Batman: 12 months One: A reboot of the Batman franchise, this undertaking was going to be impressed by Frank Miller’s Batman: 12 months One. Christian Bale (who would play Batman within the Nolan collection), was connected to star and the villain would have been Gillian B. Loeb. From what I’ve learn, there would have been main modifications from the comedian. Bruce Wayne would have been homeless and as an alternative of getting Alfred as a butler, there could be an African-American man named “Little”Al who runs an Auto-Restore store and acts as Bruce’s mentor.
Breaking the Financial institution: A biopic/heist film about Lee Murray, an MMA fighter who’s chargeable for the most important identified money theft on the earth throughout peacetime.
The Fighter: A biographical movie based mostly on the life {of professional} boxer Micky Ward. Aronofsky left the undertaking in 2008 to do the Robocop remake and David O. Russell grew to become connected. The film was later launched in 2010.
Flicker: An adaptation of the 1991 Theodore Roszak novel with Jim Uhls writing the script. The novel covers roughly 15–20 years of the lifetime of movie scholar Jonathan Gates, whose tutorial investigations draw him into the shadowy world of esoteric conspiracy that underlies the work of fictional B-movie director Max Fortress. Aronofsky was connected to direct in 2003 however left the undertaking in 2006.
Jackie: A biopic about Jackie Kennedy. Aronofsky was going to direct and his then-partner Rachel Weisz was going to star. Nonetheless, each left the undertaking after their romantic relationship ended. The film could be later launched in 2016 with Natalie Portman starring and Pablo Larraín directing.
Machine Man: An adaptation of the 2011 novel by Max Barry. The e book is about a mechanical engineer who slowly replaces his physique components with synthetic limbs. Christopher McQuarrie wrote the script, however undertaking by no means obtained made.
Pink Sparrow: An adaptation of the 2013 spy novel by Jason Matthews. The e book describes the mundane points of the intelligence discipline, the methods it employs, and Pink Sparrow’s distinctive capacity to discern the character of individuals by seeing their feelings in colours. The film was launched in 2018 directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence.
RoboCop: A remake of the 1987 film by Paul Verhoeven. Aronofsky left The Fighter to make this film however finally stepped down attributable to scheduling conflicts. The film was launched in 2014 with José Padilha directing.
Ronin: An adaptation of the comedian e book collection by Frank Miller. Set to be Aronofsky’s second film after Pi, Miller was connected to write down the script however the undertaking by no means materialized. Ronin tells the story of a dishonored thirteenth century samurai who’s reborn in twenty first century New York with one final shot at redemption.
Sector 7: An adaptation of the wordless image e book by David Wiesner. Nickelodeon Motion pictures beat out Pixar for the rights to the e book however the undertaking presently sits in improvement hell. The e book is a couple of younger boy who goes on a discipline journey to the Empire State Constructing solely to be taken to area to the unusual cloud-like land of Sector 7 the place he befriends the clouds themselves.
Superman reboot: After the lukewarm reception of Superman Returns, Aronofsky was in talks to direct a reboot of the franchise however he refused as he was set to make The Wolverine. The Superman franchise could be rebooted in 2013 with Man of Metal and directed by Zack Snyder.
Untitled synthetic intelligence courtroom movie: A courtroom drama movie concerning synthetic intelligence with a script written by Joe Epstein. The undertaking was reported on in 2017, however there was no information since then.
Watchmen: Earlier than Zack Snyder’s model in 2009, an adaptation of the Watchmen comedian had been in improvement hell because the mid-Eighties with Terry Gilliam and even Michael Bay being within the combine to direct. Aronosky was employed in 2004 to direct however left the undertaking attributable to scheduling conflicts with making The Fountain.
The Wolverine: The sequel to X-Males Origins: Wolverine, Aronosky stepped down from directing attributable to him having to go away his nation for a very long time and be away from his household.
