Darren Aronofsky Wants to Re-Edit ‘Fountain’
Director Darren Aronofsky told MTV that he would like to find the time to re-edit his Fountain feature film. “It wouldn’t be a ‘director’s cut,’” he told the site — “more like an alternate story told with the addition of unused footage from the first go-round. This would be a complicated project on a couple of levels, though, and it’s at least a few years away.”
The movie had a tortured path from script to screen with a detour when an early version became the source for the Vertigo graphic novel. It starred Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz but fizzled at the box office.
Currently on the road promoting The Wrestler, Aronofsky is sharing print time with star Mickey Rourke who also told MTV that he’s game for a return visit to Frank Miller’s Sin City. The promised sequel has been tied up a fight between co-director Robert Rodriguez and the Directors Guild of America.
“Once that kerfuffle’s cleared up, though, the sequel could get underway pretty quickly. “Frank’s ready,” said Rourke. “And I’m ready, too.”