Director Darren Aronofsky (“The Fountain,” “The Wrestler,” “Black Swan”) has jumped aboard “Hobgoblin,” an HBO pilot for a series about con men and magicians who conspire to bring down Hitler.
The pilot script was written by Michael Chabon ("The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay”) and Ayelet Waldman (“"Love and Other Impossible Pursuits”).
It sounds like it could be something akin to a TV-MA “Mission: Impossible – Year One.” It also reminds me slightly of Warren Ellis’ Gravel graphic novels, which follow a contemporary “combat magician.”
Find Deadline’s story on the matter here.
