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Universal Acquires Hunt
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In
February, Darren Aronofsky and Eric Watson's Protozoa Pictures production company signed a first-look
production deal with Universal Studios. This weekend, the happy couple annouced the birth of their first child, a
supernatural horror project currently going by the name The Hunt. The story (at least according to Sci Fi
Wire) revolves around a character known as "the world's greatest hunter" who sets out to challenge himself by
capturing the ultimate target -- the devil. SekretAgent Productions' Dooma Wendschuh and Corey May will produce the film
with Aronofsky and Watson.It'll be interesting to see how the devil is depicted in this film. Will he be more beast-like, due to the whole hunter-prey concept, or will he be the sneaky, conniving, Prince of Lies mastermind? Both have merit as an interesting 'prey,' at any rate.
Aronofsky and Universal sign first-look deal
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Under the terms of a new agreement with
Universal, Darren Aronofsky and Eric
Watson (his partner in Protozoa
Pictures) will "develop and produce" projects for Universal and its sister companies, Rogue Pictures and
Focus Features. Interestingly, based on a quick look at the IMDB, the pair have never worked with Universal before, but
the studio's production head claims that they have "wanted to be in business with these guys for a long time,"
and are predictably thrilled about the agreement.The amount of money involved here must just be epic, but maybe Aronofsky is worth it. Though I personally have never been able to completely forgive the man for that horrible noise in Pi, he's undeniably a source of great creativity and individuality in what today is often a depressingly bland industry. And, with five movie projects currently in various stages of development, as well as an HBO pilot in the works, he shows no signs of slowing down - by this time next year, Universal will probably be buried under a mountain of Aronofsky ideas.
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