Which actor will sail on Noah’s Ark? It looks like Russell Crowe is about to begin collecting the animals two by two. Deadline reports that Oscar-winning star of “A Beautiful Mind” and “Gladiator” will play the title role in the Bible adaptation “Noah” for director Darren Aronofsky.
This is a high-profile role for Crowe, whose recent films have been a series of disappointments at the box office. His last film, 2010 of “The Next Three Days”, has only made $ 21 million of the country an estimated budget of $ 35 million. Ensuing “Robin Hood”, a production of 200 million which earned $ 105 million in the United States. His two previous features that, “State of Play” and “Body of Lies,” both failed to crack the 40 million dollars in this country.
Is it a big gamble to put Crowe in the lead of an estimated 100 + million epic production?
Crowe is still an international circulation, however, and “Robin Hood” has grossed more than $ 320 million worldwide. Moreover, the story of Noah and the Ark crosses many cultures, contained in Jewish, Christian and Muslim texts. Deadline also noted that this film will join a flood (pun intended) of other biblical epics in development, including a new look at the story of Moses to be potentially directed by Steven Spielberg.
This will be the first film from Aronofsky “The Black Swan,” 2010, which earned five Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. It’s star Natalie Portman has also won the award for Best Actress. Originally, Aronofsky has been provided to direct Hugh Jackman in “The Wolverine”, another film for its self “X-Men” character. But while Darren Aronofsky dropped to return to the “Noah” project that developing for over five years. Christian Bale and Michael Fassbender were both already mentioned that before Crowe stars as possible.
Aronofsky told the magazine Empire in 2007, his views on the story of Noah was not a comic. He said, “This is certainly the version of science fiction. This is the traditional story of Noah, but it says in a serious way.” Aronofsky wrote the screenplay with Ari Handel (“The Fountain”), and is being rewritten by John Logan (“Gladiator,” “Hugo”).
Crowe is currently at work on “Les Miserables”, the film version of the Tony Award-winning musical. He will present Inspector Javert, the obsessed policeman chasing Jean Valjean, played in the film by Hugh Jackman. And before he plays Noah, it will be seen as another character faced with a disaster that threatens all life on the planet. It will be Kryptonian father Jor-El in Superman in 2013 of “Man of Steel.”
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