Speaking with
The Playlist, Hollywood Elsewhere's Jeff Wells reveals some new info about Darren Aronofsky's upcoming epic,
Noah, that he received from cinematographer Matthew Libatique. Wells says that the film will be shot this summer in New York/Iceland, likely for a release the following autumn. Wells also reveals that there's another lead role to cast other than Noah himself - a villainous role.
"...And he was telling me about 'Noah' and what the script is like. They're going to start shooting in July in New York and Iceland and he says it's really a good script. They're really doing the story of Noah, a very unlikely subject you might think for a cutting edge fellow like Darren Aronofsky, but that's what they're doing. It's going to be more likely a Fall 2013 release," Wells shared.
"That's the hangup right now, they haven't cast Noah yet. But it's got a guy in his 40s so it's not going to be young. It's going to be 40s. And there's a big villain part, gotta have a villain in the story of Noah," Wells added.
"Someone who's saying 'Listen, don't listen to him. We're fine! We don't need to build any ark. Don't be so alarmist! Don't be so fundamentalist.' You know? One of those guys. So it sounded like a lot of fun, actually."
Michael Fassbender has been eyed for the lead role, but with his filming another movie this summer, it seems more unlikely that he'll take on the lead in
Noah. Who do you think should play Noah and/or the villain? Share your thoughts below in the usual place.
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