May 2012
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Protozoa Pictures Reportedly Producing Zipper →
[About] a hotshot prosecutor who resorts to increasingly dangerous measures to hide his addiction to high-end escorts as he is groomed for higher office
Starring Patrick Wilson and Christina Hendricks, directed by Mora Stephens (Conventioneers)
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Darren Aronofsky Directs Revlon Ad for Warpaint →
According to a new press release, Morgan Spurlock recently formed the production company Warpaint with Keith Calder and Shannon Lords.
Warpaint completed its first project in January with director Darren Aronofsky, who directed the upcoming campaign for Revlon featuring Emma Stone and Halle Berry.
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Darren Aronofsky in Iceland →
A tweet posted two days ago on Twitter puts Darren Aronofsky in Iceland. Presumably, he’s there for pre-production and scouting for Noah. We love activity!
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Gareth Evans Reportedly Taking Over Securitas... →
Back in 2009, Darren Aronofsky was reportedly attached to an “indie heist” project based around the Securitas Depot robbery of 2006. With Aronofsky busy with Noah, the project seems to have moved on to Gareth Evans (The Raid).
April 2012
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Paramount Interested in Aronofsky's George... →
Paramount Pictures is in negotiations to acquire “The General,” a George Washington pic with Darren Aronofsky attached to produce and direct from a script by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage.
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources tell Variety that the script is more of an “Unforgiven”-like tale rather than a straight historical drama. Paramount had no...
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Noah Release Set for March 28, 2014 →
In an odd change of pace, we already know when the next Darren Aronofsky film will be released, before the start of principal photography.
Update 1: It’s rumored that Liam Neeson, Jennifer Connelly and Saoirse Ronan (Hanna) have joined the cast. Though, we haven’t seen an official announcement.
Update 2: According to the press release: “The movie will begin shooting this July...
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Clint Mansell Largo Gig Now April 4-6 →
As we mentioned back in January, Clint Mansell will perform his soundtrack work for the first time in Los Angeles this week. He will be “accompanied by a nine-piece ensemble, including members of the L.A.-based Sonus Quartet”. Tickets are sold out (and I’m East Coast), but I’ll be watching for videos popping up on YouTube later this week.
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Darren Aronofsky Denies Judy Garland Rumor, People... →
Over the weekend, a rumor that Darren Aronofsky would direct Anne Hathaway in a Judy Garland biopic started spreading. It seems many people forgot about April Fools Day. Aronofsky posted a tweet dispelling the rumor as “not true”. The bigger news in this story is that Darren Aronofsky has a verified Twitter account.
March 2012
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Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ Launching Finally With... →
A formal announcement should come this next week. The once hoped-for spring start is now July, sources say. Russell Crowe is set to float the boat as Noah in Darren Aronofsky’s edgy Biblical re-telling of Noah’s Ark.
Tales From Development Hell: Darren Aronofsky’s... →
Probably the best chapter in the book focuses on the history of Batman adaptations, including Darren Aronofsky and Frank Miller‘s adaptation of Batman: Year One starring Clint Eastwood.
/Film has an excerpt from said chapter.
Russell Crowe in talks to board 'Noah' →
After being courted for months, Russell Crowe is in negotiations to play the title character in Darren Aronofsky’s Biblical epic “Noah.”
February 2012
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Russell Crowe Somewhat Confirms Interest in Noah →
The tweet mentioned in the article is now missing. As well, Crowe denied any interest or involvement in the RoboCop remake.
Aronofsky, Jolie No Longer Attached to Serena →
Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, director Susanne Bier now attached
Darren and Angelina were reportedly attached the project back in January 2010
Russell Crowe, Liam Neeson for Noah? →
Darren Aronofsky is ready to set sail on Noah, the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark. I’m hearing that the Black Swan director wants Russell Crowe to play the title role in the New Regency/Paramount film.
I have also heard Aronofsky wants The Grey star Liam Neeson for another role.
Crowe is rumored to be wanted for the RoboCop remake, as well. The Neeson role sounds like it could be the...
January 2012
4 posts
Noah Reportedly Has a Villain, Summer Shoot,... →
They’re going to start shooting in July in New York and Iceland and he says it’s really a good script. They’re really doing the story of Noah, a very unlikely subject you might think for a cutting edge fellow like Darren Aronofsky, but that’s what they’re doing. It’s going to be more likely a Fall 2013 release.
That’s the hangup right now, they...
Spielberg Talking Moses Epic with Warner Bros →
While not directly Aronofsky related, if Spielberg is close to pre-production (production rumored for spring 2013) on a biblical feature filmed in the “gritty” style of Saving Private Ryan, then it’s hard to know how that would affect Noah. Major studios don’t seem to have any issue with releasing two similar movies in close proximity, but hopefully it wouldn’t end up...
Clint Mansell Live at Largo, April 4-5 →
During his first ever live shows in the US, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated [Clint] Mansell and the Sonus Quartet will perform selections from the Last Night score, as well as performances of his other works which will include scores form Darren Aronofsky’s films and Moon on April 4 & 5 at Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles
Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah' to Be Produced by Mary... →
Mary Parent will produce Noah, Darren Aronofsky’s take on the iconic Bible tale. The project from Paramount and New Regency also is being produced by Aronofsky and Scott Franklin.
December 2011
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Christian Bale Reportedly Passes on Noah, Michael... →
November 2011
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John Logan Brought in to Help on Noah Script →
“I just dipped in to help a little bit because I’ve liked Darren’s work and we just sort of talked about it and it was fun. It’s really great,” he said… “Darren’s sensibility is completely modern and so thrilling because it’s revisionist.”
John Logan is a screenwriter (Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Time Machine)
Nephilim Giants
Screenwriter Brian Godawa recently published the novel Noah Primeval, which is set in an “ancient world of darkness, [where] fallen angels breed giants and enslave mankind to evil”. Controversy aside, he addresses a passage in Genesis (6:1-4) in his novel. He references the Nephilim (giants) that are arguably the offspring of angels and humans. This is a much better explanation of the...
“…when you work with Aronofsky, you’ve gotta be in shape. He’s...”
– Mickey Rourke on Darren Aronofsky [Moviefone]
Darren Aronofsky Gets a Reality Check from the... →
On the forthcoming Lou Reed/Metallica video:
I think I’m just going to go with an open mind and see what these guys look like, their magic together, and then try and figure out where to put the camera. That’s what it is. There’s some incredible, beautiful imagery in the films in the Mead competition, and that was the joy of it. And those filmmakers were really present for their subject matter,...
Four New TV Ads for Meth Project Directed by...
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Aronofsky to direct Lou Reed, Metallica video →
The Oscar-nominated director of “Black Swan” and “The Wrestler” will produce a video for the track, “Iced Honey.” Aronofsky brings his cameraman, Matthew Libatique, to the project as director of photography. The clip will be shot in the San Francisco Bay area and will be available for viewing later this month. [WSJ]
October 2011
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Lionsgate buys Mark Heyman's Facebook pic →
‘XOXO’ to be produced by Darren Aronofsky, Michael London
Noé Volume 1
Illustrator Niko Henrichon recently updated his website with a new post about the graphic novel he’s been collaborating on with Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel, titled Noé (Noah). Of course, given the previous uncertainty of the Aronofsky’s Noah project, this novel was probably intended as a way to both ensure that Aronofsky’s version was released in a public medium and to help...
Paramount, New Regency Team For Darren Aronofsky’s... →
Paramount and New Regency have formalized a deal to partner on Noah, the biblical epic that Darren Aronofsky will direct as his follow-up to the Oscar-nominated smash Black Swan.
September 2011
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Director Darren Aronofsky attends the Vacheron... →
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Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Weiss Producing... →
Logline: A moving retelling of Rosalind Franklin’s involvement in the controversial race for the double helix in the 1950s, and of the discovery that truly shaped her: the beating of her own romantic heart.
Might as well just say Protozoa Pictures and Rachel Weiss, as Ari Handel is producing, too.
Darren Aronofsky Presides Over Venice Film... →
Aronofsky said that at this year’s festival he’ll vote for the films that affect him “emotionally and intellectually the most.”
Darren Aronofsky Kicks Off Venice Film Festival... →
July 2011
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Darren Aronofsky to Head Margaret Mead Film... →
An Exclusive Excerpt from Max Barry’s New Cyborg... →
io9 have an exclusive chapter of Max Berry’s new cyborg novel, Machine Man. As previously mentioned, Darren Aronofsky is currently attached to direct. The Hollywood Reporter described the novel as “‘amped up pop-thriller,’ the story centers on a gadget geek and engineer at a forward thinking tech firm who is tired of going through life average and unnoticed and is also...
June 2011
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Darren Aronofsky Calls Noah's Ark Project His 'Big... →
Given the expansive, and often debated scale of Noah’s tale, one wonders which version would find its way to Aronofsky’s script: a smaller character study on the biblical figure painted in a more realistic light, or a Roland Emmerich-style disaster movie. The filmmaker tells IFC that he’s leaning towards the epic option. “I want to make a big event film, and I think it...
Darren Aronofsky Reportedly to Direct Hobgoblin... →
Michael Chabon’s and Ayelet Waldman’s HBO project will be directed — the pilot, at least — by Darren Aronofsky, Oscar-nominated director of “Black Swan.”
Chabon and Waldman, who are married, have been working together on “Hobgoblin.” Little is known about the project other than that it involves magicians and con men using their unique skills to...
Darren Aronofsky Wants Christian Bale for His $130... →
Vulture hears that Aronofsky is in talks with Christian Bale about possibly starring in his take on Noah’s Ark, to help secure studio backing for it. Presumably, Aronofsky wants Bale for the lead, even though Noah was 600 years old when the Great Flood hit, and Bale is only 37. [Vulture]
I’ve been hoping for an Aronofsky/Bale film for while now. Fingers crossed.
Darren Aronofsky Shops Noah's Ark Epic →
I’m told that town is tantalized by a package circulating with Darren Aronofsky directing Noah, an edgy re-telling of the Noah’s Ark story. Aronofsky wrote a script that is getting a rewrite by John Logan. [Deadline New York]
New Regency to co-finance [Variety]
Revlon Ad Directed By Darren Aronofsky →
Featuring Jessica Biel and Pharrell Williams