The highly anticipated companion piece to last year’s indie-hit, The Wrestler hits theaters this weekend. Black Swan, ladies and gents, is Darren Aronofsky’s latest masterpiece starring an Oscar-hungry Natalie Portman. The film chronicles the psychological demise of Nina, an ambitious ballet dancer whose fierce dedication to her role in “Swan Lake” has her slowly slipping off the deep end. We had the privilege of sitting down with Mr. Aronofsky to discuss the picture.

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The Wolverine news keeps chugging along as even more info has been released regarding the upcoming sequel. We recently learned that the film will begin shooting in April, and that Darren Aronofsky just set up a two-year production deal with 20th Century Fox. Even though his future looks big and bright, the director recently admitted to SHH that he hasn’t fully delved into The Wolverine because he’s busy promoting his latest film, Black Swan. As a matter of fact, a script hasn’t even been finalized yet.

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Darren Aronofsky has finally signed on the dotted lined and made a formal announcement regarding his next directing gig. Over the past month, we’ve pretty much known that the Black Swan helmer was set to take over where Gavin Hood left off (shudder) in Fox’s Wolverine franchise. According to THR, not only will he direct the sequel which is entitled, The Wolverine, but he’ll also produce other projects for the studio over the next two years.

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Darren Aronofsky has been a busy bee over the past few months thanks to all the positive buzz surrounding his latest film, Black Swan. The last time we checked he was being primed to direct the 20th Century Fox sequel, Wolverine 2, and now a report from Variety claims that he has a new project on the horizon called Machine Man. What the hell is Machine Man you ask? Find out below…

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Over the past few weeks, 20th Century Fox has been courting Darren Aronofky to direct their upcoming sequel, Wolverine 2. The movie is a follow up to the commercially successful but critically panned X-Men Origins: Wolverine from 2009. Over the last few days, it seems that Aronofsky has been inching closer and closer to the project. He even turned down an offer from Warner Bros to direct Tales From The Gangster Squad. According to Wolverine star and producer Hugh Jackman, Aronofsky will direct him in the sequel and that’s straight from the horses mouth!

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The countdown to Darren Aronofsky directing Wolverine 2 can officially begin. One obstacle that was in the film’s way was the Warner Bros production Tales From the Gangster Squad. Aronofsky was being heavily courted for the project after the studio decided to hire Zack Snyder to direct the Superman reboot Man of Steel, which Aronofsky was also in the running for. According to Deadline, he’s opted against directing Gangster Squad, which leaves the door wide open for Wolvie.

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Earlier this week it was announced that Zack Snyder would direct Warner Bros’ Superman reboot Man of Steel, which left fellow candidate Darren Aronofsky in the dust. He was said to be the front runner for the gig, but the studio obviously decided to go in another direction. Their loss is 20th Century Fox’s gain, because there’s been movement on the Wolverine 2 front and it has Aronofsky written all over it.

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Is Darren Aronofsky the go-to-guy for comic adaptations these days? Just yesterday we reported on him being named as an early contender to helm the upcoming Superman reboot for Warner Bros, prior to that he was attached to Robocop, and now his name has been mentioned for the long developing Preacher film.

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An interesting name has popped up on the contenders list to direct the upcoming Superman reboot, Man of Steel. How would you feel if The Wrestler helmer Darren Aronofsky got behind the camera for the film? Whether you like it or not he’s a real possibility according to a report from Heat Vision.

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