We’re paraphrasing here — it’s something we read on another site recently but can’t seem to find now — but it more or less goes like this: Darren Aronofsky just made a movie about lesbian ballerinas but people still want him to make a comic movie. The sentiment is one we share; coming off “Black Swan,” one of the most ambitious and original films of the year, we’re not sure why Hollywood or geeks keep throwing boring comic book material at the guy or why people want him to do it.
Following talk of “Wolverine 2” and “Superman: The Man Of Steel,” Newsarama (via MTV) is claiming that a source has informed them that Aronofsky is one of Columbia Pictures’ top choices to direct the long-developing comic “Preacher.” Please note, this is a “choice” which means his name is most likely on a list with a bunch of other people as is the usual case for this kind of thing.
The series, published between 1995 and 2000, follows a priest who comes into contact with a supernatural being called Genesis and goes on a mission to find an absentee God, and has seen a number of directors circle the project. “Tank Girl” director Rachel Talalay was attached for some time, and “Daredevil” writer-director Mark Steven Johnson was working on a version for HBO. More recently, John August was hired last year to script it for Sam Mendes and Joe Carnahan most recently expressed interest in the material.
At any rate, just add it to the list of projects being sent Aronofsky’s way and don’t expect it to be the last linked to him. He’s an acclaimed director with geek cred so we’re sure his name is on many studio lists as their choices for franchise projects, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to happen. For us, we’d rather see him continue to pursue projects that are closer to his heart.