It turns out the biblical Noah’s sons were pretty good looking, or at least they will be in Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic, simply titled Noah. Deadline reports that hot young actors Douglas Booth (LOL) and Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson) have signed on to star in the film.
They are set to play the kids of Russell Crowe’s title character, with Douglas Booth portraying the younger Shem, and Logan Lerman starring as his older brother, Ham. Still to be cast are Noah’s nemesis (a role Liam Neeson was rumoured for, but he now seems to be out of the running), a love interest for Ham and Noah’s third son.
Back in April Jennifer Connelly was said to be in talks to play Noah’s wife. She’s still now signed up but is still a top contender for the role, but there are other candidates in the mix.
Darren Aronofsky is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ari Handel. It’s believed it will shoot later this summer.
Douglas Booth is one of those people who’s so classically handsome he almost doesn’t look like a real person, however it’s serving him well as the 23-year-old moves from the world of modeling to film. He was first noticed playing Boy George in the TV movie Worried About The Boy, and followed that with another gay role, playing Matt Smith’s lover in Christopher & His Kind. He’s also been seen in the mini-series Pillars Of The Earth, a TV version of Great Expectations (as Pip), and will hit cinemas this Friday opposite Miley Cyrus in LOL.
We haven’t heard much about the planned new live-action version of Romeo & Juliet for a while. Earlier reports suggested the movie would film last summer, but that obviously didn’t happen. However things are still moving forward as