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By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Darren Aronofky fans have wondered what the :Black Swan” director would move on to now that he passed on the chance to make a Wolverine movie with his “Fountain” leading man, Hugh Jackman.
Days ago, Aronofsky revealed that he’d tackle “Noah,” a dark and edgy take on the iconic Noah’s Ark story that was being shopped around town looking for financing. John Logan was rewriting Aronofsky’s script treatment, and was hoping to get $130 million to bankroll the effort.
Now Variety is reporting that New Regency is willing to step up and take a gamble on the Oscar-nominated director’s vision. They will in turn shop the project to studios “including 20th Century Fox, where New Regency is based,” the trade reports.
It sounds epic. And considering I loved “The Fountain,” I’m dying to see what Aronofsky could do with a mythical period piece like this. No doubt he’ll bring the same attention to character the drove “Swan” and “The Wrestler.” Can you see Mickey Rourke as Noah? Maybe Jackman, if the two have remained friends? Let the speculation begin.
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By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Are you ready for a Wolverine adventure from the minds that brought you the brooding, brilliant “The Fountain?”
(Um, I am. “The Fountain” is a masterpiece. But I digress.)
Word on the street is that “Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky is inching ever closer to his paycheck film, “Wolverine 2.” Of course, we’re all secretly hoping that Aronofsky will not simply crank out an easy, superficial “event” movie, and that the incredibly gifted storyteller will attempt to elevate the material to the heights of Bryan Singer’s two “X-Men” movies or, perish the thought, Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” films. Aronofsky’s certainly capable. Now it looks like he’s going to get his chance.
According to Deadline, the director is “in the throes of landing a healthy payday” for taking over the sequel for Fox, and will earn “in the vicinity of $5 million against 5% of gross” for agreeing to direct. Of course, “Wolverine 2” will reunite Aronofsky with his “Fountain” star, Hugh Jackman, who reportedly is bulking up for the role in anticipation of a 2011 shoot.
I, for one, am as excited to see an Aronofsky “Wolverine” as I am to see a Zack Snyder “Superman.” Is it different than anything Aronofsky has attempted in the past? Absolutely! But who wants a filmmaker like that to grow stale?
As a result of this supposed decision, Deadline also reports that Aronofsky has passed on the period crime drama “Gangster Squad,” making him the second filmmaker in the past few days (after Ben Affleck) to reportedly turn the material down.
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