Wikimedia Commons/Noah Darren Aronofsky Celebrity From Black Swan's success to a biblical epic, explore how Darren Aronofsky traded grand sets for AI and Hollywood's blank check. April 20, 2026 AceShowbiz - It feels like a distant memory that director Darren Aronofsky once depended heavily on large physical sets, especially considering his current embrace of generative artificial intelligence technologies. Aronofsky first made a major impact on the independent film scene before reaching the peak of his career with the Oscar-winning psychological thriller Black Swan, released in 2010.