Monday, May 21, 2012 8:23AM - By Travis Woods
For about two seconds there, The Wolverine seemed interesting—the sequel chronicling the bushy-haired hero’s pre-X-Men time in the Far East was set to be directed by Black Swan auteur Darren Aronofsky and filmed in Japan. Then Aronofsky quit (perhaps because he realized he was set to direct a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine), and an earthquake rocked Japan. Now, however, Hugh Jackman let it slip on Twitter that The Wolverine is back on, and begins shooting in late summer.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:40AM - By Travis Woods
Previously, we’ve reported that Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) was set to direct an adaptation of the biblical tale of Noah’s Ark. We then reported that Russell Crowe was rumored to play the titular character in Noah. We can now confirm that Russell Crowe has been officially cast as a man who builds a boat large enough to contain two of every animal on Earth, to be directed by the guy behind The Black Swan. Essentially, it will be the most insane film ever.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 4:12PM - By Damon Houx
The world seems to have tired of Russell Crowe as a leading man, but that’s not stopping Hollywood from giving him juicy roles. Crowe has recently been rumored for the lead in Darren Aronofsky‘s Noah, according to Deadline Hollywood, and Vulture recently said he was “in talks” for Akiva Goldsman’s Winter’s Tale. And now Variety’s Jeff Snieder threw out that Crowe may be up for the Robocop reboot.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 12:19PM - By Travis Woods
Between Steven Spielberg possibly making a film about Moses (a.k.a., The Ten Commandments II: Commandments Harder) and Mel Gibson somehow making a flick about Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee, it seems that Hollywood’s getting religion. And now, you can add Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky to that list, as he’s in talks to make a film about Noah and his ark.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:57AM - By Travis Woods
After getting hit with a double whammy—his upcoming Wolverine sequel was set to be directed by Darren Aronofsky and filmed in Japan before Aronofsky quit, and Japan was besieged by an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor leaks—Hugh Jackman recently spoke with Coming Soon about losing the director and, potentially, the shooting locations.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:06PM - By Damon Houx
Natalie Portman‘s stunt double has suggested that she did much of the dancing in Black Swan, and the non-controversy has been making the gossip rounds – leading to another double to suggest it was her backside in Your Highness. That was mostly debunked, and now Mila Kunis and Darren Aronofsky have stood up to defend Portman and her dance moves. Aronofsky sent out a press release, while Kunis talked to Entertainment Weekly and gave the money quote: “Natalie danced her a** off.”
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:23AM - By Travis Woods
Today has been a tumultuous day of news for comic book fans—in addition to finding out that Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot will ignore the cinematic mythos and aesthetic of the Richard Donner version, Darren Aronofsky announced that he has backed out of directing The Wolverine, the sequel to 2009’s X-men Origins: Wolverine.
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Monday, January 10, 2011 10:36AM - By Krystal Clark
The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominees for the 63rd annual ceremony. None of the names mentioned come as a shock but there are two very bold, and very obvious omissions. Before we get to the negative, let’s concentrate of those who were chosen for their outstanding directorial skills in 2010. Check out the five lucky helmers below…
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010 3:06PM - By Krystal Clark
It’s been confirmed more than once that Black Swan helmer Darren Aronofsky will direct Hugh Jackman in the X-Men Origins sequel, The Wolverine. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, it’s time to get down to business. Jackman recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly, and revealed some of the preparation he’s doing to get back into Wolverine shape.
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