Photo: Fox Searchlight/Kobal/ShutterstockBlack Swanmight someday transform into a live musical.DirectorDarren Aronofskytold The AV Clubthat he is working on a stage musical adaptation of his 2010 filmBlack Swan, which won starNatalie Portmanan Oscar. (The thriller was also nominated for Best Picture, Cinematography, Editing and Director.)“We’re trying to do theBlack Swanmusical,” said Aronofsky, 53, when asked about making a Broadway show. “We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it.“The director — who made the new dramaThe Whaleand films likeThe Wrestler,Requiem for a Dream,Noahandmother!— added that he “would love” to make a movie musical and has “talked to many people about it.“Fox Searchlight/Kobal/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“I’ve come close to a few ideas. It’s a very tricky thing because music from musicals is not popular music anymore. So what do you do?” he explained. “I thinkHamiltonwas brilliant becauseLin-Manuel Mirandafused hip-hop with musical music. And so he had this breakthrough that was really brilliant. But figuring that angle of it, of what the music would be, where it comes from, is the big challenge.““But I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it,” he said. “And hopefully one day I could figure something out.“Black Swanstarred Portman as ballet dancer Nina Sayers, a perfectionist whose psyche spirals under the mounting pressure of her dual role in a production ofSwan Lake. The cast also included Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey.The Whaleis now playing in select theaters and opens nationwide on Dec. 21.
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Black Swanmight someday transform into a live musical.DirectorDarren Aronofskytold The AV Clubthat he is working on a stage musical adaptation of his 2010 filmBlack Swan, which won starNatalie Portmanan Oscar. (The thriller was also nominated for Best Picture, Cinematography, Editing and Director.)“We’re trying to do theBlack Swanmusical,” said Aronofsky, 53, when asked about making a Broadway show. “We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it.“The director — who made the new dramaThe Whaleand films likeThe Wrestler,Requiem for a Dream,Noahandmother!— added that he “would love” to make a movie musical and has “talked to many people about it.“Fox Searchlight/Kobal/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“I’ve come close to a few ideas. It’s a very tricky thing because music from musicals is not popular music anymore. So what do you do?” he explained. “I thinkHamiltonwas brilliant becauseLin-Manuel Mirandafused hip-hop with musical music. And so he had this breakthrough that was really brilliant. But figuring that angle of it, of what the music would be, where it comes from, is the big challenge.““But I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it,” he said. “And hopefully one day I could figure something out.“Black Swanstarred Portman as ballet dancer Nina Sayers, a perfectionist whose psyche spirals under the mounting pressure of her dual role in a production ofSwan Lake. The cast also included Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey.The Whaleis now playing in select theaters and opens nationwide on Dec. 21.
Black Swanmight someday transform into a live musical.
DirectorDarren Aronofskytold The AV Clubthat he is working on a stage musical adaptation of his 2010 filmBlack Swan, which won starNatalie Portmanan Oscar. (The thriller was also nominated for Best Picture, Cinematography, Editing and Director.)
“We’re trying to do theBlack Swanmusical,” said Aronofsky, 53, when asked about making a Broadway show. “We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it.”
The director — who made the new dramaThe Whaleand films likeThe Wrestler,Requiem for a Dream,Noahandmother!— added that he “would love” to make a movie musical and has “talked to many people about it.”
Fox Searchlight/Kobal/Shutterstock
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
“I’ve come close to a few ideas. It’s a very tricky thing because music from musicals is not popular music anymore. So what do you do?” he explained. “I thinkHamiltonwas brilliant becauseLin-Manuel Mirandafused hip-hop with musical music. And so he had this breakthrough that was really brilliant. But figuring that angle of it, of what the music would be, where it comes from, is the big challenge.”
“But I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it,” he said. “And hopefully one day I could figure something out.”
Black Swanstarred Portman as ballet dancer Nina Sayers, a perfectionist whose psyche spirals under the mounting pressure of her dual role in a production ofSwan Lake. The cast also included Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey.
The Whaleis now playing in select theaters and opens nationwide on Dec. 21.
source: people.com
