I'm well aware a film adaptation of the biblical story of Noah's Ark would not be considered a CBM. But, that could be about to change. You might remember an article on CBM a while ago which reported that director Darren Aronofsky was interested in making a movie from a comic he was going to be working on. The wording of the original article seemed to to suggest that it would be Batman related, but Bleeding Cool are now reporting that the movie, should it happen, will be an adaptation of the story of Noah's Ark.
The comic will be called simply, Noah, and will be drawn by Nico Henrichon. Here are some panels..
Says Aronofsky of the project..
Noah was the first person to plant vineyards and drink wine and get drunk. It’s there in the Bible – it was one of the first things he did when he reached land. There was some real survivor’s guilt going on there. He’s a dark, complicated character.
It’s a great script and it’s huge. And we’re starting to feel out talent. And then we’ll probably try and set it up… It’s the end of the world and it’s the second most famous ship after the Titanic. So I’m not sure why any studio won’t want to make it…
I think it’s really timely because it’s about environmental apocalypse which is the biggest theme, for me, right now for what’s going on on this planet. So I think it’s got these big, big themes that connect with us. Noah was the first environmentalist. He’s a really interesting character. Hopefully they’ll let me make it.
Aronofsky's previous film, the hugely underrated
The Fountain, has already had a graphic novel adap, and he will be the next man to tackle an adaptation of our beloved Wolverine. I can't say I'm too exited for this story but I would happily watch anything Aronofsky is involved with. What do you think of this idea?
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