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Yes, the man who brought us cult films such as "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream" embarks on his next and most mainstream film to date. Entitled "Batman: Year One" it is not a prequel to the batman series but a complete restart. Allegedly Warner Brothers were so disillusioned at the miserable failures of the last few films they want to start from scratch.
Aronofsky will bring something very interesting to the Batman series. Firstly this will be a film where he has a big budget behind him, which should allow Aronofsky to do even more interesting things than he's already done. Expect a decent Warp Records-inspired soundtrack as well. Internet rumours suggest that Christian "American Psycho" Bale is up for the lead role but other details remain sketchy at best.
Put this one in the box marked "interesting". If anyone is capable of producing a blockbuster that isn't empty of ideas then it's Aronofsky.
Aronofsky will bring something very interesting to the Batman series. Firstly this will be a film where he has a big budget behind him, which should allow Aronofsky to do even more interesting things than he's already done. Expect a decent Warp Records-inspired soundtrack as well. Internet rumours suggest that Christian "American Psycho" Bale is up for the lead role but other details remain sketchy at best.
Put this one in the box marked "interesting". If anyone is capable of producing a blockbuster that isn't empty of ideas then it's Aronofsky.
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LA Confidental is one of my favourite films. If only that DAMN film Titanic hadn't been all lovey in the same year, it would have swept the board at the Oscars. Russell Crowe has never bettered his performance, and I haven't forgotten Gladiator. It's a true classic, and is currently on sale at HMV for £9.99, as I discovered when I waltzed in with a tenner for my copy of Mallrats. So I'll go back tomorrow, when I'm seeing LotR again, and buy it.
Yeah, the best Batman films were Batman and Batman Returns, both directed by Tim Burton. Then they lost the plot a little. However, Year One is not going to re-hash the same material; instead it will look at the formative years of batman, though apparently it's not a prequel. The film was actually scripted by Aronofsky, which is a good thing, and will be more based on the comic books, which tend to be darker on the whole. So this will by no means be typical hollywood action fodder. On top of this Aronofsky really is an innovative director who does some really good stuff with the camera. All the films he's made so far have been remarkable for the direction as much as the content.
Hopefully he'll avoid the fate of Bryan Singer who made a good film in X-men, but disappointed on two fronts. It wasn't enough of an action movie to please the "woo-hoo violence yeah!" crowd and it wasn't enough like his first film, "The Usual Suspects" to please his fanbase. However, it did step away from the typical action movie mould, ie a no-brainer with lots of carefully choreographed set pieces of action linked together. X-men actually had characterisation in it, which bodes well for the sequel where Singer won't need to spend nearly as long setting the scene, and character. Aronofsky should strike a better balance. He is a competent, clear-minded director who may even produce a challenging blockbuster and that really would be a remarkable feat. The only examples I can think of in recent times are "American Beauty" and "LA Confidential". If he pulls it off then Oscars success and stardom beckons. If he doesn't, then what the hey, he'll go back to making cult classics like "Pi".
Hopefully he'll avoid the fate of Bryan Singer who made a good film in X-men, but disappointed on two fronts. It wasn't enough of an action movie to please the "woo-hoo violence yeah!" crowd and it wasn't enough like his first film, "The Usual Suspects" to please his fanbase. However, it did step away from the typical action movie mould, ie a no-brainer with lots of carefully choreographed set pieces of action linked together. X-men actually had characterisation in it, which bodes well for the sequel where Singer won't need to spend nearly as long setting the scene, and character. Aronofsky should strike a better balance. He is a competent, clear-minded director who may even produce a challenging blockbuster and that really would be a remarkable feat. The only examples I can think of in recent times are "American Beauty" and "LA Confidential". If he pulls it off then Oscars success and stardom beckons. If he doesn't, then what the hey, he'll go back to making cult classics like "Pi".
Does that mean we'll see the Joker/Penguin/Riddler/etc all over again...? Probably, I expect.
I would have hoped they would have carried on from Returns... that's where I felt it was great until. Forever wasn't too bad, but And Robin was unbearable.
I would have hoped they would have carried on from Returns... that's where I felt it was great until. Forever wasn't too bad, but And Robin was unbearable.
Sounds good, but I'm not a fan of "Requeim." He's a good director, no doubt, but not one of my favourites. I've been wondering who'll direct Batman:Year One - It's been in the pipeline for a while.
Yes, the man who brought us cult films such as "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream" embarks on his next and most mainstream film to date. Entitled "Batman: Year One" it is not a prequel to the batman series but a complete restart. Allegedly Warner Brothers were so disillusioned at the miserable failures of the last few films they want to start from scratch.
Aronofsky will bring something very interesting to the Batman series. Firstly this will be a film where he has a big budget behind him, which should allow Aronofsky to do even more interesting things than he's already done. Expect a decent Warp Records-inspired soundtrack as well. Internet rumours suggest that Christian "American Psycho" Bale is up for the lead role but other details remain sketchy at best.
Put this one in the box marked "interesting". If anyone is capable of producing a blockbuster that isn't empty of ideas then it's Aronofsky.
Aronofsky will bring something very interesting to the Batman series. Firstly this will be a film where he has a big budget behind him, which should allow Aronofsky to do even more interesting things than he's already done. Expect a decent Warp Records-inspired soundtrack as well. Internet rumours suggest that Christian "American Psycho" Bale is up for the lead role but other details remain sketchy at best.
Put this one in the box marked "interesting". If anyone is capable of producing a blockbuster that isn't empty of ideas then it's Aronofsky.
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