Paramount Denies Report That Pope Canceled Meeting With Noahs Russell Crowe The star of Darren Aronofskys movie has been urging the Catholic leader to watch the upcoming biblical epic and wanted to attend a papal public event Wednesday in St. Peters Square. Although Noah star Russell Crowe had hoped to meet Pope Francis at the Pontiffs weekly gathering in St. Peters Square, Paramount Pictures is denying a report that the Vatican canceled a planned meeting. A meeting was never scheduled, a Paramount spokesman said. A story posted today by Variety ran under the headline: Pope Cancels Tentative Noah Meeting With Russell Crowe. In recent weeks, Crowe did repeatedly reach out to Pope Francis via Twitter asking that the Holy See screen Noah, Darren Aronofskys upcoming biblical epic inspired by the story of Noah. Crowe, who arrives in Rome today for a press junket and Tuesdays Italian premiere of Noah, wanted to attend Wednesdays papal general audience, a weekly gathering in St. Peters Square that includes prayers, a homily and a chance to personally meet Pope Francis, which Crowe wanted to do. Paramount reached out to the Vatican to propose a meeting, the studio said. Whether Aronofsky would also have participated hadnt been determined. But according to the studio, The Vatican told Paramount that Crowes appearance in St. Peters Square could disrupt and complicate the event because he is such a well-known star, and that it was best not to proceed. The studio said it understood, and dropped the plan. Paramount is in the midst of a worldwide press tour for Noah, which begins rolling out around the globe at the end of the month, including in North America, where it hits theaters March 28. The movie, which has sparked criticism among some church leaders for its dark portrayal of Noah, hopes to lure both mainstream and faith-based audiences. To that end, Paramount tweaked its marketing materials to say Noah is inspired by the Old Testament story, versus a literal adaptation.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:29:36 +0000
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