No Batman for Aronofsky?

By Azad October 26, 2000 9:07 AM

Darren Aronofsky, known best for directing Pi, told EW Online that Batman: Year One may not be his next film, as everyone previously expected. Aside from that comment, Aronofsky also said he's been working on a currently unnamed science fiction project of his own.

"I've been working on the sci-fi film for 10 months, writing it," Aronofsky said. "I want to do a post-Matrix science fiction film, because The Matrix has sort of redefined everything. My college roommate, who is the smartest guy I ever met, just graduated from NYU, got his Ph.D. in neuroscience. And since [he's] a scientist--and just a brilliant guy--I said, 'Why don't you create a story with me?'"

Aronofsky added, "[With] Batman, the deal isn't completely done, but hopefully I'll write it and develop it into a film as well. It's just, with any of these big films--who knows what's going to happen? So I'm just pushing them both forward as much as I can."