Darren Aronofsky Trivia

Darren Aronofsky Trivia

• During 2001/2002, he was attached to direct an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel "Batman: Year One".
• Considered to direct movies such as The Fighter (2010), Watchmen (2009), Aeon Flux (2005)and Superman: Man of Steel (2012).
• Aronofsky graduated Harvard in 1991 with a degree in social anthropology. He then received a Master of Fine Arts in directing from AFI in 1992.
• He and Rachel Weisz gave birth to a son, Henry, who was born in 2006.
• Aronofsky reportedly began talking to actress Natalie Portman about a film concerning ballet in 2000. The ensuing film, Black Swan, was released in 2010.
• As of 2010, his highest grossing film is The Wrestler, which made a worldwide gross of $44,674,354.
• Aronofsky's first film, Pi, was funded on a $60,000 budget. Most of the money was received through $100 donations.
• Darren Aronofsky and composer Clint Mansell have collaborated on five films: Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, and Black Swan.
• He won the Best Director award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival for his film Pi.
• He was offered the opportunity to direct Batman Begins, but turned it down.
• He is Jewish.
• Aronofsky became engaged to actress Rachel Weisz during the filming of his 2006 film The Fountain.