Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox make a Passion Play

Comeback king Mickey Rourke and the Supernova hot Megan Fox are set to star in a drama called 'Passion Plays' for first time director Mitch Glazer, whose writing credits include 'The Recruit' and 'Scrooged', he will write 'Passion Plays' as well as sit in the hot seat for the first time according to Risky Biz Blog.

Rourke will play a down-on-his-heels trumpet player, and Fox will play an angel in 1950s Los Angeles, with Rourke finding redemption in Fox after he attempts to save her from a gangster. Those familiar with the project describe it as a dramatic but heartwarming tale.

Fox's character is described, in part, as as a slender beauty with wings who is part of a carnival.

This sounds great and another smart choice for Rourke who is building up an impressive slate of projects in the afterglow of his success as Randy the Ram in 'The Wrestler'. Perhaps even more interesting is the path Megan Fox is taking, she has already been written off as eye candy by nerd boys on the net b/c god knows the script from Transformers is a really good one to base your view of an actress on, however she is choosing well on the heels of her robot-fest success, choosing roles in smaller but interesting projects like the Diablo Cody scripted 'Jennifers Body' and the western 'Jonah Hex'. 'Passion Plays' though could be the project that really allows her to show what she can do, personally I cannot wait to hear more on this one.