hadn’t felt that good since she and Michael Bay hate-f-cked. She “heard music” – you get it? That’s where the tattoo comes in. Anyway, yes, Mickey and Megan got along really well, and Mickey even called her an amazing actress, which just goes to show that he has early-onset senility.

By the way, MTV also threw up video of the Megan Fox interview, and it reminds me of something CB sent me a few days ago – another Fox interview, in fact. In both, Megan’s face barely moves. It’s really crazy how much surgery this girl has had already. I was wincing:

Photos courtesy of Megan’s 2008 GQ photo shoot.

I saw this story floating around a few days ago, but this is the first time I actually sat down and read Mickey Rouke’s quotes. My God, this man… I want to like him. And I do like him, sort of. But his attitude is starting to grate on me a little. At times he comes across as the wise truth-teller, the former bad-boy who has learned a lot throughout the years. And then sometimes he just seems like the same old douche. Mickey was asked about his relationship with his girlfriend, who is constantly identified by the wrong name. This Indy Posted piece calls her “Anastasia Makarenko” but her name is actually spelled “Anastassija Malarenko”. Small difference. One is a 40-something artist, and one is a 24-year-old model boning 57-year-old Mickey Rourke. Where Mickey has previously referred to her as “a gift from heaven” he is now lamenting being in a monogamous relationship for the first time in 23 years:

Mickey Rourke is finding it difficult to stay faithful to his young girlfriend.

The 57-year-old actor has been dating Russian model-and-artist Anastasia Makarenko for 10 months. He is completely infatuated with her, but admits it is “not easy” to ignore the temptation of other beautiful women.

Despite his roving eye, Mickey insists he has not cheated on Anastasia, and doesn’t plan to.

“I haven’t f**ked around on her, I haven’t been that way in 23 years so this is new for me and it’s not easy,” Mickey explained. “Sure, I could do something on the side but I’ve got to live with myself. That’s something new for me – being honest in a relationship.”

Mickey was rumoured to have proposed to Anastasia earlier in the year, but he has denied popping the question. He says engagement rumours are “embarrassing” for his young lover because she is such a private person.

“I haven’t asked her to marry me,” he said. “I haven’t thought about it. There was stuff in the paper about me being engaged but that’s just embarrassing for Anna because she is very low-key.

“People that you think are friends can be very cruel, and I don’t have the best reputation in the world so it’s easy for people to say sh*t.”

While marriage is still a long way off, Mickey revealed he would consider having children with Anastasia. He has always vowed not to start a family because he had such a bad childhood, but says things are “different” now.

“I’ve never thought about it. I had a really horrific childhood so I’d never do to a child what happened to me,” he explained to the British edition of OK! magazine. “I would never let another man raise my kid. I’d end up killing a guy if he laid a hand on my kids because I don’t believe in continuing what happened to me. The kid thing has never come into my thoughts because of that fear, but things are different now.”

[From Indy Posted]

At the age of 57, don’t you think Mickey would be able to keep it in his pants with little effort? At some point, for a guy like Mickey, doesn’t it all become “Been there, nailed that”? And she’s 24 years old! It’s not like she thinks Mickey’s 57-year-old d-ck is the end-all, be-all. If he cheated on her, she’d be like “Really? Guess I’ll just hop on someone younger, someone who doesn’t look like roast beef.”

Time for some classic Mickey Rourke! I’ve been looking forward to reading any interview with him during the Iron Man 2 promotional tour, just because he’s such a great interview. By the way, these are photos of Mickey walking two of his puppies last weekend. What’s with the belly-shirt, Mickey? No, I jest. If the man wants to wear a belly shirt, God bless. Now, on to the interview – Mickey sat down for a short piece with Parade, and he actually says my favorite quote of the week: “I’d just as soon do a big-budget movie as an independent one. Sometimes the independent movies can get a little too arty-farty. You watch the IFC Channel and you want to throw up.” THANK YOU. Someone needed to say it. Not every independent film is great, and sometimes I just think “No studio would touch this script for a reason – because this sh-t blows.” Here’s more from Mickey:

Mickey Rourke has gone from the bottom to the top, scoring an Oscar nomination for his comeback role in the tiny-budgeted The Wrestler. Now, he’s got a juicy role in the summer blockbuster Iron Man 2. So does that mean that the fiercely outspoken actor who once quit his failing showbiz career to become a boxer has mellowed out? You be the judge.

Mickey says, “I’d just as soon do a big-budget movie as an independent one. Sometimes the independent movies can get a little too arty-farty. You watch the IFC Channel and you want to throw up. You don’t always have to take things so serious, you know. It’s like, this is a nice departure for people to just forget about all their s—.”

No wonder he didn’t feel guilty about accepting a few perks.
“I’d just come off working on The Wrestler, which had no budget and I didn’t even have a chair to sit in. I remember the first day on Iron Man 2 I said, ‘Can I have a cappuccino,’ and they said, ‘Which kind would you like?’”

Star is just a four-letter word.
“You can be less than mediocre and be a f—ing movie star. I have respect for very few actors and actresses. Some of them get a lot of acclaim but just because their movie made $200 million at the box office; they still suck. I got no respect for them and I used to let them know it. It was important for me to put that aside and go, ‘You know what? This is a business. If you kiss the right ass and you get lucky on a movie or two, you could last 10 years.’ So, now, I just keep my mouth shut and pet my chihuahuas.”

[From Parade]

I wonder who he’s talking about? Hm…? Probably all of them, you know? I was going to name-check people like Tom Cruise or Julia Roberts, but Mickey probably hates the overwhelming majority of Hollywood, and that’s a long list.

Someone he wasn’t referring to, however, was his Passion Play costar Megan Fox. Mickey also spoke to Extra recently, and he told them how much he enjoyed working with Megan: “I just worked on a smaller movie with Megan Fox. Creatively, it was a lot of fun. She was great to work with — and to look at. It was nice working with someone who has a reputation for being beautiful, but who really did her homework. She was challenging to work with. People are going to have a different perception of her.” She was “challenging”? As in, it was a “challenge” to get her to shut up about her “schizophrenia”? Or was it a challenge to get her into bed? Hm?

Mickey Rourke in NYC on May 1, 2010. Mickey at the ‘Iron Man 2’ premiere in LA on April 26, 2010. Credit: Bauer-Griffin.

Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox are working together right now on a film called Passion Play. Several weeks ago, I wondered if Megan would make a play for Mickey, whether she would end up “sinking her claws” into him. Now, let me correct something: Megan, for all of her stupidity and ridiculousness, does not have a reputation for seducing her costars. There were rumors about her and Shia LaBeouf, and that’s about it. Of course, there are more than enough rumors that she’s a total pill to work with, so maybe her costars just don’t want to get anywhere near her classless, graceless, thankless, Valley-Girl bitchy self.

Except Mickey Rourke might want to get closer to her. Mickey’s got a new interview in Entertainment Weekly where he’s talking about Passion Play, and his costar Megan. Mickey comes out with this gem: “And I think the pleasant surprise was this girl who’s a world-class beauty turned out to be probably the best young actress I’ve ever worked with.” Oh, Mickey. Please don’t think this for real. Here’s more from the interview:

Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox make a striking screen couple in writer/director Mitch Glazer’s Passion Play, the just-wrapped romance about a troubled trumpet player and a winged beauty who rescue each other from dire circumstances. The candid actor checked in from the snowy New Mexico set to discuss his costars and a lesson he learned from Alec Baldwin.

[In Passion Play], you play Nate, a down-and-out trumpet player. What sets him on his downward spiral?
He’s got a line in the movie, “I’ve messed up most of my life. I’ve only had two things: my music and my dope, but in the end it’s always been my dope.” And I think the fact that he meets somebody that he has feelings for, who’s different like he is, gives him purpose.

Well, she’s different in a very unique way.
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.

That’s a very different side to Megan Fox than the one she’s displayed publicly and in her previous films.
I didn’t know too much about her, except what I read. And I think the pleasant surprise was this girl who’s a world-class beauty turned out to be probably the best young actress I’ve ever worked with. I don’t know if a lot of her films have showcased her acting ability more than, say, being action-oriented, but she really stepped up the plate with this one and was very consistent and professional, beyond her years. At 23, I couldn’t do half of what she’s doing.

The redemptive element of this film, combined with the love of a beautiful woman reminds me, at least a little bit, of The Wrestler. Is that something that resonates with you?
Well, The Wrestler was quite tough. There wasn’t much chemistry there. Uh, that’s a whole other conversation. With Megan and I, there’s a lot of chemistry and a lot of respect. We’re both comfortable with each other. As far as the redemption is concerned, it’s almost fate. It’s not so much that my character is seeking redemption, it’s almost like it falls in my lap by accident. And I try and hold on to it as much as I can.

It’s been about a year since the excitement surrounding your role in The Wrestler. What’s changed for you since then? Has life sped up or slowed down?
Things have sped up. After The Wrestler, I realized I was going to get a second chance to work again after throwing everything away. It’s been a nice ride. I think the lesson I learned was I have to do movies that I respect, with people that I respect, and not for a payday. You know, I was watching this bio on Alec Baldwin the other night, and he did this one movie, The Cooler, and he mentioned how after he did that movie he started to like acting again. I think a lot of us go through a period of time where we don’t. We don’t like it any more, because of whatever reasons — the politics, the game, or just the choices that we’ve made ourselves for monetary reasons or what have you. And I think after The Wrestler, I realized I’ve got to go to work and work with people that I respect. That’s what it’s all about with me now.

[From Entertainment Weekly]

See, I do adore Mickey. He has behaved with a lot of grace and humility throughout his “comeback” and he’s got my vote of confidence. But working with Megan Fox? And not only working with her, but praising her with such glowing compliments? Ugh. Maybe he’s just being nice. Maybe he’s just trying to be a gentleman. Please let that be the case.

Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke on the set of ‘Passion Play’ on January 9, 2010. Credit: Bauer-Griffin.

Don’t get me wrong – I love Mickey Rourke. He’s a man who has been through some sh-t, and has come through it with a lovely, intelligent Zen-line mentality. His hell raising days are over, and he’s gotten his second chance, and he’s keeping his head down and doing the work, bless his heart. So I can forgive him his little Russian girlfriend, I really can. If he’s happy and she’s happy, I’m happy for them. While some might wonder how he can keep a pretty little Russian girl happy, I know how. The man is packing serious pipe, and my guess is that he probably treats her like gold.

The girl’s name is Anastassija Makarenko, and from what I could determine from some internet searching is that she’s maybe 24 years old. Don’t hold me to that. She looks 16 years old, and she’s probably in reality 30 years old. But I do know Mickey’s age – he’s 57 years old, and so it follows that he thinks Anastassija is a “gift from heaven.” Yes, 20-something vadge is now being classified as “heavenly”.

A year after his emotional comeback performance earned him a Golden Globe for The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke was once again on cloud nine at this year’s show, thanks to the new love he squired down the red carpet.

Rourke’s girlfriend – who has widely been misidentified on the Internet – is Russian-born model Anastassija Makarenko, Rourke reveals exclusively to PEOPLE. “She’s a gift from heaven,” says the actor, 57, who seemed smitten as he kept a tight grip the stunning blonde throughout the evening.

“Obviously she’s a very beautiful woman,” says Rourke. “But she’s got the biggest heart, she’s got a great family, she’s really close to her mother and father – they’re great people.”

The pair, who both live in New York and met at a photo shoot, have been together about six months. But it’s already serious: Rourke recently gave Makarenko a Pomeranian (named Tango), and in December he traveled to Germany to meet her parents.

Though the consummate on-screen tough guy admits he was nervous, “They loved him,” says Makarenko, adding, “He’s the most beautiful man in the world, he’s a sweetheart, and the best boyfriend.”

Rourke, whose upcoming projects include Iron Man 2 and Passion Play with Megan Fox, wouldn’t comment on whether he and Makarenko are – or will become – engaged. All he would say is: “I wouldn’t trade her in for 20 Academy Awards.”

[From People]

Well, it’s good that she’s around, just so Megan Fox won’t try to get her dirty mitts on Mickey. And this girl is very pretty, and she’s stuck around for six months, so maybe it is love. Like I said, I bet Mickey treats her like gold, and she seems to be cool with his dogs and his lifestyle, so maybe it’s a match made in “heaven”. I have to admit this though – when I saw the two of them interviewed on the Golden Globes red carpet (that’s where these photos are from), and I finally heard her speak, my first thought was “oh please, hooker.” I’m so ashamed!

The short answer is “no.” As in, “No, Megan Fox is not trying to get her claws into Mickey Rourke, they’re just working together and they filmed a kissing scene the other day for Passion Play, but Megan will probably bad-mouth him at a later date in an interview in which she’ll mention that Mickey thought she was insanely sexy and complicated and bipolar, and then she’ll name-drop Angelina Jolie and spread her legs for whatever camera is around.” Here’s more from The Daily Mail:

She wouldn’t be the first younger woman to fall for Mickey Rourke’s charms. But although Megan Fox was spotted kissing the veteran actor yesterday there was no need for her on-off boyfriend Brian Austin Green to worry.

The two were filming scenes for their new movie Passion Play, in which Megan plays an angel sent to help Mickey’s trumpet player character redeem himself.

For once Megan covers up her curves in the shots, wearing a pencil skirt, blouse and purple coat.

At one point Mickey, 57, climbed into a truck, kissing Megan on the cheek.

At 23 Megan is just a year younger than Mickey’s rumoured fiancée, Russian model Elena Kuletskaya. But Megan has made it clear she only has eyes for former Beverly Hills 90120 star Brian. She treated the actor to a classic 1966 Mustang Fastback after she found it on internet auction site eBay. The couple have been dating on and off for five years.

[From The Daily Mail]

You know what the this film was initially going to be like? A make-up and effects-heavy film where Megan would be a caged circus freak with angel-like wings growing out of her back. It seems Megan will no longer have to spend hours in the makeup truck getting fake wings put on – she must have gotten them to write that out. The idea probably went nowhere and they just decided to put Megan in a dress and hoped she would shut up.

Is anyone else disappointed with Mickey Rourke? He’s better than this. He shouldn’t have to play the lead opposite Megan Fox, the reigning “worst actress of the year.” He needs a better agent.

Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke on the set of ‘Passion Play’ on January 9, 2010. Credit: Bauer-Griffin.