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Darren Aronofsky's NOAH Gets A Release Date

With Russell Crowe set to star, Paramount Pictures has set an early 2014 release date for Aronofsky's Biblical epic Noah. Find out when the film hits theaters after the jump.

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By Paul Romano - 4/13/2012


Last we heard about Darren Aronofsky's upcoming epic Noah (based on the classic Biblical story of Noah's ark and also on a graphic novel), Russell Crowe (Gladiator, Man Of Steel) was confirmed to star in the title role. Now, Paramount Pictures and New Regency has set a March 28th, 2014 release date for the film, which begins production in July.



Liam Neeson was supposedly being looked at for another larger role shortly before Crowe began negotiations, possibly for a villainous role. There's currently no word on whether or not he will be involved with the movie though. Aronofsky and Ari Handel worked on the script, with John Logan re-writing. Stay tuned to CBM for more news for Noah in the near future.







Source: Box Office Mojo
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Bar20 - 4/13/2012, 1:28 PM
SOUNDS COOL
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/13/2012, 1:28 PM
If its going to look anything like the graphic novel im hundred percent sure its going to be awesome as hell. :)
Spidey31 - 4/13/2012, 1:38 PM
sounds interesting.. unfamiliar with the books then again i dont really read comic books lol just. i just love the movies and do reaserch on the characters( excluding spiderman)
Moriarty117 - 4/13/2012, 1:57 PM
The week before Captain America 2, huh? Interesting choice.
marvel72 - 4/13/2012, 2:02 PM
i'm not religous so stories of the bible don't intrest me,but saying that i'm huge fan of aronofsky & graphic novels so i'll definetly watch it.
MassExecutions - 4/13/2012, 2:23 PM
gusto
Odin - 4/13/2012, 3:06 PM
emm... this site is called comicbookmovies.com, not biblemovies.com
Ranger14 - 4/13/2012, 3:10 PM
^^^ The film is based on a graphic novel, which falls under the comic book category.

Not too excited about this. Russell Crowe is one of those actors that just doesn't appeal to me and I tend to avoid his films more than watch them. There are a few exceptions but as of late I have grown tired of him.
SuspenseSmith - 4/13/2012, 4:41 PM
@Odin

Noob.
headlopper - 4/13/2012, 4:48 PM
@AlexDeLarge87 - Do you think Aronofski will base this on the Bible or the comic book?
nowtheresaBATman - 4/13/2012, 4:50 PM
Satan will cameo on a jet-ski
headlopper - 4/13/2012, 5:02 PM
Whooo! THAT is funny!^^^
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/13/2012, 5:04 PM
headlopper@ Im thinking he is gonna base it on both.
SuspenseSmith - 4/13/2012, 5:38 PM
@headlopper

Well if it's based on a comic book that's based on the Bible, isn't it already kind of based on both?

Also, there are a few cool things about Noah that's not in the Bible itself. I haven't read the graphic novel. But I'm curious if he borrowed anything from the "Book of Moses" look it up.
AlexDeLarge87 - 4/13/2012, 5:49 PM
^ Good point ;)
PaulRom - 4/13/2012, 6:39 PM
The article says that the movie is based on a graphic novel, so that's why it's on the site. And I think it'll be inspired more by the novel than the Biblical account.

I'm personally very excited for this one. I'm always in for a good Biblical epic; take a timeless story, have a great director like Aronofsky and a great lead actor like Crowe, and we have a potential winner. One of my most anticipated for 2014, that's for sure.
SUPERBATSPIDERMAN - 4/13/2012, 7:09 PM
They better not screw up a classic Bible story like Noah. I am a little iffy about Russell Crowe as Noah he just doesn't seem right for the role because he is usually thought of as a bad boy type when Noah was a righteous man.
SuspenseSmith - 4/13/2012, 7:42 PM
There's a lot to the Noah story that people don't realize. I hope this movie shows some of that. Almost every ancient civilization has some form of the Flood story too.

I'm always interested to see how Hollywood deals with religious subject matters. And even if you don't believe in all of it, it can still be entertaining, inspiring, and emotional.

There are several Biblical stories that are the very definition of epic. Gideon especially comes to mind.

You might laugh at it, but the "Book of Mormon" has some really cool battles and stuff in it that would be Blockbuster gold. Battle for freedom, justice, and family and all that. Hundreds against thousands.

And like I said, watching a biblical epic doesn't require belief. Just like I don't really believe in Thor, or the existence of Batman, I enjoy their movies and find truth in the fiction.
headlopper - 4/13/2012, 8:28 PM
@SuspenseSmith - Not necessarily.

The media is famous for adding,substituting and deleting things from the Bible when making something based on it.

I asked @AlexDeLarge87 because I really think the Biblical Noah should be off-limits, but if the movie's based on some 'Noah -like story' that the comic- which I didn't even know existed- is based on, then O.K.

There are some things in the Bible that should not be touched by any form of media entertainment. Some things are just too sacred.

As for auxiliary sources other than the Bible regarding Noah's life, I wouldn't consider them veritable, so be careful your not being deceived.

Think about it: how could anyone know what happened that long ago? The Bible is the only reliable source regarding Noah.
SmellofDuty - 4/13/2012, 8:52 PM
Extreme epic. Probably more than any other event in all the Bible. Personally my favorite, but I am quite biased, because we share the same name.
SuspenseSmith - 4/13/2012, 8:58 PM
@Headlopper

That is if you think the Bible is the end all be all text of truth... Which I don't believe. I believe in the Bible as long as it's translated correctly. But men who were not sacred have added and removed things from that Book that should not have been. It was pure, but I don't think everything in it is what it once was. Dead Sea Scrolls shows that. And things like the Dead Sea Scrolls are what I am referring to, things that were taken out of the Bible to better support the elected Dogma of the Nicene creed.

And people wonder why the Bible doesn't make sense some times, most likely either they are not a spiritual level to understand a particular passage or that the passage itself has been altered.

I know you probably don't agree. It's probably one of the biggest reasons other Christians hate Mormons, because we believe in Holy Writ beyond just the Bible.

I don't care, really. It makes more sense to me and feels right, so that's what I follow.

But one thing people don't realize that is even in the Bible about Noah is that he preached and warned the people a good long while before God flooded the Earth. God gave mankind ample opportunity to change. But they refused. Also, Noah's grandfather, Methuselah, was a good man that taught Noah things.

The flood was an act of mercy. Imagine if everyone you knew were flat out evil and every child was raised in that environment. Every child would be doomed because of it. The flood was an act that allowed mankind to start over, to have a better chance of choosing good over evil.
headlopper - 4/13/2012, 9:35 PM
Thanx for your response. I had no idea you practiced Mormonism. How would I?
But your intuition is correct: I simply believe the Bible is the Word of God regardless the fallibility of humans.

Think on this: God is All-Powerful. Yes? Okay.
Then isn't He capable of preserving the integrity of the meaning of His Word throughout the millenia despite the propensity of humans.

If that was His will, He surely could. I don't think God allowed His Word to be profaned by error or self-appointed "editor's"- i.e. scribes,translators and religious leadership over the centuries, simply because it is too precious to Him.

I believe by His grace He protected the scripture so that it's meaning could be available to all generations equally.

What do you think?
Moriarty117 - 4/13/2012, 11:09 PM
@SuspenseSmith A fellow Mormon! Rock on, brother.

I'll take a suck at Headlopper's question if that's ok considering our similar background.

The Bible has been translated several times from the original Hebrew, to Greek, Latin and so forth. God is perfectly capable of preserving his text perfectly. But even today there are different versions of the Bible (KJV, NIV, etc.) that literally say different things. Not necessarily due to intentional tampering bit genuine attempts to modernize the phraseology and whatnot. So which one is correct? Which one is God's word exactly?

One of the most critical aspects of the Bible is personal interpretation. Two different sects, two different people look at the same passage of scripture and see different things. This is one of the best things about scripture because new things are "revealed", as it were, each time you read. But which meaning did God intend? Did He mean both? What if they are contradictory?

I think God allows us to make mistakes. If someone decides to do something profane "in the name of God" He doesn't stop it necessarily. He allows people the agency to do as they will. If you look at life as a test of worthiness, this makes sense. The Bible, true or not, translated correctly or not, is a tool. And like fire or a firearm, all tools can be used for the intents of the wielder.

Love this debate, thanks for letting me share my opion, Headlopper. I hope this satisfies your inquiry.
SuspenseSmith - 4/14/2012, 3:20 AM
@headlopper

Like so many things given to us that are supposed to be used for sacred purposes, it is up to us what we do with things God gives us. God gave us the Earth. At the time of Noah, they profaned it so he cleansed it. We have our bodies, we can deface and degrade and ruin them. We have technology... we all know what evil can do with technology as much as good can. And even the Bible itself has been used to justify the most abominable acts.

Satan quotes the Bible to tempt Christ. Not everything the Bible is used for is holy, nor is everything in the Bible holy anymore, because once something is in the hands of an unholy man, God will not intervene with that man's freedom, but he will condemn for the acts afterwards.

If you think God guards everything sacred, look what happened to the Ark of the Covenant. It was lost. It's a miracle that what we have of the Bible survived at all. It was sufficient to carry mankind through the dark ages with no living prophets or apostles. It endured.

Also, that which is lost is eventually restored. Thus Mormons believe everything that was taken from the Bible has been brought back, including living prophets and apostles.
SuspenseSmith - 4/14/2012, 3:28 AM
@headlopper

He is all powerful, but he will not abridge the agency of man. Hence bad things happen to good people.

"For the Lord suffereth the righteous to be slain that his justice and judgment may come upon the wicked; therefore ye need not suppose that the righteous are lost because they are slain; but behold, they do enter into the rest of the Lord their God."

This accounts for why terrible things like the Holocaust or slavery or the inquisition even are permitted to happen without angels coming down to stop everything. Or why the bible was permitted to be altered.

And even if it is as God intended, it's like having a class with a textbook but no teacher.

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