Mickey Rourke to star in Roman Polanski's new film

Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke posted on Instagram a photo from the set of the film The Palace, directed by Roman Polanski.

Rourke's role is unknown.

On his Instagram, Rourke called Polanski a director you can always learn something new from. The actor's fans greeted the news negatively due to Polanski's allegations of rape.

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