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| Noah's Russell Crowe and Darren Aronofsky meet pope in Vatican City | |
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| The team behind the biblical epic Noah may have been denied their private meeting with the pope, but a delegation from the film – including director Darren Aronofsky and actor Russell Crowe – managed to engineer an encounter with Pope Francis by attending the open-to-all General Audience, reports Variety. | The team behind the biblical epic Noah may have been denied their private meeting with the pope, but a delegation from the film – including director Darren Aronofsky and actor Russell Crowe – managed to engineer an encounter with Pope Francis by attending the open-to-all General Audience, reports Variety. |
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| The General Audience takes place in St Peter's Square, Vatican City at 10.30am, and they are public events normally attended by thousands, and which the pope is driven around in an open-topped vehicle. No details were forthcoming as to if Pope Francis spoke personally to the Noah delegation. | The General Audience takes place in St Peter's Square, Vatican City at 10.30am, and they are public events normally attended by thousands, and which the pope is driven around in an open-topped vehicle. No details were forthcoming as to if Pope Francis spoke personally to the Noah delegation. |
| Meeting the pope has been seen by producing studio Paramount as an ideal way to try to counter the poor advance publicity among religious communities. These arose from test screenings that apparently irritated US evangelical Christians over its portrayal of Noah's drunkenness, and suggestions that conservative Muslim countries could ban the film over contravening rules on the depiction of prophets. | Meeting the pope has been seen by producing studio Paramount as an ideal way to try to counter the poor advance publicity among religious communities. These arose from test screenings that apparently irritated US evangelical Christians over its portrayal of Noah's drunkenness, and suggestions that conservative Muslim countries could ban the film over contravening rules on the depiction of prophets. |
| Meetings with high-profile public figures have in the past been seen as a way to boost a film's profile, and in its attempt to protect the studio's $160m (£96m) investment, the film-makers may have been inspired by the Philomena team's meeting with Pope Francis in February.. However, unwillingness to be involved in Hollywood marketing campaigns has seen a wariness in non-industry figures in hosting screenings and meetings. The White House recently announced it would no longer accommodate official screenings – including proposed events for 12 Years a Slave and The Butler – after reportedly being "bombarded" with requests from film producers. | |
| • Darren Aronofsky wins 'battle' with Paramount over final edit of Noah | • Darren Aronofsky wins 'battle' with Paramount over final edit of Noah |