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'Noah' Kidding! Aronofsky's Ark Was In Sandy's Path

'Noah' Kidding! Aronofsky's Ark Was In Sandy's Path

Emma Watson captured the situation succinctly. On Sunday, the actress, who stars opposite Russell Crowe in Darren Aronofsky's post-apocalyptic adaptation of Noah,  tweeted, “I take it that the irony of a massive storm holding up the production of Noah is not lost.”  The Los Angeles Times reported that shooting on the movie, which is currently taking place in the New York metropolitan area, was postponed on Monday due to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Even more ironic:  one of the un-seaworthy replicas of the ark that the film's production crew had built was in danger of getting smashed to hell by the storm.  more »

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Snakes On A Boat! Noah Cinematographer Libatique Tweets First Look Inside Aronofsky's Ark

Snakes On A Boat! Noah Cinematographer Libatique Tweets First Look Inside Aronofsky's Ark

After scoping out Noah cinematographer Matthew Libatique's dark-but-revealing shot of the interior of the title character's reptile-laden ark, I find myself praying for a cameo by Samuel L. Jackson in which he lives long enough to say, "I have had it with these mother-fucking snakes on this mother-fucking ark."   Libatique, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work on Black Swan, tweeted the photo on Tuesday, along with the line: "Pre lighting on the holiest day of the year," an apparent reference to Yom Kippur.  more »