London:
Hollywood filmmaker DarrenAronofsky is reportedly set to direct a re-telling of theBiblical story of Noah's Ark.
The 42-year-old whose psychological thriller BlackSwan received many accolades, is keen to work on a fantasyepic version of the Noah's Ark as his next movie, reportedContactmusic.
Entitled Noah, the upcoming project has been writtenby Aronofsky and is currently undergoing a review by JohnLogan. The critically acclaimed director wants the film to behis next project after dropping out of Wolverine.
According to reports, New Regency wants a co-financingrole in the film, for which Aronofsky wants a budget of USD130 million and Paramount, Fox and Summit are said to beinterested.
Described as a "fantasy epic", the original storytells of a God who floods the world, but tasks Noah withcollecting two of every animal and building a boat in which tohouse them to save the future of the planet.
Aronofsky was earlier in news for his plans to directHuman Nature, a film which is about man who is cryogenicallyfrozen and wakes up in the future to find humans are now petsof alien species. However further details of the film isundisclosed.
The 42-year-old whose psychological thriller BlackSwan received many accolades, is keen to work on a fantasyepic version of the Noah's Ark as his next movie, reportedContactmusic.
Entitled Noah, the upcoming project has been writtenby Aronofsky and is currently undergoing a review by JohnLogan. The critically acclaimed director wants the film to behis next project after dropping out of Wolverine.
According to reports, New Regency wants a co-financingrole in the film, for which Aronofsky wants a budget of USD130 million and Paramount, Fox and Summit are said to beinterested.
Described as a "fantasy epic", the original storytells of a God who floods the world, but tasks Noah withcollecting two of every animal and building a boat in which tohouse them to save the future of the planet.
Aronofsky was earlier in news for his plans to directHuman Nature, a film which is about man who is cryogenicallyfrozen and wakes up in the future to find humans are now petsof alien species. However further details of the film isundisclosed.
