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  • Darren Aronofsky expresses interest to adapt ‘Black Swan’ into a musical

    By Express News Service

    American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is planning to make a Broadway musical adapted from his 2010 psychological horror film Black Swan and is currently working to adapt the psychological thriller into the musical format.

    “We’re trying to do the ‘Black Swan’ musical. We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it,” Aronofsky said to AV Club, whiel expressing his desire to work on a musical for a long time. “I would love to [do one] and I’ve talked to many people about it. And I’ve come close to a few ideas. It’s a very tricky thing because music from musicals is not popular music anymore. So what do you do?” he added.

    Directed by Darren himself, the 2010 film starred Natalie Portman in the lead role. It revolves around a dedicated dancer who is struggling to maintain her sanity after she lands in a lead role for a project titled Swan Lake. The film also starred Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey among others.

    (This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

    American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is planning to make a Broadway musical adapted from his 2010 psychological horror film Black Swan and is currently working to adapt the psychological thriller into the musical format.

    “We’re trying to do the ‘Black Swan’ musical. We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it,” Aronofsky said to AV Club, whiel expressing his desire to work on a musical for a long time. “I would love to [do one] and I’ve talked to many people about it. And I’ve come close to a few ideas. It’s a very tricky thing because music from musicals is not popular music anymore. So what do you do?” he added.

    Directed by Darren himself, the 2010 film starred Natalie Portman in the lead role. It revolves around a dedicated dancer who is struggling to maintain her sanity after she lands in a lead role for a project titled Swan Lake. The film also starred Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey among others.

    (This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

  • Brendan Fraser to receive TIFF Tribute Award for The Whale

    By Express News Service

    Brendan Fraser made his comeback with Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale. And now, the Toronto International Film Festival has just announced that they will be honouring Fraser with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his role in the film. Previous recipients of the award include Jessica Chastain, Anthony Hopkins, and Joaquin Phoenix.

    The Whale is the film set to put Fraser back in a leading role. The film was originally announced in January 2021, with Aronofsky directing and Fraser taking the lead role. Shortly after the announcement of the project, Hong Chau, Sadie Sink, and Samantha Morton joined the cast.

    The screenplay for the film was written by Samuel D Hunter, who also wrote the original 2012 play. The Whale tells the story of a 600-pound man named Charlie, played by Fraser, who is struggling to try and reconnect with his teenage daughter, Sink, after he abandoned her and her mother to be with a same-sex partner.

    The Whale is set to premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4. The Whale will also be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. There is no theatrical release date for the project yet.

    Brendan Fraser made his comeback with Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale. And now, the Toronto International Film Festival has just announced that they will be honouring Fraser with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his role in the film. Previous recipients of the award include Jessica Chastain, Anthony Hopkins, and Joaquin Phoenix.

    The Whale is the film set to put Fraser back in a leading role. The film was originally announced in January 2021, with Aronofsky directing and Fraser taking the lead role. Shortly after the announcement of the project, Hong Chau, Sadie Sink, and Samantha Morton joined the cast.

    The screenplay for the film was written by Samuel D Hunter, who also wrote the original 2012 play. The Whale tells the story of a 600-pound man named Charlie, played by Fraser, who is struggling to try and reconnect with his teenage daughter, Sink, after he abandoned her and her mother to be with a same-sex partner.

    The Whale is set to premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4. The Whale will also be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. There is no theatrical release date for the project yet.

  • Jared Leto, Darren Aronofsky reunite for Blumhouse horror ‘Adrift’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Oscar winner Jared Leto is set to re-team with his “Requiem for a Dream” filmmaker Darren Aronofsky for Blumhouse’s “Adrift”. The supernatural horror movie is an adaptation of a short story of the same name by Koji Suzuki, the writer behind “The Ring”, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

    Aronofsky, known for movies such as “Black Swan”, “The Fountain” and “mother!”, will direct the movie from a script that he will pen with Luke Dawson. “In the dead calm of the open sea, a fishing boat discovers an abandoned yacht with a strange distress call. A deckhand agrees to take lone control of it while it’s towed into port, but he soon discovers why the rest of his more experienced crew members call it a ‘Ghost Ship’,” the official logline read.

    Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will produce the movie along with Leto and Emma Ludbrook through the actor’s production company Paradox. Leto, who won an Oscar for best supporting actor for “Dallas Buyers Club”, currently features in Warner Bros’ “Little Things”, co-starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek.

    The actor is also headlining Sony Pictures’ “Morbius”, which will debut worldwide in January 2022.