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Nobody Has a Damn Clue What Darren Aronofsky Is Going to Do Next

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (23)

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How does a guy who just premiered a movie, Black Swan, which is being regarded as a surefire Oscar contender, follow that up? Hell if I know, but everybody and the guy who’s schtupping his mother have linked him to something. He was at one point linked to Man of Steel, which was also offered to Ben Affleck, but Affleck turned it down because he’s got a lick of sense and doesn’t want to spoil his Oscar goodliness. Then he was linked to Preacher, the adaptation of the graphic novel that Sam Mendes has apparently bolted. And he’s also linked to Tales from the Gangster Squad, a 40’s cops and robbers film, and another project that Ben Affleck reportedly turned down. How’s it feel to be rumored to be offered Ben Affleck’s sloppy seconds, Aronofsky? Some of us were the bomb in Phantoms, and some of us weren’t. Those that were get fruit cup. Those that weren’t eat the leftover crumbs.

And now … and now … and now … Aronofsky’s being rumored to direct Wolverine 2, which was not offered to Ben Affleck, though it has been offered to nearly every other director in Hollywood, including Matt Reeves and Tony Scott and a cashier at an LA Ralph’s.

Folks, despite what Deadline might have you believe, Aronofsky is not going to direct Wolverine 2. And I’ll tell you why. It’s simple: Aronofsky makes good movies (OK, there may be some debate about The Fountain, but still). Aronofsky is not going to pull a Ratner and take a sequel to a shitty spin-off movie. He’s got more sense than that. He took six years off between Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain. The man has patience, and he knows that Black Swan is going to fetch him much better offers than Woflman Jackman in Japan.

So, if you’ve read headlines suggesting that Aronofky is going to direct Wolverine 2, don’t worry about it. And keep in mind that Aronofsky didn’t even know what a Wolverine was until recently. That might make him a better candidate to take over the series from a viewer standpoint, but it doesn’t make sense for the director.









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Comments

Dude, there is no fucking debate regarding The Fountain. It’s a terrific movie, period.

Posted by: Scully at October 6, 2010 4:28 PM

Seconding Scully. I can see why it isn't everyone's cup, and I certainly cried like a little bitch, but that movie is something else.

Fuck I cannot wait for Black Swan. It's giving me Perfect Blue vibes.

Posted by: twig at October 6, 2010 4:34 PM

your theory makes sense, except you're speaking from a blinded point of view. Aronofsky wouldn't direct a sequel to a shitty spin off origin movie for a comic book character. Unless ofcourse the script for Wolverine 2 was amazing.


guess what...people who have read the script are saying its one of the best scripts in Hollywood today. So you might wanna rethink your assumption.

Posted by: talli at October 6, 2010 4:53 PM

I enjoyed The Fountain, but Dustin's right, there IS debate about it. Some people like it, some people don't.

Posted by: Todd at October 6, 2010 4:56 PM

Fuck you! The Fountain is fucking brilliant! There is nothing wrong with it, at all!

Posted by: The Minn at October 6, 2010 5:13 PM

Hugh Jackman is the perfect example of someone having almost everything it takes to be a movie star and of the missing element being something completely intangible.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at October 6, 2010 5:18 PM

Was that off topic?

Aronofsky is very talented and his next movie will be interesting.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at October 6, 2010 5:23 PM

Mrs. Julien, you're on fire today. Keep'em coming!

Posted by: schmerpes at October 6, 2010 5:28 PM

Okay, I'll be the one to say I didn't care for The Fountain. It's an interesting concept and a beautiful love story...it just didn't quite do it for me. I turned to my boyfriend after we finished it, and said, "I would have liked this better as a book." But that's just my personal taste.

Posted by: bonnie at October 6, 2010 7:30 PM

Hugh's not a movie star?

Posted by: Jay at October 6, 2010 7:33 PM

(OK, there may be some debate about The Fountain, but still)

The Fountain was Aronofsky's best work to date and one of my absolute favorite movies. Anybody who didn't like it can go fuck themselves.

Posted by: jcollier at October 6, 2010 8:52 PM

@Jay - He stars in movies, but he is not a good old-fashioned movie star: not on the scale he or his management intended. They shot for Pitt/Clooney/Cruise megastar and missed.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at October 6, 2010 8:56 PM

I will join the legion here and say that I thoroughly enjoyed "The Fountain", although I can't quite come up with a reason. Something about that movie just speaks to me.

Posted by: Kris at October 6, 2010 9:39 PM

I'd jump at the chance to direct that movie, I could make sure it was done right.

Dump Hugh if possible for somebody scarier and dirtier and hairier and preferably unknown; make Hugh scary and dirtier and hairier if not possible to replace him.

Gallons and gallons more blood, more samurai movie moments, more frenzied slicing and dicing. Dude's a bezerker with swords on his knuckles.

Slow motion only if justified (sometimes being fuckin' sweet is justification enough for me, I'm gonna be honest).

Desaturate.


Basically it should look like Saving Private Ryan with a dash of 300.

Posted by: HappyGobo at October 6, 2010 10:51 PM

How about when Wolverine fights a dude with a sword and gets sliced up real nice, cut the shirt too.

The Fountain is amazing. Conquistador Hugh trumps all the blubbering Hugh scenes.

Posted by: Protoguy at October 7, 2010 6:29 AM

Goddamn, what the HELL with bashing "The Fountain?" It's an amazing piece of cinema.

Posted by: Rev. Brandy at October 7, 2010 6:58 AM

It was awesome, but a little slow for some people's taste. I liked the orangeyness.

Posted by: HappyGobo at October 7, 2010 7:46 AM

The Fountain is a fucking fantastic film in my eyes, but I do understand why it turns some folks off. I've long since stopped trying to recommend it to others, much like Solaris. They both seem to be rather polarizing titles.

Posted by: MB at October 7, 2010 8:13 AM

I waited a long time to see The Fountain because it sounded like a big fat mess, and you put "wife dies of cancer" in a plot description along with "romance" and I'm generally out of there. Not my cup of tea.

But damn if I didn't love the hell out of it once I finally watched it.

Posted by: Wednesday at October 7, 2010 8:24 AM

I really like The Fountain, but godDAMN if the trailer for the movie wasn't fan-fucking-tastic. Maybe Aronofsky wants to try his hand at a blockbuster. At Fox. Ok, maybe not.

Posted by: TylerDFC at October 7, 2010 9:53 AM

I loved The Fountain. LOVED IT. The last bit with the tree and the sap...holy shit. I don't know how people can watch it and not like it. It's about so much, and such gorgeous composition.

Posted by: Chickaboom at October 7, 2010 12:44 PM

And I don't mean that there's something wrong with people who didn't like it. It just blew me away, is all.

Posted by: Chickaboom at October 7, 2010 12:47 PM

The Fountain = Awesome. Wolverine 2 = IF set in Japan with Samurai and Yakuza = Awesome. Wolverine 1 = Forgotten it already, truly bland.

Posted by: TrickyHD at October 7, 2010 10:10 PM