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Linoleum Director on Bringing Personal Story to Life, Gaffigan & More
West spoke to Bleeding Cool about how he's grown as a director since his debut in his first short in 2012's So It Was with Us, how his growing passion for cinema led to an exchange with director Darren Aronofsky (The Whale), and his most challenging sequence of the film. Jim Gaffigan in "Linoleum" (2023) Image[...]
Brendan Fraser Joins Darren Aronofsky Film, The Whale
Brendan Fraser has played several roles, from being a man in a robot body on Doom Patrol to his leading role in the action/adventure franchise The Mummy, but now he'll be taking on a much more introverted, serious role for his next film by the brilliant Darren Aronofsky. One of the most discussed directors of the '00s,[...]
Archenemy: Director Adam Egypt Mortimer Talks Film’s Comic Influence
The writer and director drew from an unexpected inspiration, director Darren Aronofsky I had a chance to speak to Mortimer about how Archenemy came together, how star Joe Manganiello was perfect for his protagonist Max Fist, and what he looked for in casting the film The story centers on Max as an interdimensional superhero who[...]
wrestling ring
The story of World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Paige, become a rare exception in the world of professional wrestling that it showed authenticity and achieved what it wanted with hardly any filtering. Lack of Dramatization When you look at another acclaimed film in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler where the protagonist in Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) going[...]
Will Smith to Host Darren Aronofsky Earth Series for Nat Geo
Executive produced by Darren Aronofsky (mother!, The Wrestler), the 10-episode series tells the story of Earth, what exactly makes it so special and how it uniquely brims with life among a largely unknown but harsh universe Aronofsky said of the project: "I am thrilled to have Will Smith on board to guide our series His charisma,[...]
Darren Aronofsky Adapting Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam As HBO Series
Deadline reports HBO is now developing a series adaptation of Atwood's newer novel trilogy, Oryx and Crake, Year Of The Flood and MaddAddam, with Darren Aronofsky producing and possibly directing. The MaddAddam trilogy is set in a dystopian world where "corporations have taken over for governments and the genetic modification of organisms is perversely ubiquitous." A[...]
Cinematographer Tweets Picture From Darren Aronfosky's Noah
Patrick Dane writes for Bleeding Cool I am certainly intrigued by Darren Aronofsky's Noah When sifting through the director's back catalogue and taking a stab at his next project, a literal retelling of the bible story would not be high up in my guesses However, I am excited to see what he makes of it[...]
Darren Aronofsky Shopping Package For Biblical Epic Noah
Hannah Shaw Williams writes for Bleeding Cool: Darren Aronofsky is something of a genius when it comes to making huge films on small budgets His first feature Pi was made for only around $60,000, Requiem for a Dream cost less than $5 million to make, The Wrestler clocked in at $6 million and his latest masterpiece[...]
Thursday Trending Topics: Aronofsky Disappoints, Beckinsale Does Not
Meanwhile,  various bits of film news topped the charts here, including Darren Aronofsky's quick departure from The Wolverine Here's what people read today: Most-Read Comic Stories: Captain America To Relaunch In July With #1 And Who's In The Uniform? Well there's a movie on the way Some of you were expecting this In July, Captain America will relaunch[...]
Darren Aronofsky Will Not Direct Wolverine
In a quick reversal that is sure to disappoint many, Twentieth Century Fox has issued a statement that celebrated director Darren Aronofsky will not direct The Wolverine. Stated Aronofsky: "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[...]