Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ To Star Liam Neeson and Russel Crowe? Rock.

There’s some new buzz afoot in regards to who is going to be present in Darren Aronofsky’s Bible Ecothriller. The latest speculation has a spectacular pair of ass kickers, Russel Crowe and Liam Neeson rowing the boat. Flood puns?!?

Slashfilm:

Deadline reports that Aronofsky wants Crowe to play Noah, and that he has Liam Neeson in mind for another role. No deals are signed yet, but the suggestion is that, with Crowe at least, that’s where things are headed.

Given that Christian Bale ended up filling his schedule with a couple of Terrence Malick films, and that the budget of Noah is north of $100m, it isn’t a surprise to see Aronofsky look to someone like Crowe. The actor is one of the few guys left who could legitimately be called a movie star in something like the classic sense of the term. He certainly has the presence to play a character like Noah, and the hardiness to work with a director like Aronofsky.

And with cinematographer Matty Libatique mentioning recently that Noah is looking for a villain it isn’t difficult to guess that he’s talking about the role that could go to Liam Neeson. Would you see an Aronofsky film with Crowe as Noah and Liam Neeson as the guy screaming that Noah is going to be the death of everyone and has to be stopped? I sure as hell would.

If Neeson doesn’t punch God in the face this is all for nothing.