Biblical epics used to be very popular in the 1950s and the early 1960s, but with the exception of Mel Gibson‘s controversial The Passion of The Christ, there hasn’t been many Biblical epics in the last fifty years. But director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) seems intent on bringing the genre back, and if he has his way, he’ll have Christian Bale in the lead.
New York Magazine is reporting that Aronofsky wants to make a film based on Noah, the Old Testament ark builder, and while the major studios are naturally hesitant, Aronofsky thinks if he gets Bale on board as Noah there will be more interest in the project. After all, just ask Bale to grow out his beard and hair like in the picture on the left, hand him a bottle of gray hair dye, and give him a hammer and you have your perfect Noah. The film is currently set up at New Regency, a small studio which certainly doesn’t have the resources to produce the film on its own.
To be honest, I know it’ll be difficult but Aronofsky‘s best bet might be going down the Mel Gibson route and finding independent financing. It’s likely that any major studio will want to tinker with the project to make it as politically correct as possible. After all, Noah didn’t just build an ark, he afterward started a vineyard, got drunk often, and passed out naked, embarrassing himself in front of his children. Check the Bible — I’m not making that part up, even if it sounds a little too much like what my creepy uncle did last Christmas.
In all seriousness, I think Aronofsky can really make something special out of a project of this nature, although I still would rather see him behind the camera on The Wolverine. What about you, readers — any interest in a Noah film?
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