FilmmakerDarren Aronofsky’s mind-bending debut,Pi, will return to theaters for its 25th anniversary on Pi Day - Tuesday, March 14. A24 has remastered the film, which will screen exclusively in IMAX theaters.
With Aronofsky’s latest film,The Whale, in contention for this year’s Oscars, A24 has acquired the rights to his 1998 feature debut. It will screen in an IMAX one-day only event, at 6:30 PM on March 14; the screening of the restored film will be preceded by a live Q&A from Los Angeles with Aronofsky and a number of cast and crew members from the 1998 film, including cinematographerMatthew Libatique, composerClint Mansell, starSean Gullette, and other special guests.
Shot in high-contrast black-and-white on the streets of New York City,Piwas like nothing else in theaters when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. Made for a paltry budget of less than $150,000, the film stars Gullette (Requiem for a Dream,Rock the Casbah) as obsessive mathematician Max Cohen, whose discovery of a mysterious 216-digit number puts him into conflict with a sinister conspiracy, his own body, and the wrath of God - or, perhaps, only his sanity. Also starringMark Margolis(Scarface,Breaking Bad),Ben Shenkman(Angels in America,Royal Pains) andSamia Shoaib(The Object of My Affection,The Sixth Sense), the film was a hit with critics, and made back its budget many times over even with a limited theatrical release. It has since gone on to become a cult classic, and launched Aronofsky’s successful directing career.
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Aronofsky followed upPiwith the harrowing addiction dramaRequiem for a Dreamand the fantasticalThe Fountainbefore achieving mainstream success with the 2008Mickey Rourkesquared circle dramaThe Wrestler. His subsequent film, the psychological horror filmBlack Swan, earned him his first (and to date, only) Best Director Oscar nomination. His next film, the Biblical dramaNoah, earned him great success at the box office; but his follow-up, theJennifer Lawrence-starring allegorymother!, proved polarizing among both critics and audiences.
His latest picture,The Whale, has grossed well at theaters, and starBrendan Fraseris in contention for Best Actor at this year’s Academy Awards.Aronofsky’s list of unrealized projectsis almost as long as his actual filmography; his near misses include a remake ofRobocop, an adaptation ofFrank Miller’s graphic novelRonin, andBatman: Year One.
Tickets forPi’s Pi Day rerelease are on sale now. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
