Exclusive: Mark Heyman has been set by Paramount and Indian Paintbrush to adapt the international bestseller novel Syndrome E. Heyman’s recent script work includes the Darren Aronofsky-directed Black Swan. Originally published in France, the Franck Thilliez novel, the first in a series, was published stateside by Viking last summer. Film Rites’ Steve Zaillian & Garrett Basch are producing with Steven Rales & Mark Roybal. The protagonist is a beleaguered detective named Lucie Hennebelle, who discovers that her friend comes down with a case of spontaneous blindness after watching an extremely rare and spectacularly violent film from the 1950s. The cop discovers that the film has been embedded with subliminal images that those who come in contact with it end up dead. The detective teams with a Paris cop who has been trying to figure out the film’s connection to five men murdered and left in the woods. Together they...
- 2/4/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
I have been waiting patiently for Max Barry's novels to make their way to the big screen, but Syrup was not the one I thought would get made first. Barry is an excellent Australian author who has penned four novels: Syrup, Company, Machine Man, and Jennifer Government. Jennifer Government is my personal favorite and it was well on the way to being filmed when things fell through with George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh's old productions company, Section Eight Productions. That is not to...
- 9/24/2012
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
[1] It's been months since Black Swan co-writer Mark Heyman began shopping [2] his upscale thriller Xoxo, but the project has finally found a home at Lionsgate. After months of negotiation, the studio has just finalized a deal to acquire Heyman's spec script, described as "Fatal Attraction for the digital age." As previously reported, Darren Aronofsky and Michael London (Sideways) are set to produce, along with Kelly Mullen. More details after the jump. Xoxo centers around a young up-and-coming who indulges in online flirtation despite being engaged to be married. He meets an attractive woman on Facebook, but their digital relationship proves to have deadly real-world consequences when she begins stalking him. Xoxo will incorporate stylized visual sequences to show the characters interacting, as well as streaming video and other social media platforms. It's unclear at this point what those scenes will look like, exactly, but they're bound to be more interesting...
- 10/26/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Max Barry posted excerpts from his fourth novel in progress on his website to enlist his readers’ help on it. The finished product, Machine Man, bears little resemblance to a crowdsourced work of fiction, but rates as a competent, creepy parable about the drive for perfection. Charles Neumann, a low-ranking scientist at the conglomerate Better Future, had trouble relating to his fellow man even before he lost his leg in a gruesome lab accident. Facing months of grueling physical therapy, his first concern isn’t how to distract himself from his injury, but how to design a better prosthesis than ...
- 8/17/2011
- avclub.com
Facebook is still popular in Hollywood. Deal with it! And now, when we know that Black Swan writer Mark Heyman will be in charge for something that has a lot to do with Facebook, it sounds even more popular.
Or, maybe we should call this movie The Social Network meets Black Swan online?
Whatever, I’m trying to say that we’re here today to start a little chat about project titled Xoxo. So, let’s start it.
First of all, a little explanation. Xoxo is a project that will tell us a story of a twentysomething man who meets a female contemporary on Facebook and begins a digital relationship with her, only to find the object of his affections take the relationship to an obsessed and stalker-y place.
I like the way guys from LATimes explained the whole thing by saying – think Fatal Attraction but with Facebook.
They also...
Or, maybe we should call this movie The Social Network meets Black Swan online?
Whatever, I’m trying to say that we’re here today to start a little chat about project titled Xoxo. So, let’s start it.
First of all, a little explanation. Xoxo is a project that will tell us a story of a twentysomething man who meets a female contemporary on Facebook and begins a digital relationship with her, only to find the object of his affections take the relationship to an obsessed and stalker-y place.
I like the way guys from LATimes explained the whole thing by saying – think Fatal Attraction but with Facebook.
They also...
- 6/28/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Max Barry's Machine Man has come a long way since its beginnings as an online serial. The novel, based on the series, is set to be released on August 9, while respected filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is attached as screenwriter and director for an anticipated big screen version. Barry says Machine Man has always had a close relationship to technological interaction: it was motivated by impatient online readers as well as the novelist.s own desire to deliver fiction over the internet. .The serial was basically an idea to tell a story in a way that would fit with the web experience," he says. "You.d get a page in your inbox each day and it would take you about a minute to read and you could go back to whatever you were doing. And that.s where I...
- 6/24/2011
- by Hannah Lee
- IF.com.au
Darren Aronofsky looks to be finally moving towards production on Noah , his epically-scaled retelling of the biblical story of Noah and his ark. Deadline has the story, explaining that the Black Swan director is looking for backers for the film's proposed $130 million budget. With Aronofsky's script undergoing rewrites by John Logan, it's likely a matter of studio backing as to whether Noah becomes his next project. His name has also been associated with Human Nature , Machine Man and several other projects. Meanwhile, the film that he recently departed, The Wolverine , is still looking for a replacement director.
- 6/8/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Ever since Darren Aronofsky decided to pass on The Wolverine filmophiles everywhere have been curious as to what the filmmaker's next move will be. With multiple projects in the hopper, the director has many options, including The Tiger, Human Nature and Machine Man. Now it looks like he's decided on something a bit more...biblical. Deadline reports that Aronofsky has begun shopping around Noah, the director's take on the Noah's Ark tale. The script was originally written by Aronofsky, but is currently being written by John Logan. The report says that Paramount, Fox, CBS Films [Update: A representative from CBS has informed us that they will not be buying Aronofsky's new film] and Summit have all shown an interest in the project, and New Regency is open to co-financing. The director is asking for a $130 million budget and is apparently being seen as "a big fantasy epic." Before last year ...
- 6/8/2011
- cinemablend.com
After dropping The Wolverine and coming off his mega-hit Black Swan, we’ve been eagerly awaiting for what the Oscar-nominated Darren Aronofsky will do next. There was the sci-fi project with George Clooney attached, his thriller Machine Man, and then The Tiger with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attached. But, biggest of all there was Noah, his dark re-telling of the famous Biblical story. Earlier this year, we reported he may make it his next project, but now Deadline confirms the news with more details.
Aronofsky is shopping $130 million budget package that is “tantalizing” Hollywood, Mike Fleming reports. Screenwriter John Logan (The Aviator, The Last Samurai, Bond 23, Hugo Cabret) is rewriting the original script by Aronofsky, and so far New Regency is circling a co-financing position. Paramount, Fox, CBS Films, and Summit are all interested in financing the remainder.
His passion project will be “a big fantasy epic” in...
Aronofsky is shopping $130 million budget package that is “tantalizing” Hollywood, Mike Fleming reports. Screenwriter John Logan (The Aviator, The Last Samurai, Bond 23, Hugo Cabret) is rewriting the original script by Aronofsky, and so far New Regency is circling a co-financing position. Paramount, Fox, CBS Films, and Summit are all interested in financing the remainder.
His passion project will be “a big fantasy epic” in...
- 6/8/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
What movie will Darren Aronofsky make now that he's off The Wolverine? We don't know for certain, but quite a few rumors are flying already. There are projects to which he has been linked over the past years (Intricate [1], Noah [2] and/or Machine Man [3]) and the recent rumor [4] about Human Nature, which could star George Clooney. Add two more to the rumor pile: Maleficent, the alternate take on Sleeping Beauty, and another Biblical epic. Badass Digest [5] has heard that the director is being courted by both Disney, for Maleficent, and by Warner Bros. for Moses. Maleficent just lost [6] Tim Burton as director (inasmuch as he was ever more than loosely attached in the first place) but that doesn't seem like a Darren Aronofsky sort of thing at all. Moses might be a better fit, because we've known for years that he wants to make a Noah film, as linked above.
- 5/20/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Source: FilmShaft - Darren Aronofsky And George Clooney Teaming for Human Nature?
After announcing a couple of months ago that he would not be directing Fox’s ‘The Wolverine’, Darren Aronofsky has taken a step back and set his sights on a sci-fi project called Human Nature. The spec script for the film is written by a relatively unknown writer called Jeff Welch. Oddly enough the screenplay has since been hovering around Hollywood for the last fifteen years, but finally looks set to see the light of day. The latest news also has ‘Up in the Air’ star George Clooney attached to feature in the project.
Clooney, being the big-name Hollywood actor that he is, has a typically busy schedule and will star in the upcoming comedy drama, ‘The Descendants’, and the dramatic film, ‘The Ides of March’ later this year. If Clooney does sign on for Human Nature, he...
After announcing a couple of months ago that he would not be directing Fox’s ‘The Wolverine’, Darren Aronofsky has taken a step back and set his sights on a sci-fi project called Human Nature. The spec script for the film is written by a relatively unknown writer called Jeff Welch. Oddly enough the screenplay has since been hovering around Hollywood for the last fifteen years, but finally looks set to see the light of day. The latest news also has ‘Up in the Air’ star George Clooney attached to feature in the project.
Clooney, being the big-name Hollywood actor that he is, has a typically busy schedule and will star in the upcoming comedy drama, ‘The Descendants’, and the dramatic film, ‘The Ides of March’ later this year. If Clooney does sign on for Human Nature, he...
- 5/10/2011
- by Robert Butcher
- FilmShaft.com
Another new project for Darren Aronofsky following his departure from The Wolverine earlier this year, and perhaps a chance for him to finally work with George Clooney. Vulture is reporting that Aronofsky is now attached to a project called Human Nature, a 15-year-old spec script from writer Jeff Welch about a man who is cryogenically frozen and wakes up years later to a world in which humans have become pets of another species. And this isn't Planet of the Apes? Vulture says Clooney is "attaching himself to star" and that big producer Akiva Goldsman is developing and budgeting. Word is this may be next for Aronofsky. Vulture doesn't have any other details on this script, including who or what this other species is, but I'm definitely interested. Last year Aronofsky also announced a sci-fi project called Machine Man, described as more of a "cybernetic thriller", but this Human Nature film...
- 5/9/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Even after dropping out of high first foray into mainstream blockbusters with The Wolverine, Darren Aronofsky is piling up potential projects left and right. The latest to add to the stack is a sci-fi film titled Human Nature, Vulture reports. A big star has also attached his name, in the form of George Clooney.
Coming from a 15-year-old spec script by Jeff Welch, the film stars “a man who is cryogenically frozen and wakes up years later to a world in which humans have become pets of another species.” I Am Legend producer Akiva Goldsman who is also prepping The Dark Tower and Logan’s Run is currently planning the budget and if all goes well, this “will likely” be the next project for the Black Swan director.
Aronofsky dabbled in sci-fi with his modern masterpiece The Fountain, but I can’t wait to see how he creates his own futuristic world.
Coming from a 15-year-old spec script by Jeff Welch, the film stars “a man who is cryogenically frozen and wakes up years later to a world in which humans have become pets of another species.” I Am Legend producer Akiva Goldsman who is also prepping The Dark Tower and Logan’s Run is currently planning the budget and if all goes well, this “will likely” be the next project for the Black Swan director.
Aronofsky dabbled in sci-fi with his modern masterpiece The Fountain, but I can’t wait to see how he creates his own futuristic world.
- 5/9/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Ever since Darren Aronofsky opted out of directing The Wolverine, there have been questions about what film he would make instead. The filmmaker has talked about a movie based on Noah's Ark, a movie called Machine Man, and has long been attached to The Tiger along with Brad Pitt, but nothing has been made official. Now, according to Vulture, yet another project has captured Aronofsky's interest. According to the site, the Black Swan helmer has taken an interest in Human Nature, a fifteen year old spec script about a cryogenically frozen man. What's more, George Clooney is interested in starring. In the story, a frozen man wakes up in a world where humans are no longer the dominant species on Earth and have, instead, become pets of another species. Unnamed sources say that producer Akiva Goldsman "is currently budgeting the movie." The article doesn't make mention of the project's tone,...
- 5/9/2011
- cinemablend.com
Briefly: We're going to keep this short, because not a lot of info is available, but Darren Aronofsky and George Clooney may be teaming to make a film based on the sci-fi script Human Nature. The Jeff Welch script has been around for quite a few years -- fifteen or so. It has been at Warner Bros., and Vulture [1] says that Akiva Goldsman is working on budgeting it now. George Clooney is attached to star as "a man who is cryogenically frozen and wakes up years later to a world in which humans have become pets of another species." Shades of quite a few other films there, but with the Aronofsky/Clooney pairing I'd watch it in a heartbeat. More as this develops; meanwhile, comment below on the potential merits of this as opposed to The Wolverine [2], or other teased projects like Intricate [3], Noah [4] and/or Machine Man [5]. [1] http://nymag.
- 5/9/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Oscar-nominee Darren Aronofsky, a frequent submitter to the Venice Film Festival, will head the fest’s committee this fall, at the 68th edition of the festival. In 2008, Aronofsky‘s The Wrestler took home the fest’s top prize, the Golden Lion, and just last year, his Black Swan opened up the festival to a reportedly uproarious standing ovation. His inaugural entry into Venice, which will commence this year on August 31, came in 2006 with The Fountain, starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. [Variety]
The fest’s artistic director, Marco Mueller, initiated the recommendation of Aronofsky, based largely on the filmmaker’s status as “a key figure in contemporary film, whose work constantly engages the evolution and mutations of the many languages of art.”
After dropping out of helming The Wolverine, Aronofsky‘s upcoming slate seems rather thin. According to IMDb, the only project he’s officially expected to direct is Machine Man,...
The fest’s artistic director, Marco Mueller, initiated the recommendation of Aronofsky, based largely on the filmmaker’s status as “a key figure in contemporary film, whose work constantly engages the evolution and mutations of the many languages of art.”
After dropping out of helming The Wolverine, Aronofsky‘s upcoming slate seems rather thin. According to IMDb, the only project he’s officially expected to direct is Machine Man,...
- 4/28/2011
- by Danny King
- The Film Stage
Rome, Italy (X17online) - Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky will be jury president of the main competition at this year's Venice Film Festival, the 68th. Aronofsky, 42, is a friend of the fest; his last three films have all premiered there and he took the fest's top prize, the Golden Lion, The Wrestler in 2008. Black Swan premiered there last year, and The Fountain, starring Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Ellen Burstyn, in 2006. Last year's jury president was director Quentin Tarantino, who sparked criticism after the jury gave three top prizes to directors who Tarantino knew personally. The fest runs August 31-Sept. 10, 2011. Aronofsky's next film, Machine Man, is expected to hit theaters in 2012. He recently dropped out of directing the new Wolverine movie, citing personal reasons. He has several other projects in the work. Aronofsky first found fame in 2000, when he wrote and directed Requiem for a Dream.
- 4/27/2011
- x17online.com
Now that he’s not going to be shooting The Wolverine, Darren Aronofsky has some time on his hands. And while he has a shed load of other possible projects vying for his attention and at various stages of development, he’s also taking a few days out to head up the jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival.The fest, which this year runs between August 31 and September 10, has been kind to Aronofsky in the past, as his last three movies have premiered there and The Wrestler picked up the Golden Lion in 2008.It was looking like he wouldn’t be making an appearance at all this year, especially since the film closest to kicking off – Machine Man – won’t be ready to show anyone until 2012. But now he’s found a way to keep the link alive.He’s hoping he doesn’t pull a Tarantino and...
- 4/27/2011
- EmpireOnline
People say you don’t go to film school just for the education, that the connections are sometimes even more important. For Mark Heyman, that was definitely the case. Sure, he’s proven himself a skilled producer, a great development executive, and now screenwriter, but had he not been forced to hang around class late one day, he’d never have met the reigning national champ of filmmaking Darren Aronofsky. Yes, I do believe that the really good people out there will succeed in this business with or without the right partnerships, but Heyman’s serendipitous beginnings with Aronofsky cannot be ignored when it comes to discussing his career. In less than 10 years, Heyman has gone from unpaid personal assistant to the director, to producer and writer of what should be considered not only the finest film of Aronofsky’s career, but best of this decade (despite this decade being really young,...
- 3/28/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
After stunning cinephiles by taking on the next “Wolverine” flick, Darren Aronofsky, one of Hollywood’s hottest directors, has backed out of the superhero project.
Shooting was set to begin this spring in Japan, but the “Black Swan” director said he didn’t want to be out of the country for as long as production would take.
“I was not comfortable being away from my family for that length of time,” he said. “I am sad that I won’t be able to see the project through, as it is a terrific script and I was very much looking forward to working with my friend, Hugh Jackman, again.”
In the abscense of “The Wolverine” Aronofsky is said be developing “Machine Man” a sci-fi for Mandalay, though he has no projects on the immediate horizon, his reps told Variety.
The announcement that the sought after director won’t helm the tent...
Shooting was set to begin this spring in Japan, but the “Black Swan” director said he didn’t want to be out of the country for as long as production would take.
“I was not comfortable being away from my family for that length of time,” he said. “I am sad that I won’t be able to see the project through, as it is a terrific script and I was very much looking forward to working with my friend, Hugh Jackman, again.”
In the abscense of “The Wolverine” Aronofsky is said be developing “Machine Man” a sci-fi for Mandalay, though he has no projects on the immediate horizon, his reps told Variety.
The announcement that the sought after director won’t helm the tent...
- 3/18/2011
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Well that didn't take long. Just a few months after signing on to direct a Wolverine sequel [1] for 20th Century Fox, director Darren Aronofsky has now left the project. This is becoming a bit of a trend for him, although his departure does not appear to be a result of creative differences or a bad relationship with Fox. He simply was not ready to commit the amount of time required to shoot a massive tentpole movie like this away from his family. The news comes as a big disappointment for fans who were hoping he could actually rectify the many problems that plagued the previous film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aronofsky had this to say: "As I talked more about the film with my collaborators at Fox, it became clear that the production of The Wolverine would keep me out of the country for almost a year... I was not comfortable...
- 3/17/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
After garnering a coveted Best Director nomination for his work on Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky was decidedly committed to direct 20th Century Fox’s The Wolverine. It comes with a surprise that he has dropped out of the directing chair for the blockbuster. [THR]
The reason lies simply that he would be out of the country and away from his family for too long. The stand-alone film scripted by Christopher McQuarrie had plans to shoot in Japan, which would account for a nearly year-long overseas shoot. Fox stated that Hugh Jackman is still attached and they are “fully committed to making Wolverine and will move aggressively to find a new director.” We don’t know who that new director will be, but before Aronofsky was attached, Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In) and Tony Scott (Man on Fire, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3) were both considered. In a statement...
The reason lies simply that he would be out of the country and away from his family for too long. The stand-alone film scripted by Christopher McQuarrie had plans to shoot in Japan, which would account for a nearly year-long overseas shoot. Fox stated that Hugh Jackman is still attached and they are “fully committed to making Wolverine and will move aggressively to find a new director.” We don’t know who that new director will be, but before Aronofsky was attached, Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In) and Tony Scott (Man on Fire, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3) were both considered. In a statement...
- 3/17/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Director Brad Furman has found himself a follow-up gig as the independent film Intricate.
Scott Franklin is set to produce the project. Previous reports on the Internet have mistakenly stated that Darren Aronofsky and his Protozoa Pictures will be involved with the project. Aronofsky denied that he would be producing Intricate.
The film will have the 1990s New York City setting when there was a violent drug trade economy and strong connections to the rap industry and is inspired by a true story about a highly touted college basketball recruit who ended up in the drug underworld after his basketball career did not go as planned.
The movie is about where this man begins and where he ends, with New York City as an important character,”
said Furman to the Los Angeles Times’ 24 Frames.
Brad Furman is a director, writer and producer best known for his gritty, provocative, delicate style.
Scott Franklin is set to produce the project. Previous reports on the Internet have mistakenly stated that Darren Aronofsky and his Protozoa Pictures will be involved with the project. Aronofsky denied that he would be producing Intricate.
The film will have the 1990s New York City setting when there was a violent drug trade economy and strong connections to the rap industry and is inspired by a true story about a highly touted college basketball recruit who ended up in the drug underworld after his basketball career did not go as planned.
The movie is about where this man begins and where he ends, with New York City as an important character,”
said Furman to the Los Angeles Times’ 24 Frames.
Brad Furman is a director, writer and producer best known for his gritty, provocative, delicate style.
- 3/12/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
While Darren Aronofsky is knee-deep in metal (future Oscars for Black Swan and adamantium for The Wolverine), The Playlist caught up with the director and spoke briefly about his attempt at a remake of Robocop. “It may still happen one day. It’s MGM, and hopefully they’ll clear their stuff up, and I’m still interested. David Self wrote a great script, but the company went under, so …”
Unfortunately, this small chat is about all as there is for life in this project. Aronofsky plans of following up The Wolverine with Machine Man. Plus, he has a new comic series out in Noah. MGM at least got The Hobbit and Bond 23 up and going, so anything is possible.
Unfortunately, this small chat is about all as there is for life in this project. Aronofsky plans of following up The Wolverine with Machine Man. Plus, he has a new comic series out in Noah. MGM at least got The Hobbit and Bond 23 up and going, so anything is possible.
- 2/17/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
We all know the Robocop reboot was supposed to come out in 2010 but that never happened because MGM went belly up. Well director Darren Aronofsky still hopes to make it . Darren Aronofsky told The Playlist that the Robocop reboot "may still happen one day." The film was being developed at MGM along with The Hobbit and James Bond 23 before the company come into financial problems. Aronofsky said, "It's MGM, and hopefully they'll clear their stuff up, and I'm still interested. David Self wrote a great script, but the company went under, so ... " The Playlist said Aronofsky has another cyborg film in the works called Machine Man. Aronofsky will most likely make Machine Man after filming ends on The Wolverine next year. You can see the ful Playlist article on indiewire.com So boys and girls what do you think do you still even want Robocop reboot...
- 2/17/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Mandalay Pictures has tapped writer Nick Pustay (Ramona and Beezus, Shiver) to adapt Sophie Jordan‘s young-adult fantasy novel entitled, Firelight. The book was published in September by HarperTeen and Mandalay Pictures picked up the rights just weeks later.
THR reports that Cathy Schulman (Salvation Boulevard, Machine Man) is producing the story about Jacinda, a young girl who is a descendant of dragons.
Synopsis (via HarperCollins):
Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki—a descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.
Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family,...
THR reports that Cathy Schulman (Salvation Boulevard, Machine Man) is producing the story about Jacinda, a young girl who is a descendant of dragons.
Synopsis (via HarperCollins):
Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki—a descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.
Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family,...
- 2/1/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Age of Rage is an upcoming Marc Webb‘s sci-fi project that will be written by Black Swan co-writer, Mark Heyman.
Fox Searchlight is behind the project, and as you see, they have an excellent team on board.
We already know that director Webb (500 Days of Summer) is currently busy working on that Spider-Man reboot, but Age of Rage definitely sounds like something he could do next…
Not much is known about this project at the moment but according to Heat Vision, Age of Rage is set in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died and a group of teens sets about trying to establish a new society.”
Heyman is currently working on an adaptation of Max Berry’s Machine Man, which should reunite him with Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky.
When it comes to Age of Rage no production date has been set yet, but as usual we’ll keep you updated.
Fox Searchlight is behind the project, and as you see, they have an excellent team on board.
We already know that director Webb (500 Days of Summer) is currently busy working on that Spider-Man reboot, but Age of Rage definitely sounds like something he could do next…
Not much is known about this project at the moment but according to Heat Vision, Age of Rage is set in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died and a group of teens sets about trying to establish a new society.”
Heyman is currently working on an adaptation of Max Berry’s Machine Man, which should reunite him with Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky.
When it comes to Age of Rage no production date has been set yet, but as usual we’ll keep you updated.
- 1/31/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Mark Heyman is set to write Age of Rage, a sophisticated sci-fi project set up at Fox Searchlight with Marc Webb attached to direct. Mason Novick worked with Webb on (500) Days of Summer and is set to co-produce Rage with Webb.
Heyman co-wrote the screenplay for Black Swan with John McLaughlin and Andres Heinz. He began his career as an assistant to Darren Aronofsky before moving on as a senior vp at Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures. He recently was offered a gig adapting the cybernetic thriller Machine Man, set up at Mandalay, that would reunite him with Aronofsky.
Rage takes place in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died forcing a group of teens to work at establishing a new society.
Webb is currently had at work filming Spider-Man and hasn’t made any decisions of his next project. Rage is based on an idea from Webb so...
Heyman co-wrote the screenplay for Black Swan with John McLaughlin and Andres Heinz. He began his career as an assistant to Darren Aronofsky before moving on as a senior vp at Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures. He recently was offered a gig adapting the cybernetic thriller Machine Man, set up at Mandalay, that would reunite him with Aronofsky.
Rage takes place in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died forcing a group of teens to work at establishing a new society.
Webb is currently had at work filming Spider-Man and hasn’t made any decisions of his next project. Rage is based on an idea from Webb so...
- 1/27/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
After getting acclaim for his work on the screenplay for Black Swan, Mark Heyman has managed to pick up a new project for himself. He started out as Darren Aronofsky’s assistant, and managed to climb to the rank of senior vice president at his Protozoa Pictures. Now he’s branching out. In addition to writing Aronofsky’s Machine Man, he’s also been pegged to be the scribe for Spider-Man director Marc Webb’s new movie, titled Rage.
Described in the report by THR as being “set in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died and a group of teens sets about trying to establish a new society”. Oddly enough the first thing I thought of when I read this plot synopsis is an episode of South Park. You may recall it as the one where the kids tell the police that their parents molested them, the parents were taken away,...
Described in the report by THR as being “set in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died and a group of teens sets about trying to establish a new society”. Oddly enough the first thing I thought of when I read this plot synopsis is an episode of South Park. You may recall it as the one where the kids tell the police that their parents molested them, the parents were taken away,...
- 1/27/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
We know that director Marc Webb (seen above) is currently out directing Spider-Man for Sony, but that also means he's got some big projects lined up. Fox Searchlight has another one in the works called Age of Rage, a "sophisticated sci-fi project" that Marc Webb is attached to direct. Heat Vision reports that Mark Heyman, an executive from Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures who help co-write Black Swan, is now attached to write the screenplay. He's already set to write Machine Man for Aronofsky as well and is known for his expertise in "elevated genre," as this kind of project is referred to. So what is Age of Rage all about? Age of Rage is set in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died and a group of teens sets about trying to establish a new society. So it kind of sounds like a mix between Logan's Run...
- 1/27/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
(500) Days of Summer director Marc Webb is currently shooting Spider-Man, and will likely be busy with Sony's web-swinger reboot for some time. But prior to landing that gig he'd been developing [1] the film Age of Rage. Now there's a new screenwriter on the project to get things moving forward while Spider-Man is being born: Black Swan co-writer Mark Heyman is going to script. THR [2] notes that Mr. Heyman came up as an assistant to Darren Aronofsky, eventually doing more work with the director's company Protozoa Pictures, and now he's branching out a bit. He's writing [3] Machine Man for Mr. Aronofsky, but now will also work on Age of Rage. Previously we'd heard this one rather tersely compared to a sort of 'Children of Men meets Lord of the Flies.' But that was in 2008, when Children of Men was being used as a touchstone for just about any mature dystopian idea that flew through Hollywood,...
- 1/27/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
As the film award circus continues, Darren Aronofsky is beginning to develop The Wolverine, a Japan-set story based on the Marvel Comics X-Men character. But what we didn't know is, this isn't the only comic book movie Aronofsky is currently developing. In a recent interview, Darren revealed that he is "doing a comic book of a script that’s really hard to make and we’re going to do a comic version first and see what happens." It seems like Darren is trying to use the world of graphic novels as a backdoor into getting the movie made. And this wouldn't be the first time that Aronofsky has turned to the world of comics. His initial version of The Fountain was released in graphic novel form by Vertigo Comics in 2005 after Brad Pitt left the project high and dry. Which project could this possibly be for? We try to figure it out,...
- 1/17/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Along with 007 and The Hobbit we all thought the much-discussed remake of Robocop had been shot down Ed-209 stylee by MGM’s fiduciary troubles. Fans went bananas when they discovered none other than Darren Aronofsky had the film on his ‘to do’ wish-list but then … nothing. But wait! Aronofsky still wants it and MGM’s troubles are almost over! Hallelujah!
Talking to the Playlist, the director, whose amazing Black Swan is released in the Us today, said:
“Well, RoboCop may still happen one day, who knows? It’s MGM and hopefully they’ll clear their stuff up and I’m still interested. David Self wrote a great script, but the company went under so…”
But Aronofsky has a lot on his plate at the moment. There’s The Wolverine, a picture called Machine Man (that isn’t Robocop) and he’s been touted as working with Bradley Pitts (don’t like him,...
Talking to the Playlist, the director, whose amazing Black Swan is released in the Us today, said:
“Well, RoboCop may still happen one day, who knows? It’s MGM and hopefully they’ll clear their stuff up and I’m still interested. David Self wrote a great script, but the company went under so…”
But Aronofsky has a lot on his plate at the moment. There’s The Wolverine, a picture called Machine Man (that isn’t Robocop) and he’s been touted as working with Bradley Pitts (don’t like him,...
- 12/3/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
While this doesn't qualify as earth shattering news, it is still cool to know when a director is still interested in doing certain projects. In this case, we are talking about Darren Aronofsky, who I have been talking about on here a lot as of late. I'm sure you can guess which project he's still interested in helming (and because you read my headline). Yep, it's the Robocop remake. After The Wolverine, Aronofsky will work on Machine Man. The screenplay will be an adaptation of Max...
- 12/2/2010
- by Niki Stephens
- JoBlo.com
[1] Almost three years ago [2], MGM announced they were going to remake RoboCop. They even made a poster [3] touting the then 2010 release and, eventually, Darren Aronofsky came on board as a director [4]. However, MGM soon encountered some famous financial troubles [5] and Aronofsky moved on to make Black Swan, which opens Friday. RoboCop seemed all but dead, especially since Aronofsky's Black Swan follow-up will be another big budget superhero movie [6], The Wolverine, and then possibly another machine/man movie [7] called Machine Man. But in a recent interview, Aronofsky left a glimmer of hope open for anyone who would still like to see his take on the revered 1987 Paul Verhoeven film. Talking to The Playlist [8], Aronofsky had this to say about RoboCop. Well, ‘RoboCop’ may still happen one day, who knows? It’s MGM and hopefully they’ll clear their stuff up and I’m still interested. David Self wrote a great script,...
- 12/2/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
So Darren Aronofsky is working on The Wolverine, which I like to pronounce as The ... wolverine the same way that NFL players from Ohio State listing off their college during the first quarter of any game always scream the definitive article and trail off the rest of the name of the college. There are high hopes if only because the fact that Wolverine as a character doesn't suck combined with a director who does not suck may in fact produce a film that does not suck (see Spiderman 3 for the counter argument).
But Aronofsky has also been attached to a reboot of Robocop for several years now, a project which has sunk into the swamp of MGM's bankruptcy. Aronofsky though is insisting that he still wants to work on the project next, saying: "Well, RoboCop may still happen one day, who knows? It's MGM and hopefully they'll clear their stuff up and I'm still interested.
But Aronofsky has also been attached to a reboot of Robocop for several years now, a project which has sunk into the swamp of MGM's bankruptcy. Aronofsky though is insisting that he still wants to work on the project next, saying: "Well, RoboCop may still happen one day, who knows? It's MGM and hopefully they'll clear their stuff up and I'm still interested.
- 12/2/2010
- by Steven Lloyd Wilson
In an interview with ThePlaylist for his new movie Black Swan (Jordan’s review here), Darren Aronofsky talked about a project he’s been working on called Machine Man scripted by Mark Heyman based off of the online story and upcoming novel of the same name by Australian writer Max Barry. The plot follows a geek who “equips himself with high-end parts”. Of course this is similar to RoboCop, the Paul Verhoeven film from 1987 that Aronofsky was hoping to make a reboot of for MGM. Of course, they had some financial woes and the film seemingly died. While he’s certainly moved on, the project is apparently still on his mind.
He stated when asked about it that “Well, RoboCop may still happen one day, who knows? It’s MGM and hopefully they’ll clear their stuff up and I’m still interested. David Self wrote a great script, but the company went under so…...
He stated when asked about it that “Well, RoboCop may still happen one day, who knows? It’s MGM and hopefully they’ll clear their stuff up and I’m still interested. David Self wrote a great script, but the company went under so…...
- 12/2/2010
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
As a director who has long found the beauty in some of the ugliest places imaginable, it's not surprising that Darren Aronofsky gravitated towards a film involving a production of "Swan Lake." Inspired at first by his sister's years in ballet and then intrigued with Dostoevsky's "The Double," the director has once again found a tale where he can get in your head after reaching your heart, predicated on the plight of Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a fragile ballerina who is driven to madness by the pursuit of perfection, the competition of a rival dancer (Mila Kunis) and the dare of her ferocious director (Vincent Cassel) to embrace the wild abandon of the Black Swan when she's already so perfect in the role of the untouched White Swan, both onstage and off.
It's a duality that in many ways extends to the production of "Black Swan" itself, the gleaming gem...
It's a duality that in many ways extends to the production of "Black Swan" itself, the gleaming gem...
- 12/1/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Shooting Wolverine 2 next spring and promoting Nat Port-ballerina-slash-lesbian-slash-Animorphs-y-thriller Black Swan is clearly not enough to keep director Darren Aronovsky occupied. He's signed on to direct yet another project, Machine Man, based on an online serial novel by a dude named Max Barry, the writer of novel Jennifer Government, who writes one page per day in real time and signed a deal with Vintage Books to publish it in its entirety in 2011.
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- 10/27/2010
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
Just last week, Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) reportedly signed on with 20th Century Fox to direct X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2, starring Hugh Jackman. Both Aronofsky and Jackan have begun planning to shoot sound-stage portions of the film in New York so that they won’t have to inconvenience their families before heading to Japan for the bulk of the film.
Now, Deadline reports that Darren Aronofsky has also agreed to direct the Mandalay Pictures adaptation of Max Barry‘s novel, Machine Man. Aronofsky will tackle the film after his duties with Wolverine. Aronofsky will also help develop the screenplay, alongside his Black Swan co-writer Mark Heyman.
The story is about a man who loses a leg in an industrial accident and decides to build a better one. Because that’s the kind of guy he is. He gradually gadgetifies himself, which attracts the attention of his employer, the Better Future corporation.
Now, Deadline reports that Darren Aronofsky has also agreed to direct the Mandalay Pictures adaptation of Max Barry‘s novel, Machine Man. Aronofsky will tackle the film after his duties with Wolverine. Aronofsky will also help develop the screenplay, alongside his Black Swan co-writer Mark Heyman.
The story is about a man who loses a leg in an industrial accident and decides to build a better one. Because that’s the kind of guy he is. He gradually gadgetifies himself, which attracts the attention of his employer, the Better Future corporation.
- 10/27/2010
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Darren Aronofsky will direct the high-tech thriller "Machine Man" for Mandalay Pictures.According to Variety, the film is based on Australian author Max Barry's serialized online story and upcoming novel.The online serial was published last year. Vintage Books releases the novel next spring. Mark Heyman, who worked with Aronofsky on "Black Swan," will write the screenplay. Cathy Schulman is producing for Mandalay, which has a first-look deal with Universal. Barry will executive produce. The story follows a gadget geek and engineer working at a technology firm who decides to replace his weaker body parts with high-end titanium performance upgrades that he designs. Aronofsky's last film was "The Wrestler." His new film, "Black Swan," will be released by Fox Searchlight on December...
- 10/27/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Mandalay Pictures announced that Darren Aronofsky will direct their new project entitled, Machine Man, which will be a film based on a Max Barry novel. Also included in the crew are Mark Heyman (writer) who worked with Aronofsky on Black Swan and Cathy Shulman/Max Barry who will be the producers of the film.
This does not mean he's getting out of his money maker, Wolverine 2 ($5 Million advance + 5% gross). Most likely, Aronofsky will film Wolverine first and then move on to Machine Man which means the film will probably release in late 2012.
This does not mean he's getting out of his money maker, Wolverine 2 ($5 Million advance + 5% gross). Most likely, Aronofsky will film Wolverine first and then move on to Machine Man which means the film will probably release in late 2012.
- 10/27/2010
- by Get The Big Picture
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Considering the wide range of topics director Darren Aronofsky has covered in the past -- from drug addiction to the quest for eternal life to a washed-up wrestler's last shot at redemption -- it does seem a little bizarre that he's been attached to direct three very similarly themed projects in a short period of time.
First there was the "Robocop" reboot, which has since fallen through, then he became mostly attached to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2," and now TheWrap reports that Aronofsky will develop and direct a flick named "Machine Man" that sounds similar in plot to "Iron Man."
The film, based on the upcoming Max Barry book of the same title, follows a "gadget geek and engineer at a forward-thinking tech firm" who becomes obsessed with improving himself and starts to replace his body with high-end titanium performance upgrades of his own design. The plot also teases that...
First there was the "Robocop" reboot, which has since fallen through, then he became mostly attached to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2," and now TheWrap reports that Aronofsky will develop and direct a flick named "Machine Man" that sounds similar in plot to "Iron Man."
The film, based on the upcoming Max Barry book of the same title, follows a "gadget geek and engineer at a forward-thinking tech firm" who becomes obsessed with improving himself and starts to replace his body with high-end titanium performance upgrades of his own design. The plot also teases that...
- 10/27/2010
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
The man who brought us Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, The Fountain, and the forthcoming Black Swan isn’t known for his sly humor. However, his next project sees him moving out of his wheelhouse a bit in order to deliver an adaptation of Machine Man – the serial and soon-to-be novel by satirist Max Barry. Aronofksy is an interesting choice for director because he has almost exclusively done thrillers and dramas, but Barry’s writing (which I was introduced to through “Jennifer Government” and the addictive, interactive game the book used as an early form of online marketing) is known for calm sarcasm and a near-constant smirk when telling tales of modernism and our new role in the corporate structure. In Machine Man, an engineer replaces his weak, fleshy limbs with strong metal ones, but it turns out other people might want to use that sort of thing for evil. Being...
- 10/27/2010
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We're still waiting on the official word that Darren Aronofsky will direct Wolverine 2 (Hugh Jackman has been talking about it like it's a done deal [1]), but in the meantime Darren Aronofsky has announced his involvement in another new project that sounds pretty awesome. According to The Hollywood Reporter [2], he will develop and direct Machine Man, a "cybernetic thriller" based on the upcoming book by Max Barry. Mandalay picked up the rights last year [3] before the book had even been completed; Barry had been writing it as a serialized novel [4] with a new page posted online every day. The story revolves around a depressed engineer who wants something more out of life and decides to start replacing his body parts with cybernetic upgrades. Aronofsky will adapt the screenplay with his Black Swan co-writer Mark Heyman, and if all goes according to plan, this will be his next project after Wolverine 2. Personally,...
- 10/27/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) recently signed on to direct the sequel to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and Variety is now reporting that the helmer has also signed on for "Machine Man" thriller. The story revolves around a gadget geek and engineer working at a forward-thinking tech firm. He decides to systematically replace his weaker fleshy parts with high-end titanium performance upgrades of his own design. But he isn't the only one with plans for his superior parts. The movie is based on a story by Max Barry, who released "Machine Man" one page per day online. Suggestions from readers were integrated into the plot as the story unfolded.
- 10/27/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Whilst the deal for Wolverine 2 has not yet been finalised, Darren Aronofsky is set to direct And develop Machine Man, which is classed as a cybernetic thriller. It will also see The Wrestler director reunite with his co-writer for Black Swan, Mark Heyman. Machine Man is based on a partial manuscript by Max Barry (no relation) and follows the story of a gadget geek and engineer who, for one reason or another, starts to replace his own body parts with high-end titanium upgrades of his own design. Only problem is, other entities are also interested in what’s going on. Via THR Now, If you fancy reading Machine Man, for free then head on over to Max Barry’s piece of the web where he released page a day of this futuristic thriller, back in the day. The free feed stops at page 43, but you can fork out $6.95 if your...
- 10/27/2010
- by vicbarry@gmail.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
Not being able to make Robocop, Darren Aronofsky takes on another 'Machine Man' adaptating Max Barry's serialized online story.
'Machine Man' concerns a tech engineer who, tired of going through life average and unnoticed, replaces parts of his body with titanium upgrades of his own design. He then discovers that he isn't the only one with plans for his new body. You can read the whole story for yourself here.
There is no start date yet but expect this to be a post Wolverine project for Aronofsky.
'Machine Man' concerns a tech engineer who, tired of going through life average and unnoticed, replaces parts of his body with titanium upgrades of his own design. He then discovers that he isn't the only one with plans for his new body. You can read the whole story for yourself here.
There is no start date yet but expect this to be a post Wolverine project for Aronofsky.
- 10/27/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Darren Aronofsky will direct sci-fi film Machine Man for Mandalay Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project, based on a web-published story by Max Barry, centres on an engineer at a technology firm who starts to replace his own body parts with robotic upgrades. Aronofsky will reunite with his Black Swan writer Mark Heyman to adapt the "amped up pop-thriller" (more)...
- 10/27/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Not Marvel’s Machine Man though. According to Deadline, Mandalay Pictures have attached Darren Aronofsky to direct an adaptation of Max Barry’s page-a-day online serial Machine Man, which follows the exploits of a man who decides to systematically replace his organic limbs with synthetic titanium upgrades. More info after the break. Barry’s serial began in March [...]...
- 10/27/2010
- by Jack
- Filmonic.com
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