February 2012
2 posts
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
3 posts
Christian Bale Reportedly Passes on Noah, Michael... →
November 2011
6 posts
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...
YouTube playlist
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
6 posts
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
4 posts
Director Darren Aronofsky attends the Vacheron... →
[Link to WireImage.com]
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
2 posts
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
5 posts
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
May 2011
3 posts
Disney, Warner Bros Courting Darren Aronofsky →
Disney and Warner Bros are reportedly attempting to snare Aronofsky for Malfecient and Moses, respectively.
Darren Aronofsky Eyes a New Sci-Fi Film With... →
Sounds a little like Planet of the Apes to me:
Two months after Darren Aronofsky announced that he wouldn’t be making The Wolverine, Vulture has learned that the Black Swan director has set his sights on a new film: a fifteen-year-old original sci-fi spec script called Human Nature by a little-known screenwriter named Jeff Welch. We hear that George Clooney is attaching himself to star as a...
Director Darren Aronofsky to Head Venice Festival... →
Darren Aronofsky, whose last three films all premiered at the Venice Film Festival, will be the president of the main competition jury at this year’s edition of the storied Italian festival.
An interesting aside:
Aronofsky’s science fiction thriller Machine Man won’t be finished until 2012
April 2011
1 post
March 2011
4 posts
WatchEveryone loved Todd Barry as Mickey Rourke’s mean boss in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. So why wasn’t Todd in Aronofsky’s next film, Black Swan? Well…maybe he was…
Darren Aronofsky Bows Out as 'Wolverine' Director →
“As I talked more about the film with my collaborators at Fox, it became clear that the production of The Wolverine would keep me out of the country for almost a year,” Aronofsky said in a joint statement with Fox.
“I was not comfortable being away from my family for that length of time. I am sad that I won’t be able to see the project through, as it is a terrific script and I was...
Darren Aronofsky is NOT Producing Intricate, Next... →
For the record, 12:35 p.m. March 11: On Friday morning, producer Scott Franklin said that, although he did give notes on “Intricate” and introduce Brad Furman to a screenwriter, Protozoa is not currently attached to produce it. Furman was not available to comment further. A spokeswoman for Darren Aronofsky said that the director himself was not attached to produce the film and was...
The Many Scarves of Darren Aronofsky →
February 2011
10 posts
Natalie Portman Wins Best Actress Oscar for Black... →
Oscar nominee Darren Aronofsky looks ahead to... →
But for those Aronofsky true believers worried that the filmmaker behind such downbeat, indie favorites as “Requiem for a Dream” and “Pi” is turning conventional, the 42-year-old director reveals he’s not past pushing for ambitious projects on the level of “The Fountain,” his demanding Mobius strip meditation on love, death and religion. Next up (“fingers crossed,” says Aronofsky): A sci-fi...
Five Film Book Recommendations from Darren... →
Oscar-nominated director of Black Swan takes a short break from his awards-season schedule to recommend five books on film—and discuss the moviemakers who inspire him
Unspoilt By Progress: A Conversation With Black... →
While Black Swan cleans up at the box office, soundtrack composer Clint Mansell sits down to tell Kiran Acharya about art, Aronofsky, post rock and Public Enemy
WatchA playlist of Black Swan featurettes on YouTube. Also, a new Director Featurette popped up on iTunes Movie Trailers last week.
Scene Breakdown: A flock of elements in Black Swan →