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"Russell Crowe has officially signed on to star in Darren Aronofsky&amp;#039;s upcoming drama Noah.  It was reported last month that Crowe was attached to the biblical epic. Deadline now reports that filmmakers have now made an official announcement, confirming the deal.  In a statement released on Sunday (April 22), Aronofsky says of the deal: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;d like to thank Paramount and Regency for backing my team&amp;#039;s work to breathe new life into the biblical epic. I rejoice that Russell Crowe will be by my side on this adventure. It&amp;#039;s his immense talent that helps me to sleep at night. I look forward to being wowed by him every day.&amp;quot; The film, written by Aronofsky and and Ari Handel, will reportedly be a close adaptation of the biblical story, about the building of an ark to save humanity from a divine flood.  Aronofsky, whose film Black Swan received major accolades last year, was recently linked to another project about George Washington. Filming on Noah begins July in New York and Iceland, while release is scheduled for March 28, 2014 in the US.  Watch a trailer for Darren Aronofsky&amp;#039;s last film Black Swan below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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