Wednesday 29 August 2012

9 1/2 Weeks reunion! Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger spotted on set of their new film (but look who's aged better...)

They set the screen on fire in 1986 with their steamy S&M love scenes in 9 1/2 Weeks.

And 26 years later, Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger both reported to the Los Angeles set of their new political film Black November last Sunday.

Old flames: 26 years after 9 1/2 Weeks, Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger reported to the Los Angeles set of their new political film Black November
Old flames: 26 years after 9 1/2 Weeks, Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger reported to the Los Angeles set of their new political film Black November
Old flames: 26 years after 9 1/2 Weeks, Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger reported to the Los Angeles set of their new political film Black November
Despite age taking its natural toll, the 58-year-old blonde looked flawless (and has certainly aged better than Rourke) in her purple dress shirt and grey trousers, as she shaded herself with a cheetah-print umbrella.

Later, the Oscar-winning actress was seen trying on the same silk shirt in green as she strolled through the set in her motorcycle boots.

Meanwhile, 59-year-old Rourke looked in good spirits as took photos with fans in his grey power suit and oxblood dress shoes.

Before Fifty Shades of Grey: 9 1/2 Weeks followed John as he dragged Elizabeth into a destructive downward spiral of sexual exploitation and dominance
Before Fifty Shades of Grey: 9 1/2 Weeks followed John as he dragged Elizabeth into a destructive downward spiral of sexual exploitation and dominance
After his boxing career in the nineties required facial reconstructive surgery, Rourke told the Daily Mail that he had gone to 'the wrong guy' who had left his features 'a mess.'

Kim and Mickey first reunited onscreen two years ago for the Bret Easton Ellis crime-drama The Informers, but they did not even meet until the 2009 red carpet premiere.
It is still unclear whether the pair will actually share scenes in Black November.


Becoming Kristy: The 58-year-old blonde looked flawless in her green dress shirt and grey trousers, as she shaded herself with a cheetah-print umbrella
Becoming Kristy: The 58-year-old blonde looked flawless in her green dress shirt and grey trousers, as she shaded herself with a cheetah-print umbrella

Bad guy: The eccentric 59-year-old stars as Tom Hudson, the CEO of a ruthless oil company responsible for destroying villages in Nigeria
Bad guy: The eccentric 59-year-old stars as Tom Hudson, the CEO of a ruthless oil company responsible for destroying villages in Nigeria
Bad guy: The eccentric 59-year-old stars as Tom Hudson, the CEO of a ruthless oil company responsible for destroying villages in Nigeria
The eccentric star, who often dotes on his tiny pet dogs, stars as Tom Hudson, the CEO of a ruthless oil company responsible for destroying villages in Nigeria.

Anne Heche, Vivica A. Fox, and rappers Akon and Wyclef Jean also star in the drama helmed by Nigerian director Jeta Amata, coming out later this year.

25 years before Fifty Shades of Grey was published, Mickey's John and Kim's Elizabeth played out a strange, psychological, and occasionally sado-machoistic love story in 9 1/2 Weeks.


Onscreen heat? It is still unclear whether the pair, who both acted in The Informers in 2008, will actually share scenes in Black November
Onscreen heat? It is still unclear whether the pair, who both acted in The Informers in 2008, will actually share scenes in Black November
Tunnel tweet: Mickey tweeted this picture with rappers Akon and Wyclef Jean, as well as his 'Nigerian brothers' on the set last week
Tunnel tweet: Mickey tweeted this picture with  rappers Akon and Wyclef Jean, as well as his 'Nigerian brothers' on the set last week
The cult hit, which did very well on video, followed Mickey's character as he slowly dragged Kim into a destructive downward spiral of sexual exploitation and dominance.

There was a critically-panned sequel in 1997, which saw Mickey return, but not Kim.

It's certainly been a good year for Rourke, whose stunning comeback in The Wrestler led his career resurgence and no less than six film projects in the works.

Erotic drama: Mickey and Kim set the screen on fire in 1986 with their steamy S&M love scenes in 9 1/2 Weeks
Erotic drama: Mickey and Kim set the screen on fire in 1986 with their steamy S&M love scenes in 9 1/2 Weeks

Rourke is still in negotiations on whether or not he will appear in this year's Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For, despite his character Marv's death by electrocution in the previous film.

He also has Marble City with Nicolas Cage and next year's action crime-drama Motor City with Gerard Butler and Adrien Brody.

Meanwhile Kim just wrapped a role in the Seattle-set indie One Square Mile as the mother of a troubled teen who finds a reluctant mentor in a track coach neighbor (Richard Jenkins).
First embrace: Despite both appearing in The Informers, but they did not even meet until the 2009 red carpet premiere
First embrace: Despite both appearing in The Informers, but they did not even meet until the 2009 red carpet premiere
Better luck next time? The Bret Easton Ellis crime-drama bombed with audiences and critics in 2009
Better luck next time? The Bret Easton Ellis crime-drama bombed with audiences and critics in 2009

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