It's Also Official: Darren Aronofsky Peaked With 'Requiem For A Dream'

Apparently, this is the second part of a two-part director fall-off series. We had high hopes for our favorite tweak-out director, Darren Aronofsky. If you were avoding his IMDB profile, you would have envisioned another surrealistic, yet reality-grounded film - you know some Requiem For a Dream / Pi sorta biznass. It's been six years since his last film, and I'm sure more than half of that time was spent working on The Fountain. I hope its worth it to him. If you sniff out the trailer you'll notice the sweat of struggle for a sweep at the Oscars - Lord of the Rings-steezly. The trailer suggests a Lord of The Rings breeds with Ghost (When can you ever say Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg in the same sentence!?) affair. This time around, we've got Hugh Jackman, who's yet to approach his artistic peak, and Rachel Weisz, who has come closer. This is one of nine upcoming Jackman films that will be out by at least 2007. Weisz only has three, so we'll see who shows who. Right?

The imagery looks stunning, but it's difficult to span a thousand years in what will probably be a three-hour movie. I'm just not very into the world of sci-fi, but maybe this will surpass my expectations, and Aronofsky will prove he's done everything but fall off. But come on, Hugh Jackman, immortal? Nahh.

The Fountain - Trailer