It is being reported that Superman and Wolverine
may not be the only comic book properties attracting the attentions of director
Darren Aronofsky. Newsarama is reporting that Aronofsky is
also being courted by Columbia Pictures to helm the adaptation of Preacher.
For those unfamiliar with Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s comic, Preacher
centers on the dark adventures of Jesse Custer, a preacher who accidentally
kills his congregation and then awakens to discover he can speak with the word
of God [meaning he can command almost anyone to do anything]. I’ve always
maintained that the adaptation would work better as an HBO miniseries, but
perhaps screenwriter John August has successfully cracked it and made it work as
a movie.
Sam Mendes was originally attached to direct, but dropped
off the project to helm James Bond 23 instead. Speaking to Steve
in April, producer Neal Moritz said that they’re
aiming to shoot next year, which is also when The Man of Steel and Wolverine
2 plan to shoot so Aronofsky would have to choose. Of course, he
could just choose to go off and do his own thing. His latest
film, Black Swan, has been picking up rave reviews and is set to
open on December 1st.
