Mickey Rourke Heads To `St. Vincent`

Production is slated to begin later this year.

The Oscar nominee for "The Wrestler" is set to star in "St. Vincent" as a hit man who returns to New York to complete a botched hit. Masquerading as a priest, he finds himself hearing the confession of the man he is targeting.

Walter Hill, who directed Rourke in the 1989 gangster tale "Johnny Handsome," is at the helm of the Occupant Films/Secret Handshake Entertainment project, which is based on an original script by Cameron Young.

Production is slated to begin later this year.

L.A.-based Occupant most recently produced the 2008 Sundance audience award winner "The Wackness," starring Ben Kingsley.