As previously mentioned, Darren Aronofsky is reportedly attached to direct Serena. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it now seems Angelina Jolie has been thrown into the mix as a possible lead.
Director Darren Aronofsky didn’t divulge the location of the secret wrap party for his movie Black Swan at Provocateur until one hour before it started the other night. Cast members Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Greg Bello and Aronfsky’s fiancée, Rachel Weisz, got another surprise when they all got a chance to see clips and a sneak peek for the first time all together. [NYPost.com]
Screenwriter David Self weighs on the ongoing MGM/RoboCop/Aronofsky debate. However, as MGM is still getting their house in order, I’d take this news with a grain of salt.
Darren Aronofsky talking about The Wrestler at AFI’s Harold Lloyd Master Seminar. (This was posted in March 2009, but I just ran across it today).
Screenwriter Christopher Kyle claims on his website that Darren Aronofsky is attached to direct Serena, “a dark love story about George Pemberton and his wife Serena, a pair of ruthless timber barons trying to exploit their land before the government claims it for a national park.” The project is reportedly in pre-production with 2929 Entertainment. Should this claim be true, the question now is: will it be the Securitas heist or this project following Black Swan? [Empire]
According to Moviehole, a Phoenix Pictures representative reported that the RoboCop remake is on hold. Mary Parent of MGM wants a 3D film and Darren Aronofsky is not interested in the technology (remember). Of course, this could all be due to the possible sale of MGM. Who knows where the franchise will land in the end, but Aronofsky fans might as well let this one go for the time being.
In an interview with Little White Lies, Clint Mansell confirmed he is working on the score for the forthcoming Black Swan. Mansell reported, “one of the main ideas [Darren and I have] got is building the entire score out of elements from [Tchaikovsky’s] Swan Lake.” However, no solid direction has been set as Mansell is just now providing the “nuts and bolts” for principal photography. The real work will begin in January. [Little White Lies]
