Whilst the deal for Wolverine 2 has not yet been finalised, Darren Aronofsky is set to direct AND develop Machine Man, which is classed as a cybernetic thriller. It will also see The Wrestler director reunite with his co-writer for Black Swan, Mark Heyman. Machine Man is based on a partial manuscript by Max Barry (no relation) and follows the story of a gadget geek and engineer who, for one reason or another, starts to replace his own body parts with high-end titanium upgrades of his own design. Only problem is, other entities are also interested in what’s going on. Via THR
Now, If you fancy reading Machine Man, for free then head on over to Max Barry’s piece of the web where he released page a day of this futuristic thriller, back in the day. The free feed stops at page 43, but you can fork out $6.95 if your interested in reading the whole thing. The 185 page story is finished since December 2009, but you can still read it obviously. And the site reports that the book will be published in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in 2011.
So it’s like a Robocop meets the bionic man, without prime directives and a cop badge?
