Big-Name Actor Cast as Biblical Noah

Russell Crowe Reported to Set Sail as ‘Noah’: It seems that Russell Crowe is a collection of animals in pairs to begin. Term reports that Oscar star "A Beautiful Mind" and "Gladiator", the main role in the adaptation of the Bible, "Noah," directed by Darren Aronofsky Thurs

This is a high-profile role Crowe, whose recent films a series of failures at the box office. His last film in 2010, "three days", he took only $ 21 million at the national level for the estimated $ 35 million budget. Follow-up "Robin Hood", the production of 200 million dollars earned $ 105 million in the U.S.. His two positions in front of "progress" and "Body of Lies," as not corresponding to 40 million dollars in this country to crack.

That's a big gamble to put Crowe in the title role, an estimated 100 million epic production? Maybe not. Crowe is still the international traffic, however, and "Robin Hood" has collected more than $ 320 million worldwide. In addition, the story of Noah and the Ark crossed many cultures in which Jews, Christians and Muslims texts. The term also noted that this film will be a flood (pun intended) of other biblical epics are currently under development, including a new look at the story of Moses in the end, director Steven Spielberg to join.

This will be the first film from Aronofsky, 2010, "Black Swan", which has five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director deserved. This star Natalie Portman has also received the award for Best Actress. Aronofsky was originally slated to direct Hugh Jackman in "Wolverine," another film for themselves, "X-Men" character. But Aronofsky was a return to "Noah" project, it is the development of more than five years. Christian Bale and Michael Fassbender are both mentioned as possible stars Crowe.

Aronofsky told Empire magazine in 2007, his vision of the history of Noah was not a cartoon. He said: "It is certainly more than the science fiction version of this traditional story of Noah, but he says seriously." Aronofsky wrote the screenplay with Ari Handel (. "Fountain"), and he rewrote John Logan ("Gladiator", "Hugo ").

Crowe is currently working on "Les Miserables," the film version of Tony-winning musical. He will portray Inspector Javert, the policeman obsessed with hunting, Jean Valjean, played by Hugh Jackman in the film. And before he plays Noah, he is considered one more character to the accident, that all life on the planet in jeopardy. It will be Kryptonian father, Jor-El in Superman in 2013, "Man of Steel."