The director, a lover of musicals, is trying to bring his Oscar-winning 2010 film to the stage.
Darren Aronofskymay not be the first name that comes to mind when you hear “musical theater!”
So much so that he’s been trying to turn one of his most acclaimed films into a musical.
‘Black Swan’.Everett Collection
And no, it’s notRequiem for a Dream… but, well, maybe some other time.
“We’re trying to do theBlack Swanmusical,” AronofskytoldThe AV Club.
“We’ll see what happens.
But we’re working on it.”
Meanwhile, Portman’s costar, a scene-stealingMila Kunis, was,as previously and eternally discussed, robbed.
“It’s a very tricky thing because music from musicals is not popular music anymore.
So what do you do?”
“I thinkHamiltonwas brilliant becauseLin-Manuel Mirandafused hip-hop with musical music.
And so he had this breakthrough that was really brilliant.
But I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it.
And hopefully, one day, I could figure something out.”
If Aronofsky is having trouble finding the right music, he should just write his own.
“Requiem for a Dream Ballet,” anyone?
