One of our favorite Darren Aronofsky Movies are “The wrestler“And he might collaborate with a former wrestler, Dwayne” The Rock “Johnson.
Aronofsky is in early calls to direct “Breakthrough”, a drama that will start Dwayne Johnson and is set to A24A source told Indieview.
“Breakthrough”, written by Zeke Goodman, would co -star Johnson in a film Located at Southern California in the millennium about a strange young man who comes under the influence of a motivating guru, whose intoxicating charm masks his morally questionable methods of manipulation and his own hidden darkness.
Johnson is already linked to the project in the supporting role as the motivational guru, and the film would still look for its young leadership.
A24 did not comment.
A24 will produce and finance “breakthrough” and Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks productions will also produce the film. Stacey Sher’s Penny Productions will also produce. Jacob Epstein and Justin Wolf will produce via Lighthouse Management and Media.
This would be the second A24 film for Aronofsky, which directed “The Whale” and helped Brendan Fraser win an OscarAnd it is also the second A24 movie for Johnson, which plays in “The Smashing Machine” from director Benny Safdie. Johnson in the film plays Mark Kerr, a mixed martial arts fighter and UFC champion, and he plays in the film with Emily Blunt.
Aronofsky’s next feature is “Catching Stealing”, which plays Austin Butler and arrives at theaters in August from Sony. The film is a genre-bending, neo-noir and psychological drama set in the 90s after a former baseball player who was brought into a criminal underworld. Aronofsky has also kept very busy, including directing the feature of Sphere in Vegas “postcard from the edge,” And he has a short film that he produced as part of Google’s Deep Mind programs called “Ancestra” made through Generative AI and premiered at Tribeca this past week.
Deadline first reported the news.
