Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Darren Aronofsky To Script 'Noah' Comic Book Based On Biblical Tale

Between the graphic novel for The Fountain and, more recently, taking the director's chair on The Wolverine, not to mention his frequent talk on the subject, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has always had a thing for comic books. Now he's got his new comic lined up, Noah, which will feature artwork from Pride of Baghdad artist Nico Henrichon.


The news comes from Bleeding Cool, which first reported on the upcoming comic back in January. The story focuses on the Biblical Noah, who under the Almighty's orders built himself a massive ship meant to house every species of animal in the world while the wicked ways of man were wiped from the face of the Earth by an apocalyptic flood. Though it seems that Aronofsky's tale will focus more on the events that occurred after the flood.


"Noah was the first person to plant vineyards and drink wine and get drunk," the filmmaker said in his earlier interview. "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."

Aronofsky also hopes to bring the story to film, calling Noah's Ark "the second most famous ship since the Titanic." That's further out for now, what with The Wolverine in early production, but the comic seems to be gearing up with the addition of a talent like Henrichon.

Pride of Baghdad is a Brian K. Vaughan-penned graphic novel released in 2006. The story follows a pride of lions that escape from the Baghdad Zoo during the 2003 invasion of the Iraqi capital. The award-winning graphic novel has been praised for Henrichon's striking artwork, and he's now bringing those talents to Aronofsky's Noah.

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