Vulture Exclusive: Darren Aronofsky Wants Christian Bale for His $130 Million Noah and the Ark Film

Darren Aronofsky Wants Christian Bale for His $130 Million Noah and the Ark Film

Just how do you float a $130 million movie about the end of the world with no movie stars? If you're Noah director Darren Aronofsky, you try to attach one, ASAP. Vulture hears that Aronofsky is in talks with Christian Bale about possibly starring in his take on Noah's Ark, to help secure studio backing for it. Presumably, Aronofsky wants Bale for the lead, even though Noah was 600 years old when the Great Flood hit, and Bale is only 37.  Read More »

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