The good news is that director Darren Aronofsky’s passion project Noah is finally coming to fruition. The bad news is that we’re gonna have to wait a while to see it. Per Box Office Mojo, Paramount has set a March 28, 2014 release date for Aronofsky’s epic take on the Biblical tale. Currently no other film is slated for that particular weekend, but Disney’s Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie, the gravity bending sci-fi pic Invertigo, and DreamWorks Animation’s Peabody and Mr. Sherman are all set to open in March of 2014.

Though filming on Noah is expected to get underway this July, the far off release date gives Aronofsky plenty of time to fine-tune this long-gestating project before its release. The added time also provides for plenty of post-productions hours that will likely be necessary to create the flood sequence. Russell Crowe is set to star as the titular Noah, and early word had Aronofsky eyeing Liam Neeson for a role in the pic but we haven’t heard any confirmation of the Taken actor’s involvement.

娛樂快訊：派拉蒙影業和New Regency今天官方對外宣布，由《黑天鵝》導演達倫·阿羅諾夫斯基、奧斯卡影帝羅素·克勞擔當主演的史詩巨作《諾亞》（Noah）將于2014年3月28日上映。該片將于今年7月開機，在紐約與冰島兩地輾轉拍攝。

《諾亞》將是達倫最大規模的制作，影片投資據說將達到1.3億美元。前不久，他與漫畫家Nico Henrichon合作的該片的迷你漫畫第一輯已經在法國發布，并制作了一段預告。對于這個源自《圣經》的故事，達倫并不想過于強調其宗教色彩：“我不認為這是個非常宗教的故事。我覺得這是一個偉大的寓言，來自各種宗教和精神實踐。我認為這是一個從來沒在銀幕上表現過的偉大故事。”

影片故事講述了這是一個沒有希望的世界，氣候干旱，大地顆粒無收，軍閥和他們殘暴的部隊吞噬著整個世界。諾亞是一個善良之人，即是一個身經百戰的斗士，也是一個博學多識的醫師，他只希望自己和家人們能夠獲得平靜的生活。然而，每個夜晚，諾亞總是會在腦海中浮現出洪水泛濫的景象，漸漸地他意識到，這是造物主給他的訊息——上帝將為了懲罰人類而殺死萬物。不過他給予諾亞一個最后的機會拯救世上的生命……