Editing Darren Aronofsky (section)

===Larger-budget productions===
[[File:The Whale 02 (52359204274).jpg|thumb|upright|Aronofsky at the premiere of ''The Whale'' in 2022]]
Aronofsky was attached to ''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]'', which was scheduled to begin production in March 2011, but he left the project due to scheduling issues.<ref name="wolverine">{{cite news |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |title=Darren Aronofsky Bows Out of 'Wolverine' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 17, 2011 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darren-aronofsky-bows-wolverine-168827 |access-date=March 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320011049/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darren-aronofsky-bows-wolverine-168827 |archive-date=March 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Additional March 17, 2011.</ref> The film was set to be sixth entry of the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]], featuring a story revolving around [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]'s adventures in Japan.<ref name="wolverine"/> In April 2011, Aronofsky was announced as the president of the jury for the [[68th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|date=April 27, 2011|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13213802|title=Darren Aronofsky to head Venice film festival jury|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=May 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506070130/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13213802|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2011, Aronofsky directed the music video for [[Lou Reed]] and [[Metallica]]'s "[[The View (song)|The View]]" from their album ''[[Lulu (Lou Reed and Metallica album)|Lulu]]''.<ref name="pitch2">{{cite web |last=Stusoy |first=Brandon |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44522-darren-aronofsky-to-direct-video-for-loutallicas-iced-honey/ |title=Darren Aronofsky to Direct Video for Loutallica's "Iced Honey" |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=November 3, 2011 |access-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-date=November 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105195817/http://www.pitchfork.com/news/44522-darren-aronofsky-to-direct-video-for-loutallicas-iced-honey/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Aronofsky was set to direct an HBO series pilot called ''Hobgoblin''. Announced on June 16, 2011, the series would have depicted a group of magicians and con artists who use their powers of deception to defeat [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] during [[World War II]].<ref name="goblin">{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/darren-aronofsky-joins-magic-world-war-ii-drama-series-in-development-at-hbo-140780/|title=Darren Aronofsky Joins Magic World War II Drama Series in Development at HBO|magazine=Deadline|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=March 26, 2011|archive-date=June 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618022322/http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/darren-aronofsky-joins-magic-world-war-ii-drama-series-in-development-at-hbo/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was set to work on the project with [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning author [[Michael Chabon]] and his wife Ayelet Waldman.<ref name="goblin"/> In June 2013, it was announced that HBO had dropped the show and Aronofsky had pulled out, as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screencrush.com/hbo-hobgoblin-darren-aronofsky-magic/|title=HBO Passes on Darren Aronofsky WW2 Magic Drama 'Hobgoblin,' FX Reportedly Considers|publisher=Screen Crush|date=June 18, 2013|access-date=February 12, 2015|archive-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212094046/http://screencrush.com/hbo-hobgoblin-darren-aronofsky-magic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Aronofsky tried to launch production on ''[[Noah (2014 film)|Noah]]'', a retelling of the Bible story of [[Noah's Ark]], projected for a $115 million budget.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=noah.htm|title=Noah (2014) – Box Office Mojo|website=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=February 27, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304113807/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=noah.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Mecca|url=http://thefilmstage.com/news/darren-aronofskys-noah-project-attempting-to-anchor-at-paramount/|title=Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah' Project Attempting To Anchor At|publisher=The Film Stage|date=June 16, 2011|access-date=March 25, 2011|archive-date=August 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823232411/http://thefilmstage.com/news/darren-aronofskys-noah-project-attempting-to-anchor-at-paramount/|url-status=live}}</ref> By the following year, the film had secured funding and distribution from [[New Regency]] and [[Paramount Pictures]], with [[Russell Crowe]] hired for the title role.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2012/06/douglas-booth-and-logan-lerman-board-boat-for-noah-281771/ | title = Douglas Booth And Logan Lerman Board Boat For 'Noah' | first = Mike | last = Fleming | website = Deadline Hollywood | date = March 4, 2012 | access-date = July 12, 2012 | archive-date = July 12, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120712122146/http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/douglas-booth-and-logan-lerman-board-boat-for-noah/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The film was adapted into a serialized [[graphic novel]] written by Aronofsky and [[Ari Handel]], published in French in October 2011 by the Belgian publisher [[Le Lombard]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/10/darren-aronofsky-noah-graphic-novel | title = First look at Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" graphic novel hits the web | publisher = [[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]] | date = October 21, 2011 | first = Terri | last = Schwartz | access-date = July 12, 2012 | archive-date = June 29, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120629204234/http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/10/darren-aronofsky-noah-graphic-novel | url-status = dead }}</ref> By July 2012, Aronofsky's crews were building an ark set in [[Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York|Oyster Bay, New York]]. Aronofsky announced the start of filming on ''Noah'' on Twitter in the same month, tweeting shots of the filming in [[Iceland]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.flicksandbits.com/2012/07/20/darren-aronofskys-noah-begins-filming-starring-russell-crowe-ray-winstone-emma-watson/28748/ | title = Darren Aronofsky's ''Noah'' Begins Filming&nbsp;– Starring Russell Crowe, Ray Winstone & Emma Watson | publisher = Flicks and Bits | access-date = July 26, 2012 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120725200112/http://www.flicksandbits.com/2012/07/20/darren-aronofskys-noah-begins-filming-starring-russell-crowe-ray-winstone-emma-watson/28748/ | archive-date = July 25, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The film featured [[Emma Watson]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Logan Lerman]], and [[Jennifer Connelly]], with the latter having also starred in ''Requiem for a Dream''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|title=Anthony Hopkins to Play Methuselah in Darren Aronofsky's NOAH|url=https://collider.com/anthony-hopkins-noah/178250/|work=Collider|access-date=July 25, 2012|date=July 9, 2012|archive-date=July 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717130601/http://collider.com/anthony-hopkins-noah/178250/|url-status=live}}</ref> During its opening weekend, ''Noah'' held the largest non-sequel opening within Russia and Brazil, and the fourth-largest opening of all time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|title=NTL BOX OFFICE UPDATE: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Captures $75.2M; 'Noah' Swells To $51.5M Cume; 'Rio 2' Breaks Brazil Records; 'Lego' Passes $400M; More|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/international-box-office-noah-shipshape-in-australia-russia-openings-overseas-cume-at-22m-from-4-markets-through-thursday-705857/|work=Deadline|date=March 31, 2014|access-date=October 21, 2015|archive-date=March 14, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200314060249/https://deadline.com/2014/03/international-box-office-noah-shipshape-in-australia-russia-openings-overseas-cume-at-22m-from-4-markets-through-thursday-705857/|url-status=live}}</ref> Aronofsky did not use live animals for the film, saying in a [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] video that "there's really no reason to do it anymore because the technology has arrived".<ref>"[http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/56840655/darren-aronofsky-there-were-no-real-animals-used-in-noah Darren Aronofsky: 'There were no real animals used in Noah'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328013946/http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/56840655/darren-aronofsky-there-were-no-real-animals-used-in-noah |date=March 28, 2014 }}", WENN.com, March 25, 2014.</ref> The [[Humane Society of the United States]] gave him their inaugural Humane Filmmaker Award in honor of his use of computer-generated animals.<ref>"[http://www.3news.co.nz/Darren-Aronofsky-honoured-for-kindness-to-animals/tabid/418/articleID/337495/Default.aspx Darren Aronofsky honoured for kindness to animals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328011319/http://www.3news.co.nz/Darren-Aronofsky-honoured-for-kindness-to-animals/tabid/418/articleID/337495/Default.aspx |date=March 28, 2014 }}", WENN.com, March 26, 2014.</ref> That same year, he was announced as the president of the jury for the [[65th Berlin International Film Festival]] for February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/darren-aronofsky-will-lead-the-2015-berlin-film-festival-jury|title=Darren Aronofsky will lead the 2015 Berlin Film Festival Jury|website=[[HitFix]]|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191202/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/darren-aronofsky-will-lead-the-2015-berlin-film-festival-jury|url-status=live}}</ref>

Aronofsky's next film, ''[[Mother!]]'', was released by Paramount Pictures on September 15, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/mother-darren-aronofsky-jennifer-lawrence-release-date-1201778782/|title='Mother!': Darren Aronofsky Drama Starring Jennifer Lawrence Gets Awards-Friendly Release Date|website=[[Indiewire.com]]|first=Michael|last=Nordine|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=May 14, 2017|archive-date=May 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512172557/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/mother-darren-aronofsky-jennifer-lawrence-release-date-1201778782/|url-status=live}}</ref> It stars [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Javier Bardem]], [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]], [[Ed Harris]] and [[Kristen Wiig]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Domhnall Gleeson, Michelle Pfeiffer Join Jennifer Lawrence in Darren Aronofsky Drama|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jennifer-lawrence-darren-aronofsky-movie-domhnall-gleeson-michelle-pfeiffer-1201754767/|access-date=July 12, 2016|work=Variety|date=April 15, 2016|archive-date=July 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720111023/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/jennifer-lawrence-darren-aronofsky-movie-domhnall-gleeson-michelle-pfeiffer-1201754767/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/kristie-wiig-richard-linklater-drama-movie-whered-you-go-bernadette-1202049738/|title=Kristen Wiig In Negotiations To Star In 'Where'd You Go Bernadette?'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anita|last=Busch|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032941/https://deadline.com/2017/03/kristie-wiig-richard-linklater-drama-movie-whered-you-go-bernadette-1202049738/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film sparked controversy upon release for its [[Aestheticization of violence|depiction of violence]],<ref name="Smith"/> and, though it received generally positive reviews,<ref name="RT_mother">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mother_2017/|title=Mother! (2017)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=September 15, 2017 |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=September 18, 2017|archive-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923175609/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mother_2017/|url-status=live}}</ref> it polarized audiences, becoming one of few films to receive a "F" [[CinemaScore]] grade.<ref name="opening2"/><ref name="Hughes"/> On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 68% based on 278 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "There's no denying that ''Mother!'' is the thought-provoking product of a singularly ambitious artistic vision, though it may be too unwieldy for mainstream tastes."<ref name="RT_mother" />

His next film would be "A courtroom drama of [[Artificial intelligence]]", in which he would cooperate again with Paramount Pictures, having doing so in ''Mother!''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=2017-07-18|title=Darren Aronofsky's Next Movie is An Artificial Intelligence Courtroom Drama|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/darren-aronofsky-new-movie-artificial-intelligence-courtroom-drama-1201856549/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=IndieWire|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811041512/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/darren-aronofsky-new-movie-artificial-intelligence-courtroom-drama-1201856549/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he was the co-executive producer of ''[[Spheres: Songs of Spacetime|SPHERES]]'', a virtual reality journey through the universe, that was acquired in a seven figure deal at the 2018 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=A VR Movie Set in Space Just Landed a 7-Figure Deal at Sundance. This Is Huge|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/vr-film-spheres-huge-sundance-deal/|access-date=2020-06-25|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=September 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904005737/https://www.wired.com/story/vr-film-spheres-huge-sundance-deal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2021, his next film was announced to be ''[[The Whale (2022 film)|The Whale]]'', a film adaptation of [[Samuel D. Hunter]]'s play of the same name, starring [[Brendan Fraser]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ivie|first=Devon|date=2021-01-11|title=Darren Aronofsky Film 'The Whale' To Star Brendan Fraser|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/darren-aronofsky-the-whale-brendan-fraser.html|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Vulture|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112121239/http://www.vulture.com/2021/01/darren-aronofsky-the-whale-brendan-fraser.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Whale'' had its world premiere at the [[79th Venice International Film Festival]] on September 4, 2022, where it received a six-minute standing ovation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |last2=Sharf |first2=Zack |last3=Keslassy |first3=Elsa |date=September 4, 2022 |title=Brendan Fraser Breaks Down in Tears as 'The Whale' Gets Huge 6-Minute Standing Ovation in Venice |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brendan-fraser-cries-the-whale-venice-standing-ovation-1235337836/ |access-date=March 28, 2023 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Fraser's performance was highly praised and won him the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar for 'The Whale' |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/brendan-fraser-wins-best-actor-oscar-whale-2023-03-13/ |website=[[Reuters]] |date=March 12, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, Aronofsky director the feature ''[[Postcard from Earth]],'' which was produced and filmed exclusively for the [[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]] in the Las Vegas Valley on its [[16K resolution]] screen.

In 2024, it was announced that Aronofsky would direct the 1990s-set crime thriller ''[[Caught Stealing (film)|Caught Stealing]]'' for [[Sony Pictures]], with [[Charlie Huston]] adapting his own novel and [[Austin Butler]] attached to star.<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://deadline.com/2024/03/sony-caught-stealing-austin-butler-darren-aronofsky-1235869220/|title=Austin Butler To Star In Sony's 'Caught Stealing' Adaptation With Darren Aronofsky Directing|first= Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 27, 2024 |access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref> The film is set to be theatrically released on August 29, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jack |date=2025-01-30 |title=Austin Butler's 'Caught Stealing' Gets August Release Date, 'Insidious 6' Delayed to 2026 |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/austin-butler-caught-stealing-august-release-insidious-6-2026-1236290690/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>