The thought of Darren Aronofsky directing Superman is awesome, the thought of him getting behind the camera for RoboCop was even cooler, but how about if he’s the man who finally brings Preacher to life? Newsarama is reporting that Aronofsky is being targeted by Columbia Pictures for a big screen production of “Preacher,” based on the comic book series published by Vertigo, DC Comics’ Mature Readers imprint. Sam Mendes was the last to go through development hell on the project that was once rumored to be a trilogy, then a TV series, and now a feature once again. “Preacher,” which ran from 1995-2000, told the story of a down-and-out Texas preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity conceived by the unnatural coupling of an angel and a demon. Given immense powers, the preacher teamed with an old girlfriend and a hard-drinking Irish vampire and set out on a journey across America to find God — who apparently had abandoned his duties in heaven — and hold him accountable for his negligence.
