Darren Aronofsky’s forever-in-development RoboCop remake has been put on hiatus.
MGM has stopped movement on the film over creative difference with Aronofsky. The issue? How to approach the special effects.
According to a source within Phoenix Pictures, the film’s production house, Aronofsky wants to avoid sleek modern, CGI techniques and strive for an “organic” feel.
“The project is [...]
There is a famous quote in Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters in which Max Von Sydow’s character Frederick ponders aloud:
“You see the whole culture. Nazis, deodorant salesmen, wrestlers, beauty contests, a talk show. Can you imagine the level of a mind that watches wrestling?”
To Frederick it is baffling anyone would waste their time [...]
As expected, Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming ballet thriller, Black Swan, has been picked up for distribution. Fox Searchlight, which also handled Aronofsky’s last project, The Wrestler, will co-finance the movie.
The story revolves around a young dancer at the New York City Ballet (Natalie Portman) who may or may not be having delusions about a rival [...]
Natalie Portman doesn’t want to turn into Denise Richards who is remembered more for being naked rather than her acting…though, really, there’s little chance of that.
The former Star Wars star is not opposed to doing nude scenes when it’s called for, she’s against nude celebrity web sites like Mr. Skin.
Portman originally turned down a role [...]
As Darren Aronofsky’s Robocop continues to flounder (Rumor: MGM has started looking for a new director), his supernatural drama, Black Swan, moves into pre-production and is ready to start this autumn in New York.
Hot stuff Mila Kunis has joined the cast and will play ballet dancer, Lilly, who “torments rival Natalie Portman as a [...]
4 stars out of 5
Allow me to indulge myself a bit. As a child of the ’80s, I grew up watching wrestling. It was a lot different then. No over-sexed vixens having their tops “accidentally” ripped off, no crude language and many wrestlers were actually role models. Guys like The Junkyard Dog, George “The [...]
