Darren Aronofsky is getting into the A24 business with his next directorial feature “The Whale,” adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s critically acclaimed 2012 play of the same name. According to Deadline, Aronofsky’s home studio Protozoa Pictures and A24 are co-producing the adaptation with Aronofsky directing and Hunter adapting his own play. The movie will mark Aronofsky’s follow-up project to “mother!,” which opened in theaters in 2017 via Paramount Pictures. Brendan Fraser is set to star in the lead role.
“Adapting my play into a screenplay has been a real labor of love for me,” Hunter said in a statement to Deadline. “This story is deeply personal and I’m very thankful it will have the chance to reach a wider audience. I’ve been a fan of Darren’s ever since I saw ‘Requiem for a Dream’ when I was a college freshman writing my first plays, and I...
“Adapting my play into a screenplay has been a real labor of love for me,” Hunter said in a statement to Deadline. “This story is deeply personal and I’m very thankful it will have the chance to reach a wider audience. I’ve been a fan of Darren’s ever since I saw ‘Requiem for a Dream’ when I was a college freshman writing my first plays, and I...
- 1/11/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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