So, I had never met Darren Aronofsky — one of the most provocative and surrealist and unapologetic filmmakers in all of Hollywood — until he walked into our studio.
We’d reached out to Aronofsky because for a long time, I’ve been fascinated by what seemed like his thoughtfully contrarian approach to storytelling.
He’s the guy who cooked up Requiem for a Dream, with Ellen Burstin, and The Wrestler, with Mickey Rourke, and Black Swan, with Natalie Portman, and mother!, with Jennifer Lawrence.
None of which allowed the audience a happy ending.
But a couple weeks ago — after ingesting Aronofsky’s catalog, in advance — I got a ticket to a screening of his (forthcoming) new movie, Caught Stealing.
I knew absolutely nothing about it.
I had no idea that Caught Stealing’s main character would be a former Major League prospect named Hank, played by Austin Butler.
And I had no idea that after receiving PTFO’s interview request, Aronofsky would ingest a couple of our episodes. Thereby allowing me to discuss the very special kind of surprised that I would be.
YOUTUBE SPOILER ALERT:
Heroes For Zeroes Forever,
Pablo
This may not be in Aronofsky’s wheelhouse, but would he be interested in having Austin Butler play Nick Foles? Maybe from the angle of the team’s locker room drama?