Darren Aronofsky is going to direct a comic book adaptation if it kills him — or at least get his name attached to as many in development as possible. According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Aronofsky has entered into “serious talks” with Fox to direct Wolverine 2. The studio is allegedly happy to have him take the director’s chair, and he merely has to say yes or no.
This isn’t entirely new — we reported on it before — but after Aronofsky was on the list for Superman and Preacher, I’m not sure any of us were taking it seriously. He’s a name on nerdy studio dream lists. And he’s a fan of comics. It’s natural. But now, he’s getting close again. Robocop remake close.
Fox isn’t the only studio offering him a big budget piece, though. Warner Bros may have given Superman to Zack Snyder, but they’re so into Aronofsky that they’re offering him Tales From the Gangster Squad. It’s not unlike the Robocop situation of a few seasons ago, when Aronofsky pondered studio projects, and then ran off to direct Black Swan. I wouldn’t be surprised if he quietly walked away from both. (And ideally to Preacher ….)
Whatever Aronofsky does, we’ll love him for it. As I said before, the one way I could be seduced into obsessing about another Wolverine movie (even one centering on my favorite Logan story) is if Aronofsky signed on. I love his original work, but I’m selfish, and I’d like the wounded samurai story to be done right. If he signs, it’s an indication that Fox will let him have his creative freedom, and that Christopher McQuarrie’s script is worth the paper it’s printed on.
Or maybe he just really, really, really needs to get his samurai fix, story be damned. We’ll see. I’m going to be fidgeting in anticipation. Since the movie is set to film in January, we’ll be finding out very very soon.
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There's a reason why Darren keeps "walking away" from big budget studio films: Because he's a fucking pussy and knows he can't handle action and a big budget production for shit. He's the little independent darling now, but imagine if he had botched up batman, robocop or even wolverine. Geek/art house cred all gone. He's a typical neurotic jew. Wants to go big, but doesnt have the balls.
#1 What the fuck? Anyway he needs to stay away from Wolvie. He's too good to waste his time on it.
#1 is fucking crazy! I wouldn't mind Aronofsky doing a studio tentpole type deal, but this particular project isn't exactly the most inspiring.
Shit just got real
Aren't these posts supposed to be screened these days? You let anti-semitism through now?
@5 – one can other posters assholes, fuckers, retards etc – but not a neurotic jew … ?
Aryan trolls be trollin'.
@6 – Not entirely sure wtf you're saying, but you can't call people black assholes, Guatemalan fuckers or Malaysian retards unless you want to be called a racist.
I'm not sure what the drama is all about, or why studio's tolerate it. He's an interesting director, to be sure. But I think his films are usually a hell of a mixed bag. His best, and only completely successful (for me) film to date was The Wrestler, and that had Robert D. Siegels prints all over it. His one attempt at a 1large budget studio film (The Fountain) was an amazingly awful joke of a film. His attempt at adapting Batman to the big screen was also a hillarious disaster.
Mmmmmm…Elisabeth fidgety..and samurais.
I'd love for Aronofsky to have a go at one of the big studio seasonal tent pole comics franchises….but why Wolverine 2, a sequel to a first film that was easily one of the worst movies ever made, and that isn't hyperbole.
If anything, he should be looking at properties that haven't really been brought to the screen before where he could leave his mark. Warners has the entire DC catalog; can't he find something interesting there?
Here's an idea: how about Aranofsky stretching his creative muscles and pulling a Spike Jonze by making a family-friendly audience popcorn adventure and adapting The Flash?
After his nice turn as Sean Parker in Social Network, cast Timberlake as Barry Allen….and boom, instant franchise.
#1 is either a typical self hating neurotic Jew (in which case it's not racism) or something some hillbilly chick shat out in a Walmart aisle after eating a spunked big mac (in which case it's more like species-ism). @#10: Enough with The Flash already. Nodody gives a fuck.
God I hope nobody ever decides to make a Preacher movie. That shit is just so goddamn retarded I can't believe anybody thinks it's good past the first couple of trades. 2nd Attempt.
Did you just say Fox and creative freedom in the same sentence. Unless your name is James Cameron, I wouldn't bet against Fox fucking this up, even with Aronofsky attached.
And Hugh Jackman dancing around as a samuri pizza cat isn't retarded? Preacher could be a great movie (if the right bits are adapted) I could totally see why Aronofski would do wolverine aa expectations wouldn't be so great after Gavin hoods attempt.
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