Even after dropping out of high first foray into mainstream blockbusters with The Wolverine, Darren Aronofsky is piling up potential projects left and right. The latest to add to the stack is a sci-fi film titled Human Nature, Vulture reports. A big star has also attached his name, in the form of George Clooney.
Coming from a 15-year-old spec script by Jeff Welch, the film stars “a man who is cryogenically frozen and wakes up years later to a world in which humans have become pets of another species.” I Am Legend producer Akiva Goldsman who is also prepping The Dark Tower and Logan’s Run is currently planning the budget and if all goes well, this “will likely” be the next project for the Black Swan director.
Aronofsky dabbled in sci-fi with his modern masterpiece The Fountain, but I can’t wait to see how he creates his own futuristic world. He is also developing his realistic take on Noah. There’s also his thriller Machine Man, and The Tiger with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attached.
Nature, however, seems to be at the top of his plate, and I would love to see him take it on. Clooney, who will soon appear in another sci-fi film (Alfonso Cuaron‘s Gravity), seems like an interesting fit for Aronofsky. It will be the highest-profile actor the director has worked with yet. But after your last film brings in nearly $300 million from a $13m budget, these opportunites are bound to arise.
What do you think of Human Nature for Aronofsky’s next project? Are you excited for him to possibly with Clooney?