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Will Russell Crowe Be Aronofsky's 'Noah?'
As we reported a few months ago, acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky has big plans for his next project...like Biblically big. The director of 'Requiem for a Dream,' 'The Fountain,' and 'Black Swan' is going full Old Testament for 'Noah.' As one would assume from its title, and the two Bible jokes we've already made, 'Noah' tells the story of the ark-building, animal-duo-herding hero from the book of Genesis. Now it seems he has his sights set on Russell Crowe for the title role. As if that weren't enough, Aronofsky is also looking at casting Liam Neeson for an as yet undisclosed secondary role. The choice to cast Crowe is fitting considering that the script from which Aronofsky is working was rewritten by John Logan who was also one of the writers on 'Gladiator.' As of right now, no official deal is on the table.
Russell Crowe as Noah? I mean, I guess it would make sense to cast someone gruff and burly since they guy has to build a freaking boat big enough to hold two of every type of animal, right? Ok, I know that's a bit of a stretch, but it's just not clear to me on which side of the fence I should land on this. On the one hand, I do think Crowe is a talented actor. Yet the idea of him playing Noah is difficult for me to wrap my head around, possibly because there aren't a lot of exemplars for the role to compare him against. Aronofsky is a great director so one would hope he is eying Crowe because he legitimately sees something in him that would make him perfect for the part, and not because Paramount is influencing his casting decisions. I'm not sure I remember my Sunday School lessons enough to speculate on who Liam Neeson might be playing, but if I had to guess I'd say he'll be the Ark's chief wolf wrangler. In any event, it'll be interesting to see if Aronofsky's 'Noah' hits theaters at the same time as Spielberg's 'Moses;' an Old Testament showdown at the box office!
What do you guys think? Is Russell Crowe right for the role of Noah?
Source: Deadline
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Comment by Joobless on February 3, 2012 at 2:18am -
Reading the title I was like "who the hell is Will Russell?". God I feel stupid >,/p>
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Comment by CPW2007 on February 3, 2012 at 1:12am -
Liam neeson is already Zeus.
I think it would have been cool if Noah had to defend the animals from Dinosaurs. Yeah I know it's not "evolutionarily correct," but screw evolution - Dinosaurs, On a Boat!
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Comment by Evan Tsilimidos on February 3, 2012 at 1:09am -
To quote Will Ferrell in Semi-Pro, "Everybody Love Everybody". I wasn't trying to come off as an 'elitist', in all honesty I'm hardly that religious in the first place. It's just that, CHEEZYSPAM, your first comment made you come off as a bit of a douche. Now, I understand where you're coming from, believe me, I do. And believe me, I'm not trying take away your voice or judge you for your beliefs. But don't you think what you said came off as a little judgmental? Now, there's the possibility we all took what you said out of context, and that happens. That's possible, and in that case, I apologize, I overreacted... Ummm, I can't really think of anything more to say that hasn't already been said...so yeah, no hard feelings, and uh, go see Drive if you haven't yet!
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Comment by Cyberlink2 on February 2, 2012 at 10:52pm -
If any story was to be adapted I was hoping for the story of Samson, but this sounds like a serious take on the Noah story so, I'm pretty interested.
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Comment by What Rabbit? on February 2, 2012 at 10:51pm -
liam neeson will play god and challenge morgan freeman for supremacy of the cosmos.
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Comment by The Tourist on February 2, 2012 at 8:25pm -
The closest Aronofsky film I can imagine this being like is The Fountain. Surely Aronofsky is putting some sort of spin on the story!
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Comment by Dacritic on February 2, 2012 at 6:51pm -
Hope not
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Comment by Cman5000 on February 2, 2012 at 6:03pm -
this sounds fucking amazing
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Comment by Luckynacho on February 2, 2012 at 6:03pm -
he should have stuck with Robocop -_-
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Staff Comment by Fungusmonkey on February 2, 2012 at 5:17pm -
Aronofsky doing a film about a religious figure? That's insane! That's like if Cecil B. DeMille made a film about Moses!
Oh... right. ;)
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