Russell Crowe is eager to get the Pope onboard his ark.
As Paramount ramps up promotion for Darren Aronofsky‘s $100 million retelling of the biblical story of Noah’s Ark, a big part of the strategy has been courting the elusive — but potentially lucrative — religious audience. Aronofsky has been hosting a gallery in New York City featuring different artistic interpretations of the apocryphal tale, while the studio has pushed back against whispers that it’s not loyal enough to the Bible.
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Obviously, getting the thumbs up from Pope Francis would be the ultimate blessing for the film, which stars Crowe as the ark-building hero. And so, Crowe went to Twitter to try and get the ball rolling, while the markeitng team put up a big billboard for the film in Rome.
.@russellcrowe @Pontifex what a wonderful idea. would love to show at his holiness convenience. — darren aronofsky (@DarrenAronofsky) February 22, 2014
Villagers,given his environmental focus/scholarly knowledge ,trying to screen #Noah for Pope Francis. @Pontifex You help? retweet previous
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 24, 2014
Dear Holy Father @Pontifex @Pontifex_it @DarrenAronofsky #Noah film. Screening?The message of the film is powerful , fascinating , resonant — Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 24, 2014
Nice! 🙂 RT @1_bluesky1 @russellcrowe @Pontifex @DarrenAronofsky here’s the #noahmovie poster in Vatican pic.twitter.com/rRBjsnTMxd — ρяσ∂ιgα℔ƒαη (@prodigalfan) February 22, 2014
