Darren Aronofsky's Wild Ride
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Ever since entering the business, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has been as much a savvy entrepreneur as an auteur director. Now with Black Swan, produced by Fox Searchlight and Cross Creek Pictures, receiving five Oscar nominations and reaching $100 million at the box office, he's still not sure Hollywood will embrace his next passion project. But before he finds out he'll direct his first studio tent-pole movie, The Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman. Aronofsky talks about that decision and shares war stories of funding indie films.
Today's Banter Topics:
Melissa Leo ads
Spiderman reviews
Haggis & Scientology
Banner image: Niko Tavernise
Guests:
- Darren Aronofsky: Director, 'Black Swan'
Links:
- The Many Faces of 'Black Swan,' Deconstructed (NYTimes.com, 2/9/11)
- The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology (NewYorker.com, 2/14/11)
- Melissa Leo on Her Controversial Ads: The Oscars Are About 'Pimping Yourself Out' (HollywoodReporter.com 2/6/11)
- 'Spider-Man' Turns Off the Critics (NYTimes.com, 2/8/11)
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