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.