Darren Aronofsky
Creative Fusion on an Extra-Large Scale: Jennifer Lame on Editing ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Postcard From Earth’
Editor Jennifer Lame’s work has appeared on many of the world’s largest screens this year. Over the summer, her second movie with director Christopher Nolan, his historical epic Oppenheimer, for Universal, had moviegoers scrambling for tickets to Imax’s large-format theaters. And in October, the Lame-edited Postcard From Earth, from director Darren Aronofsky, became the first […]
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Elon Musk Biopic in the Works at A24, Darren Aronofsky to Direct
A24 has a biopic of Elon Musk in development, with The Whale helmer Darren Aronofsky on board to direct, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. A24 optioned Walter Issacson’s new biography of Musk, the controversial CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, which will be turned into a film adaptation. Aronofsky is set to direct and produce the film […]
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Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures and Los Angeles Media Fund Launch Theater Venture
Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures and the Los Angeles Media Fund are launching a joint venture focused on live theater, which includes commissioning and producing new work. The venture, entitled the LAMF/Protozoa Theater Fund, has commissioned its first three works from James Ijames, a Pulitzer Prize winner for his play, Fat Ham; Sylvia Khoury, a Pulitzer […]
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Darren Aronofsky Describes His Journey to Creating the First Movie for the Las Vegas Sphere
Following the exhilarating Sept. 29 launch of Sphere with U2’s residency, on Friday, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky’s transportive Postcard from Earth became the first movie to premiere at the new Las Vegas entertainment venue. A sort of narrative and doc, it immerses viewers in a range of experiences, for instance allowing them to feel as though […]
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Hollywood Descends on Las Vegas for U2’s Sphere Kick-Off: “This Is Arguably The Greatest Music Venue on the Planet”
Timed perfectly to Friday’s harvest moon that illuminated the dusty Las Vegas skyline, Sphere — Madison Square Garden’s epic $2.3 billion immersive live entertainment venue and the world’s largest spherical structure — opened its doors for the first time. Joining the packed house of 20,000 attendees, a parade of music-loving celebrities made their way to […]
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The Las Vegas Sphere Is a “Mind-Boggling” Vision of the Future of Entertainment
An instantly iconic addition to Las Vegas’ skyline, Sphere is not only the world’s largest spherical structure but also a technological marvel whose innovations could offer a glimpse of entertainment’s future. The venue near The Venetian will make its long-anticipated debut Sept. 29 with a U2 residency, closely followed by the launch of the first movie […]
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Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk, Darren Aronofsky Remember Mark Margolis: “A Really Good Actor and a Lovely Human Being”
Bryan Cranston, Darren Aronofsky, Dean Norris and Better Call Saul showrunner Peter Gould are among those remembering their late colleague, actor Mark Margolis, who died Thursday at the age of 83 after a short illness. Margolis was a journeyman actor who delivered a memorable performance as the bell-ringing drug runner Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad […]
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Mark Margolis, Actor on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ Dies at 83
He received an Emmy nom for portraying Hector Salamanca on those shows and appeared in 'Scarface,' 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,' 'Oz' and six Darren Aronofsky movies.
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How Darren Aronofsky Plans to Immerse Audiences in the First Production for MSG Sphere (Exclusive)
Director Darren Aronofsky — whose credits include Black Swan, The Wrestler and The Whale — will next premiere the first immersive production made for the MSG Sphere, the uniquely constructed, sphere-shaped venue that opens this fall in Las Vegas. In his first interview about the inventive project, Aronofsky confirmed that he created, directed and produced […]
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‘The Territory’: Film Review | Sundance 2022
Chronicling the struggle of Indigenous people in Brazil to protect their ancestral land, Alex Pritz’s debut documentary was made with the production involvement of the Uru-eu-wau-wau community.
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Disney+’s ‘Welcome to Earth’: TV Review
Will Smith and Darren Aronofsky follow up NatGeo's 'One Strange Rock' with a series similarly focused on the 'Independence Day' star experiencing Earth's beauty and oddness.
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Steven Soderbergh, Eddie Alcazar Reteam for ‘Divinity’ Thriller (Exclusive)
Mentor and collaborator Steven Soderbergh and director Eddie Alcazar are reteaming for Divinity, a thriller set to star Stephen Dorff, Moises Arias, Jason Genao, Karrueche Tran and Mike O’Hearn. Soderbergh, who will produce Divinity, earlier partnered up for Alcazar’s hyperstylized sci-fi feature debut Perfect, which stars Abbie Cornish, Garrett Wareing and Courtney Eaton, and debuted […]
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