“They don’t give us any tools in high school or elementary school to think about dying and death.”
– Darren Aronofsky
According to Warner Bros, Darren Aronofsky is the next Stanley Kubrick. It may be hard to believe that any filmmaker can be compared to what many consider the greatest filmmaker of all time. But Aronofskys new movie The Fountain, starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, may very well prove Warner Bros’ claim correct. The Fountain combines elements of Braveheart, a love story and 2001: A Space Odyssey into one film in which a man discovers the fountain of youth and all throughout history he tries to save the life of the woman he loves.
Visiting the set for The Fountain was so much fun and very exciting. I remember first seeing PI, and while it didnt grab me as much as Requiem for a Dream later did, I knew that Aronofsky was a major talent. Of course Requiem later proved that but everyone wants to know what he could do with a large budget.
Walking into the assuming Montreal building that houses the sets for The Fountain you would never think that genius is afoot in there. After getting settled we were led into a monstrous room that held the last set that has been constructed for the film. It’s a giant spaceship that was built to look like it was made out of a tree. A freshly bald Hugh Jackman says something to Rachel Weisz, and then something else happened that I couldnt see…
Read our exclusive interview with Darren Aronofsky on SuicideGirls.com.
