A story at the Hollywood Reporter is telling us that Darren Aronofsky’s (Requiem for A Dream, The Wrestler) next film will not be his proposed RoboCop remake/sequel/reboot or whatever, and will actually be a film he’s had in development since 2007 called Black Swan.  Also emerging from this story is that Natalie Portman is set to star in the lead role.

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This is the first time I’ve even heard of this movie, as I assumed his next movie was going to be RoboCop, as several places have already listed it as being in some stage of production.  According to /Film “Portman would play a veteran ballerina who finds herself locked in to a competitive showdown with a rival dancer, with the stakes and twists increasing as the dancers approach a big performance.”  And according to the story, it’s a mystery as to whether or not the rival dancer is actually real or not.

The plot to this movie sounds kinda…ehh. It seems like a generic idea for a thriller, but Aronofsky’s involvement adds a level of promise.  The addition of Portman also seems like good news as well.  What I find disappointing about this news is that I was really looking forward to his take on RoboCop, or even his proposed film about Noah’s Ark.  Still, a mediocre sounding Aronofsky movie is better than the idea of him not working at all.

What do you think about Aronofsky helming this project, and about Portman’s casting?