Born : February 12, 1969
Birth Place : Brooklyn, New York, USA
Occupation : Director, Producer, Screen Story, Screenwriter
Partner : Rachel Weisz (2002- 2010)
Nationality : American
Sign : Aquarius
BIOGRAPHY
Darren Aronofsky was born February 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up Darren was always artistic; he loved classic movies and as a teenager he even spent time doing graffiti art. After High School, Darren went to Harvard University to study film (both live action and animation). He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, Supermarket Sweep (starring Sean Gullette), which went on to becoming a National Student Academy Award Finalist. After graduating from Harvard, Darren attended the American Film Institute where his 1993 thesis film Protozoa gave birth to many of the visual techniques employed in his feature motion pictures. Aronofsky first began work on a feature film in [February] 1996, where he began creating the concept for Pi, a psychological scifi thriller. After the Pi script received great reactions from friends, he began production. (The film re-teamed Aronofsky with Gullette, who played the lead.)
When starting Pi, Aronofsky and crew realized they didn't have enough money to complete the film. Associate Producer, Scott Franklin, came up with the idea to ask every person they knew for $100 to help complete the film. (Later in production certain individuals put in more cash, which let Aronofsky complete the film.) After Pi was completed (with a budget somewhere around $60,000), Darren Aronofsky received praise from critics and film-buffs alike, and landed his film an award at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1998 the film was picked up by Artisan and released in selected cities.
One of Darren's favorite books of all time was Hubert Selby's Last Exit to Brooklyn. While editing Pi, producer Eric Watson convinced Aronofsky to read another Selby book, Requiem For A Dream. (Darren had actually started the book years before but stopped reading.) Darren was heavily impacted and wanted to film an adaption of the novel. While Darren thought about Requiem, he also became involved in two other projects:
Even while Pi was still in theaters, news sprung up that Aronofsky was contemplating adapting a Frank Miller comic called Ronin as his next movie. Darren had been a big fan of the comic book along with other Miller comics, such as Batman: Year One and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in fact the visual style for Pi had actually been influenced by a black and white comic titled, Sin City, which was written and drawn by Frank Miller.
Around the same time the Ronin news broke, news sprang up that Darren Aronofsky was involved in another film as well: Proteus (Now titled Below). Dimension Films had signed Darren to write the sci-fi thriller set on a Submarine during WWII, and Aronofsky seemed all set to direct. In an interview, Aronofsky stated that horror movies at gone too far over the edge with gore, and vowed to give the film a very psychological feel.
Darren decided he would do Requiem For A Dream first and quickly began working on the Requiem script. (Hubert Selby Jr. co-wrote the script along with Aronofsky.) By the time Requiem debuted in year 2000, Aronofsky was a favorite among indie-film lovers.
After Requiem was completed, problems protruded from both Ronin and Proteus: He put Ronin on hold, although according to a recent interview the project may not be dead forever, and director David Twohy signed on to develop Proteus which began filming in May of 2001 and was released with the name Below in 2002. (Darren stayed on as an executive producer for the project.)
Since Requiem For A Dream's debut, Darren has received major media attention as well as swept away some big Hollywood execs. However, not everything went through as immediatly or painlessly as planned: Aronofsky signed on with Warner Bros. to restart the live action Batman movie franchise with Batman: Year One and direct a big-budget scifi project titled The Fountain. However, after Aronofsky turned in his Year One screenplay, WB opted to go with a different direction for a Batman film with Chris Nolan's Batman Begins. Pre-production troubles on The Fountain stalled the film several times for over two years. However, The Fountain is finally now filming in Montreal with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz in the lead roles.
When starting Pi, Aronofsky and crew realized they didn't have enough money to complete the film. Associate Producer, Scott Franklin, came up with the idea to ask every person they knew for $100 to help complete the film. (Later in production certain individuals put in more cash, which let Aronofsky complete the film.) After Pi was completed (with a budget somewhere around $60,000), Darren Aronofsky received praise from critics and film-buffs alike, and landed his film an award at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1998 the film was picked up by Artisan and released in selected cities.
One of Darren's favorite books of all time was Hubert Selby's Last Exit to Brooklyn. While editing Pi, producer Eric Watson convinced Aronofsky to read another Selby book, Requiem For A Dream. (Darren had actually started the book years before but stopped reading.) Darren was heavily impacted and wanted to film an adaption of the novel. While Darren thought about Requiem, he also became involved in two other projects:
Even while Pi was still in theaters, news sprung up that Aronofsky was contemplating adapting a Frank Miller comic called Ronin as his next movie. Darren had been a big fan of the comic book along with other Miller comics, such as Batman: Year One and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in fact the visual style for Pi had actually been influenced by a black and white comic titled, Sin City, which was written and drawn by Frank Miller.
Around the same time the Ronin news broke, news sprang up that Darren Aronofsky was involved in another film as well: Proteus (Now titled Below). Dimension Films had signed Darren to write the sci-fi thriller set on a Submarine during WWII, and Aronofsky seemed all set to direct. In an interview, Aronofsky stated that horror movies at gone too far over the edge with gore, and vowed to give the film a very psychological feel.
Darren decided he would do Requiem For A Dream first and quickly began working on the Requiem script. (Hubert Selby Jr. co-wrote the script along with Aronofsky.) By the time Requiem debuted in year 2000, Aronofsky was a favorite among indie-film lovers.
After Requiem was completed, problems protruded from both Ronin and Proteus: He put Ronin on hold, although according to a recent interview the project may not be dead forever, and director David Twohy signed on to develop Proteus which began filming in May of 2001 and was released with the name Below in 2002. (Darren stayed on as an executive producer for the project.)
Since Requiem For A Dream's debut, Darren has received major media attention as well as swept away some big Hollywood execs. However, not everything went through as immediatly or painlessly as planned: Aronofsky signed on with Warner Bros. to restart the live action Batman movie franchise with Batman: Year One and direct a big-budget scifi project titled The Fountain. However, after Aronofsky turned in his Year One screenplay, WB opted to go with a different direction for a Batman film with Chris Nolan's Batman Begins. Pre-production troubles on The Fountain stalled the film several times for over two years. However, The Fountain is finally now filming in Montreal with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz in the lead roles.
In the mid-2000s, he directed The Fountain (2006), which comprises three storylines in settings separated by 500 years: a present-day scientist and his cancer-stricken wife; a conquistador and his queen; and a space traveler who meditates on his past love. His next film, The Wrestler (2008) was a drama about a past-his-prime, impoverished professional wrestler. Mickey Rourke was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor for his starring role.
In 2010 he released Black Swan, a psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman set in the world of ballet.
In 2010 he released Black Swan, a psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman set in the world of ballet.
CAREER
Personal life
In 2001, Aronofsky began dating English actress Rachel Weisz, known for her roles in films such as The Mummy, About a Boy, The Brothers Bloom, and The Constant Gardener. They became engaged in 2005. Their son, Henry Chance, was born on May 31, 2006, in New York City. On November 9, 2010, Aronofsky and Weisz announced that they had been "separated for some months", but "remain close friends and are committed to raising their son together in NYC".
Planned projects
Aronofsky was hired to direct The Wolverine, an upcoming film about the X-Men superhero Wolverine. The film is scheduled to begin production in March 2011 in New York, and then in Japan. Hugh Jackman is set to reprise his role as Wolverine from X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). The actor had previously worked with Aronofsky on The Fountain. Shortly afterward, Aronofsky signed on to a second upcoming film, Machine Man.
Aronofsky is also planning a Noah's Ark project which he started developing before Pi and co-wrote with Ari Handel. Aronofsky is also working on a film based on the February 2006 heist at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England. In the spring and summer of 2010, The Hollywood Reporter said Aronofsky might direct an adaptation of Ron Rash's book Serena starring Angelina Jolie. Hitfix.com reported he may adapt John Valliant's nonfiction book The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival for a film starring Brad Pitt. And ArtistDiect.com said he may direct a film about the life of Jackie Kennedy following the assassination of her husband, president John F. Kennedy, and starring Rachel Weisz.
In 2008, Aronofsky was attached to direct a remake of the film RoboCop. In July 2010, MGM scrapped the project, which one film site said Aronofsky had left due to uncertainty over the financially distressed studio's future. Aronofsky himself, when asked in September 2010, replied, "I think I'm still attached. I don't know. I haven't heard from anyone in a while."
The Los Angeles Times said Aronofsky was among the possible directors of a new Superman film being produced by Christopher Nolan; Zach Snyder was eventually hired.
MOVIES LIST
Pi (1998)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Below (2002)
The Fountain (2006)
The Wrestler (2008)
Black Swan (2010)
The Wolverine (2012)
AWARDS
Sundance Film Festival
Pi Movie Won Best Director Award in 1999.
Sundance Film Festival
Pi Movie Nominated Grand Jury Prize in 1999.
Independent Spirit Awards
Pi Movie Won Best First Screenplay in 1999.
Independent Spirit Awards
Pi Movie Nominated Best First Feature in 1999.
Independent Spirit Awards
Requiem for a Dream Movie Nominated Best Film in 2001
Independent Spirit Awards
Requiem for a Dream Movie Nominated Best Director in 2001.
Venice Film Festival
The Fountain Movie Nominated Golden Lion Catagory in 2006.
Venice Film Festival
The Wrestler Movie won Golden Lion Catagory in 2007.
Independent Spirit Award
The Wrestler Movie Won Best Film in 2009.
Venice Film Festival
Black Swan Movie Nominated Golden Lion in 2010.
Chicago Film Critics Association
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
Houston Film Critics Society
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
San Diego Film Critics Society
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
Black Swan Movie Won Best Director in 2010.
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
Satellite Award
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
Toronto Film Critics Association
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Black Swan Movie Nominated Best Director in 2010.
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