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‘Black Swan: The Musical’? Darren Aronofsky Teases That He’s “Working On It”
The Natalie Portman-starring Black Swan was a huge success for Darren Aronofsky back in 2010, dancing its way to $329 million worldwide and even winning an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Portman). The film was also up for Best Motion Picture of the Year at the Academy Awards in 2011, a very rare achievement for a horror movie.
Now more than ten years later, Darren Aronofsky teases in a chat with The A.V. Club that he’s working on bringing Black Swan to the stage with a musical based on his 2010 movie.
“We’re trying to do the Black Swan musical,” Aronofsky tells the outlet.
He continues, “We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it.”
In Black Swan, “A committed dancer (Natalie Portman) struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.”
Portman starred alongside Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder, and Barbara Hershey.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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