 Perhaps no movie far down the pike has me as excited as Darren Aronofsky’s film ‘Noah’. A true passion project that the filmmaker has been working years to get off the ground, it’s currently in production (scheduled for release in March of 2014) and Aronofsky has been tweeting out fun little updates to tease us even more. In a USA Today story on his tweets (found here) they also managed to debut the first image of Russell Crowe in the title role. You can see the full image after the jump, but it looks more or less like you’d expect one who builds an ark to look, especially when played by Crowe. Take a gander below at the larger look.
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 Darren Aronofsky, Academy Award nominated director of “Black Swan,” and recently nominated by the Awards Circuit Community for his direction on 2000′s “Requiem for a Dream,” has released the first photo from the set of his upcoming film, “Noah.”
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 It seems that hardly a month goes by without some new casting news for Darren Aronofsky’s long gestating passion project ‘Noah’. It’s been a little quieter of late, but now we have a big new bit of casting to share with you. Darren Aronofsky himself took to Twitter (here) to confirm the casting of Anthony Hopkins in the film. He’ll be playing Methuselah, and I think it’s a fine choice. After the jump you can see Aronofsky’s tweet about Sir Anthony, but for now, just enjoy the fact that this film now has Hopkins joining Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Ray Winstone, and more. This could very well wind up being something special…
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 I’ve been following the casting chronicles of Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming epic ‘Noah’ for a few weeks now, and it seems that even though about half of the actors mentioned for parts wind up being replaced, the film still seems impeccably cast. The big role I’d been waiting to hear about being filled was the antagonist character, and Deadline is reporting here that Ray Winstone is the man tapped by Aronofsky. Winstone is certainly a solid pick for a villain, and I’m very curious what he’ll do with the part (though I’ll confess to being even more curious what Val Kilmer would have done, as he was in contention as well). After the jump I’ll remind you all who ‘Noah’ officially has in its cast, but keep checking back here for updates as they come!
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 Only a few days after reporting on the casting of Logan Lerman (along with Douglas Booth), we’re back again today with more ‘Noah’ news. Deadline has announced here that Emma Watson is the latest actress to join up with Darren Aronofsky for his biblically based epic (though it seems like it’ll be more science fiction than anything else). She’s an interesting addition, and after the jump you can see who she might be playing, along with a bit of news on Jennifer Connelly’s involvement in the project (hint…she’s not quite as solidly cast as we previously thought her to be), but I know I like where this flick is potentially headed, but that’s me. Read on below…
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 It’s no stretch to say that Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming project ‘Noah’ is rather high up on my “most anticipated” list. I’ve loved literally everything he’s done to date, and the idea of him painting on his biggest canvas yet has me pretty excited at the possibilities. Well, the film is a long ways off, but it’s casting more actors currently, and Deadline says here that Douglas Booth and Logan Lerman are the latest to join the flick. After the jump you can see who they’re playing, and especially in the case of Lerman, I’m excited to see what they can do. Read on below for a bit more on their casting…
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 It was a rather safe bet that Darren Aronofsky’s next film ‘Noah’ would not be a one man show, so it was only a matter of time until the cast expanded beyond leading man Russell Crowe. There were (and still are) rumors of Liam Neeson taking the part of an antagonist/villain of some sort in this post-apocolyptic take on the biblical tale, but for now he remains on the sidelines, though Crowe is no longer alone. Joining the production are actresses Jennifer Connelly and Saorise Ronan, with Connelly working a second time now with Aronofsky after ‘Requiem for a Dream’ earlier in their careers. After the jump I’ll speculate a bit on their potential roles, but I like how this movie is shaping up quite a bit…
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 If Darren Aronofsky is involved with a project, it has my attention. Even when he was going to direct ‘The Wolverine’, I had high hopes for the flick due to his involvement. Thankfully though, he moved on and will be getting to make his dream project instead. ‘Noah’ isn’t a film that I’d be pumped for without Aronofsky at the helm (as a lapsed Jew with Agnostic leanings, Noah’s Ark is hardly a tale that I give a lot of thought to in my day to day life), but with his artistic sensibilities at sail, I’m down for whatever this turns out to. Well, The Playlist has spotted a release date over at Box Office Mojo, and it appears we’re going to have to wait until March of 2014 to see the flick. This could change, but for now, mark your calendars. You can read their post after the jump, but while we wait for 2014 to arrive, please enjoy Ricky Gervais’ take on Noah’s Ark here…
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 It’s somewhat unlikely that I’d be interested in a film about the biblical character Noah. I’m about as much a fan of religion and the bible as I am a fan of the Transformers films (or apparently Meryl Streep, as some less than thoroughly researched readers have attested to), but at the same token, I do happen to love the work of Darren Aronofsky. He’s never made a bad movie in my eyes and even got me into a movie involving ballet, so he certainly gets the benefit of the doubt here, and as his film Noah begins to shape up, I’m only into it more. Deadline has a quick little post that posits that Russell Crowe could be in line for the title role…
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 We finally know what will be Darren Aronofsky’s follow-up to the massive hit that was ‘Black Swan’. While he was attached to ‘The Wolverine’ for a long time before ultimately pulling out, he had always kept amassing other projects that seemed more interesting. None are more intriguing than the epic ‘Noah’…but who would be willing to pay for a risky and expensive film like that? Well, Deadline is reporting that we now have an answer as to who will pay for Aronofsky’s vision. Here’s their article:
Paramount and New Regency have formalized a deal to partner on Noah, the Biblical epic that Darren Aronofsky will direct as his followup to the Oscar-nominated smash Black Swan. Deadline told you in late June that Paramount was going to win a project after a bidding battle with 20th Century Fox to partner with New Regency. Apparently it takes less time to build an ark and survive a Biblical flood than it does to close a deal like this, but the partners have also locked in Gladiator scribe John Logan to rewrite the script by Aronofsky and Ari Handel. Aronofsky and Scott Franklin will produce it.
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Perhaps no movie far down the pike has me as excited as Darren Aronofsky’s film ‘Noah’. A true passion project that the filmmaker has been working years to get off the ground, it’s currently in production (scheduled for release in March of 2014) and Aronofsky has been tweeting out fun little updates to tease us even more. In a USA Today story on his tweets (found here) they also managed to debut the first image of Russell Crowe in the title role. You can see the full image after the jump, but it looks more or less like you’d expect one who builds an ark to look, especially when played by Crowe. Take a gander below at the larger look.
