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‘Breakthrough’: Darren Aronofsky Eyed To Direct Dwayne Johnson In A24’s California Guru Thriller
Last month, we learned about a reunion between A24 and actor/producer Dwayne Johnson on the “Breakthrough“ project that would see Johnson playing a charismatic but potentially dangerous guru in a new thriller. We now have an update concerning a potential director. There is word from Deadline that Darren Aronofsky is now circling “Breakthrough,” with the filmmaker reportedly in early talks to helm the thriller set in Southern California during the early 2000s. Continue reading ‘Breakthrough’: Darren Aronofsky Eyed To Direct Dwayne Johnson In A24’s California Guru Thriller at The Playlist.
Last month, we learned about a reunion between A24 and actor/producer Dwayne Johnson on the “Breakthrough“ project that would see Johnson playing a charismatic but potentially dangerous guru in a new thriller. We now have an update concerning a potential director.
There is word from Deadline that Darren Aronofsky is now circling “Breakthrough,” with the filmmaker reportedly in early talks to helm the thriller set in Southern California during the early 2000s.
