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Darren Aronofsky's THE BLACK SWAN is assembling a helluva cast!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. If it wasn't enough that we're getting a new Darren Aronofsky movie that promises to be a psychological thriller that could very well have the highest cuteness-on-screen ratio since HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE now we get word on some serious cool casting.
Joining the already announced adorable duo Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis will be Winona Ryder, Barbara Hershey and Vincent Cassel according the huggable Peter Scireta at Slashfilm.
The flick is about two rival ballerinas (Portman and Kunis) vying for the same spot, a vacancy left by Ryder's character as the Swan Queen in Swan Lake. What moves this into the crazy Aronofsky category is that Kunis may or may not be a figment of Portman's imagination.
Hershey would play Portman's mother and Cassel would be the "sinister" director of the ballet.
Go Aronofsky! Can't wait to see this one play out!
-Quint
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I'll believe that when I see it.
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Nov 09, 2009 8:44:19 AM CST
Premise intrigues me more than the cast. Except for Portman and
by mmackk
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I heard Megan from Family Guy will rape Queen Amidela in this flick. I can see this movie bombing in theaters and being a high rental or download afterwards.
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but I just don't know anymore...
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What happened to that?
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Woo-hoo, Ryder and her natural successor in the doe-eyed cutey stakes in the same movie. Directed by Darren "can do no wrong in my book" Aronofsky. I'm so there.
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Aranofsky, one of the few genuine talents of the moments. No remakes please, leave that to the lesser gods. Also Portman in tights = score (at least if she doesn't completely starve herself to look convincing)
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If this was anyone else but Aronofsky, i'd say this was shaping up to be the worst movie of the year.
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Black Swan is a Tyrone Power pirate flick from the '40s in TECHNICOLOR. Based on a novel by Sabatini, who also wrote Captain Blood. Very entertaining. Glad they're not remaking it. Didn't think someone like Arnofsky would do a pirate adventure anyway. So... um, yeah. Guess these aren't the droids I'm looking for. Move along.
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Darren Aronofsky's genuinely talented, and he's certainly shown he can direct good performances from his actors. So, yeah, the casting here is worth noting. Personally, however, I've found all his films, so far, kind of...I dunno...unpalatable. I credit him with remaining true to his own vision and making films with a fearlessly independent spirit. But I find them all depressing, very depressing actually. My favorite of his movies was REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, a film I have no desire to ever see again.
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will this movie gave ASS2ASS?
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I just couldn't resist making a reference to ASS2ASS!
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..the news that David Fincher is remaking The reincarnation of Peter Proud. The original was creepy as hell and pretty kinky too. If for no other reason maybe they'll finally release the original on dvd(or not, it was a BCP production and they still haven't released the original Willard).
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With McAdams, and replace Kunis with Knightly and you have better actresses who are capable of making this better. Portman is still coasting on her "Leon" cred. Everything else she has done has been weak. And Kunis is cute, but that is all. She is not a serious actress. Just cute TV sitcom material who would be perfect as the "Mother" on "How I Met Your Mother". But again, she is no actress. She has no more skill than Megan Fox.
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Nov 09, 2009 9:12:13 AM CST
anyone remember that Tim Allen flick Jungle 2 Jungle?
by the_crimson_king
they should make a sequel and call it ASS2ASS!
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In "Swans Crossing." Could that be a black swan?
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Is she really a good actress? I mean I guess I can see where geeks see her as wank material. But man, she can't act for shit. Then again DA got a performence out of a Wayans brother, and showed me that his Wife can act.
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Serisouly... ballet? Mysterious plot with a potential imaginary person or not... it's a movie about ballet. I just don't think I can excrete enough testosterone out of my system to watch this.
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Nov 09, 2009 9:49:27 AM CST
How many characters will be bald and go climb a space tree?
by royston lodge
'nuff said.
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Don't pronounce it D.O.A. so early. Remember Suspiria?
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Nov 09, 2009 10:09:50 AM CST
This will not be as good as the episode from this season's Curb
by spacezilla
with the same name. So unless this flick has a funny bald dude killing a Black Swan with a golf club, then forget about it.
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Nov 09, 2009 10:12:37 AM CST
CASSEL AS SINISTER BALLET DIRECTOR IS PERFECT CASTING
by bringingsexyback
Not crazy about Kunis but I enjoy anything Portman is in (prequels notwithstanding). I would rather have had Zooey Deschanel instead of Kunis though.
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...AWESOME!!!
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not sure if i have anything else to add to this discussion...
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...I liked it a lot, mostly because it looked beautiful, and when I'm in the right mood that kind of existential philosophizing is right up my alley.I was left with a slight nagging feeling that under the beautiful philosophizing there might be a whole lot of nothing though. Of course, that emptiness could be part of the point too...I definitely need to see it again.
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...ass. He doesn't need a pass, but he would get one if he needed one.
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Nov 09, 2009 10:27:51 AM CST
But will Natalie and Mila go at with a double-headed dildo?
by turdontherun
They can roll around in a giant vat of strawberry jelly afterwards.
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Crimson_King is all over it... ASS2ASS is essential for this film's success.
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of course, I'm not too sure I'd want to see Robocop doing ASS2ASS
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Will Natalie Portman actually be acting in this one, or will she be reading off of cue cards without the slightest hint of humanity, as is her usual approach?
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I grew up on the Professional and seeing her half ass naked in Closer made me a bit uncomfortable at first. But after several views, I am now cool with it. Still a lesbian, I think, but she's much better than the Juno chick, EWWWWW
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Damn, Port is lookin kinda good now that she gained a lil weight.
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I've always wanted to see such a flick.
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Nov 09, 2009 11:04:26 AM CST
like Closer, I will own this dvd, and like Closer
by beyondthunderdome2girls1cupbillcosby
it will be placed in my porn collection.
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not a decent actress in the bunch but grats on launching the wet dreams of 10,000 nerds. go the full 9 and recruit Rachel Weisz and Jennifer Connelly and you have the "Expendables" of the hot Jewess genre
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as in expending some body fluids
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Portman? Kunis? Ryder? Cassel? An Aronofsky mind-games thriller? Yeah, that all sounds real good. And after The Wrestler, I will follow Aronofsky anywhere he wants to go. Also, Pi rocked, as did Requiem.
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Seriously.
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Along with the aforementioned, there's Weisz, Connelly, Wood... I like his taste.
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And thought of that Tyrone Power/Maureen O'Hara movie back in like 1940 or something. This sounds like Robert Altman's "The Company."
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Not sure about the Ass2Ass, though...
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Except with ballerinas instead of opera singers! I love it.
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but it was actually referred to onscreen as
"END2END! END2END! END2END!"
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Just two of the Hollywood types who have decided to line up in support of child rape -- well, that is, it's okay as long as you're Roman Polanski. I'll pass, and everyone who thinks child rape is wrong should too.
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It's a metaphor.
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Ass rape is fine.
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The Tyrone Power/Maureen O'Hara movie with George Sanders is one of THE great pirate movies! Ask Harry!
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Comedy, thy name is Royston.
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Ok. If in the first five minutes a girl is killed then crashes, hung by a noose, through a window, then a pane of glass from the window impales and kills another girl I'll consider seeing it.
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Weisz, Connelly, Tomei, Kunis, Portman, etc. Needs a dash of color in the palette pretty soon but other than that he's batting 1000 as far as casting the hottest women in the business goes.
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I never want to see another movie where the whole thing is in the character's head. I said that after A Beautiful Mind, and I said it after Secret Window. I know there are a couple more movies I can't think of right now that do that as well. I hate that plot device.
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Agreed a grisly ballerina death movie would be better than a Neve Campbell type of ballerina movie.
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Identity. Spoilers. Every character in the movie is a make-believe "split personality" of a serial killer. Who knew the intricacies of the human psyche happened to work a lot like a bad slasher movie?
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Hellooooo...
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Is that remake/sequel still under Aronofsky's wings?
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That's my worry for Nolan's Inception. A film that takes place "within the architecture of the mind" sounds dubious to me.
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I thought that film was a hoot! What a fantastic way to turn the "Ten Little Indians" premise into something new! Sure, as a case study of human psychology, it may be a pile of steaming feces, but who cares?! And how dare you for spoiling it?! For shame!
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you beat me to it...
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Aronofsky should really consider changing the title. I see it now and all I think of is Larry David clubbing a black swan to death.
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It just put two very old things together: the ten little Indians slasher formula, and the all in their head psyche-out ending. Also found the movie thoroughly bland in every other respect: cinematography, performances, general writing and direction...
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I never understood the appeal of Natalie Portman (there was only one movie she did where I found her appealing, and I can't even think of what they movie was now), and Mila Kunis loses all cuteness and hotness because she let that pasty Culkin douche put his dick inside her. And Winona Ryder has always been a whiny, insufferable twat. I typically love Aronofsky's stuff, but the cast makes this project sound less enjoyable that a taser to the testicles.
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"42nd Street"
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...better than it did for you. It was a great Friday night, have a couple of beers, rental. And I did like that if you really paid close attention to the opening credit sequence, you were given nearly all the clues you needed to figure the "mystery" out ahead of time. But I'll grant you that the overall production is nothing to write home about. It was just nice to see some creative thinking in a genre that usually has absolutely none.
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Darren can do no wrong in my book. His films always hit me like a ton of bricks. Bring it on (gotta love the haters on this site!)
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the plot synopsis is just quacky enough to pass as Serling-inspired, and the prospect of having a Twilight Zone-like full length feature from a talented director like Aronofsky sounds very good to me. he probably wouldn't be in my top-5(or even top-10) of active directors, but I can honestly say that I haven't disliked any of his movies. yes, I liked the Fountain. and yes, this movie has a great collection of adorable women in it, which always helps.
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That this was going to be some sort of swashbuckling pirate adventure.
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Hell yeah, I love that guy.
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she's done nothing so far to convince me she will pull off a dramatic role. Also is anybody being reminded of Suspiria here? If this can be 10 percent as good as that then it is film of the year.
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But wacky, and I imagine it will only get weirder with Aronofsky's involvement. As written the much-hyped sex scene is a fairly short, drunken make-out with some finger action. If Darren knows what's good for him he'll turn it into a 25-minute segment of the finished film.
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Damn.
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Guess that's not happening now -probably for the best.
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there really is a scripted sex scene between kunis and portman? darren aronofsky is a genius
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honestly it will be shit anyways. Leave classics alone.
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Curb fans know what I'm talking about...
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in SMALLVILLE NOW THATS COOL NEWS!!! http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/11/09/exclusive-smallville-lands-pam-grier/
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DOLPH FUCKING LUNDGREN IN CONAN....FUCK EVERYTHING ELSE...DOLPH REPORTEDLY SPOKE WITH PRODUCERS ABOUT A PART IN THE FLICK...change the name of this sight to AINT IT LATE (BUT STILL COOL) NEWS
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rachel mccadams as baclack cat in spidey 4!! http://www.mania.com/spiderman-4-villain-revealed_article_118760.html
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You just made my day! Not the biggest Smallville fan anymore, but I love me some Amanda Waller. Oh man, if there's some Suicide Sqaud action I'll definitely be tuning in. That said, I'd prefer CCH Pounder for Waller, as she voiced her in the JLU AND is physically a perfect match. But Pam Fucking Grier! That's pretty awesome. She can be pretty fucking mean when she wants to. Just watch 'Escape From L.A.', you'll see what I mean.
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escape frol la rocked! loved cch Pounder, but i think PAM will do GREAT! whats ya think of the Blackcat news!?
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She's hot and a decent actress to boot! If I were Peter I'd ditch MJ in a hurry!
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It would've been weeks before AICN got around to reporting on these developments, if at all.
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Especially if MJ was Kirsten Dunst!lol
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thats more what this site is liie now!lol
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Just a place for us geeks to talk amongst ourselves. Don't know if you're interested, (just thought I'd share some news) but the new heroclix set comes out on the 18th. Well, I'm excited about it..
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can u join my supes site? www.supermansuperworld.blogspot.com
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Please. DARIO ARGENTO couldn't make a good and entertaining horror movie if cliver barker was ejaculating all over his brain. OVER RATED. QUIT YOUR DAY JOB AND TELL YOUR COKED UP DAUGHTER TO SHAVE HER HAIRY PUSSY, MR. ARGENTO.
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Nov 09, 2009 9:50:01 PM CST
A helluva cast?!?! Besides, Vincent where the helluva part???
by hollywoodhellraiser
I click the thread and expected to shout, HELL YEAH!!!What a letdown!
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We need RoboCop By Darren as soon as possible!
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And I am not thinking about Vincent Cassell
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I don't know about you, but sounds like a genre film right up Mr. Aroojgjnfikskys alley.
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When Sophia went ass-to-ass with Blanche, whilst a stunned Bea Atrhur and Betty White looked on.
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Nov 10, 2009 2:59:49 AM CST
Re: A helluva cast?!?! Look at Glengarry Glen Ross
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
This cast isn't fit to fight over the scraps in Pacinos minestrone-flavoured shit.
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Nov 10, 2009 3:03:15 AM CST
All Connelly films should end with an ass-to-ass scene.
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
FACT. Then I Dalto could watch her take on my ass-ugly henchman. So really it could even be ass-to-face with that guy. Also I'd love to see her go ass-to-ass with Hoggle.
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I'm amazed at how she has aged so much while losing her looks. It's either drugs or other stars are on anti aging drugs. Don't get me wrong I used to think Kunis was cute but she looks haggered now.
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There, I said it.
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Since Campbell can actually dance ballet (see: The Company).
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Gives a whole new meaning to 'final duel' in the Star Wars films.
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When she could be with me? (Or anyone else that's at least a bit more relevant than Kevin from Home Alone). However, I have heard that he likes to set traps in her hoo-hoo to prevent hapless cat-burglars from slipping in.
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Blatantly diddled by Jacko.
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Nov 10, 2009 9:13:28 AM CST
Now I has White Christmas with Ass2Ass stuck in my head...
by royston lodge
Thanks a lot!!!
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...should have ended with Kevin tricking the two burglars into going Ass2Ass.
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o...at the end of the last Indiana Jones, Indy and Marion should've just gone Ass2Ass. In the church, of course with all their friends and son watching.
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Jimmy Stewart takes it in turns going Ass2Ass with his whole family. Because he loves them.
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Randy 'The Ram' Robinson has a fatal heart attack whilst going Ass2Ass with another wrestler. Gives a whole new meaning to 'dying in the ring'.
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I'm just REALLY bored.
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loved, loved, LOVED it! forever in my top 5 fave movies of all time!
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I heard there is a rape scene between the 2. Dear God, I might have to cut the bottom out of the popcorn tub for this one.
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