Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale” will not be at Cannes. The film is “simply not ready.” This opens the door now for Aronofsky to yet again compete at Venice in September, it would mark the fifth of his last six movies to have its world premiere at the Venezia.
“The Whale” finished shooting last July. The last film Aronofsky directed was the polarizing “Mother!” back in 2017. His rumored return to small-scale filmmaking, with “The Whale,” would mean, hopefully, something along the lines of “Black Swan,” “Requiem For A Dream,” The Wrestler,” and his 1998 debut film “Pi.”
“The Whale” stars Brendan Fraser as a 600-hundred-pound recluse hiding away from the world and slowly eating himself to death. Talk about an insane concept. The film is based on Samuel D. Hunter’s divisive play
Other notable filmmakers expected for the 79th edition of Venice include Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City,” Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest,” Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon,” Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise,” Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” and Paul Schrader’s “The Master Gardener.” Suffice to say, this could be one hell of a Venezia for those in attendance.