Noah remains one of the most famous Biblical characters, and it's not hard to see why played out in Genesis 6-9, the patriarch's ark-based plight touches the imagination like little else. And why wouldn't it? While many no longer hold every word of the Bible to be absolutely true, the story of a prophet and his family riding out a world and sin-cleansing storm in an ark with two of every animal remains popular because it's a good one. Naturally, Hollywood's always looking to film good stories, and Darren Aronofsky soon came knocking. With a cast in place and Russell Crowe playing the eponymous hero, principal photography began in July 2012, and a gigantic Ark set was built at the Planting Fields Arboretum in Upper Brookville, New York. On-location filming also took place at Long Island, and despite set-backs like Crowe needing to be rescued after going kayaking on his break, boxes were being ticked and the film was taking shape. Unfortunately, in October Mother Nature decided to display her ironic hand as Hurricane/Storm Sandy lashed New York, causing flooding extensive damage to the surrounding area. Obviously, this included the set of Noah. As a result, production was halted until the storm dissipated, meaning that a film entirely about a man and his family surviving a flood was derailed by a flood itself. Naturally, the internet exploded. The irony wasn't lost on cast, but with many of the film's crew finding their own homes under threat in the storm, humour was very much second on the agenda. As Jennifer Connelly who had to abandon her own home because of the weather was keen to point out, any attempts at deriving humour from the incident overshadowed what had been a tragic time for the New York area.
People were evacuated form their homes, I was evacuated from my home and their was mass devastation. People lost their lives.
