The Fountain, Film & Directors Cut Graphic Novel.

Hi Guys,
just thought i would throw something up on the blog about this film/graphic novel that i am super-psyched about seeing in 2006.

The writer/director is Darren Aronofsky.......the man behind the indie classics Pi & Requiem for a Dream. Two of my favourie indy films of the last few years. (Check them out if you haven't already)

The film is about the search for the tree of life, (The Tree of Life, in the Book of Genesis, is a tree whose fruit gives everlasting life, i.e. immortality.) The man in the film (Hugh Jackman-replacing brad pitt after "artistic differences.....but thats another story) is searching for said tree to save his dying wife in the near future.

It sounds confusing because it probably is...... gonna be a real Head F****.

The film has been in and out of production for a fair few years now due to problems with its stars and the filming in australia. Aronofsky himself at times thought the film was never going to be made so he kept the rights to make the film into a graphic novel......which is what he did in between down-time on the film. Between the film getting started and the film actually being finished the budget of the film was slashed massively($75 - $40M) , Aronofsky had to re-write the film to meet the new smaller budget, and with the re-write went a lot of the more ambitious set pieces and scope.

For that reason i am really looking forward to the Graphic Novel immensly as Aronofsky has said that it will be like a directors cut of the movie........the movie he would have made if he had the original budget.

I have ordered the said Hardcover Graphic Novel from Amazon.com (US) as it had been withdrawn in the UK.

Here are some reviews and 'The Fountain' related Blogs.

IGN Review
Aronofskys' Blog
The Fountain Fansite

Release Date: US release date: February 24, 2005

Coming soon Graphic Novel Preview