The official trailer for Darren Aronofsky's new film Noah was released on Nov. 14 in two versions, one for the U.S. and the other for international audiences.

The American trailer starts with Noah (Russell Crowe) having apocalyptic, premonitory visions in his sleep. When Noah's wife (played by Jennifer Connelly) asks him what God told him, he says, "He is going to destroy the world." The trailer also features Anthony Hopkins in a wise old man's role as Methuselah, speaking to Noah about how the creater will annihilate this world if mankind does not change.

Antagonistic elements play up as Noah starts to build the arc. People of his community oppose his actions and theories about the world's end. The film runs with the tagline "Rediscover the epic story."

The film recently made headlines when Aronofsky was at loggerheads with the production studio Paramount about the final cut of the film. After a few test screenings in New York, Arizona, and Orange County, rendered negative criticisms, Paramount expressed concerns about the movie's final version expected to hit theaters.

The studio reportedly chose to target viewers from the Jewish community in New York, Christians in Arizona, and the general public in Orange County. However, Aronofsky rejected the suggested changes to the film.

"Darren is not made for studio films," said talent rep associated with the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "He's very dismissive. He doesn't care about [Paramount's] opinion."

Paramount's Vice Chairman Rob Moore said the film was going through a "normal preview process" and the result would be "one version of the movie that Darren is overseeing," he told the publication.

Moore also suggested that the studio was prepared for complications going in since the film draws from Biblical text, which could at times come with lots of criticism based on the way it is portrayed. Paramount "allowed for a very long postproduction period, which allowed for a lot of test screenings," he said.

"We're getting to a very good place, and we're getting there with Darren," he added.

Noah is scheduled to release on March 28. Watch the U.S. trailer below.

Watch the international trailer:

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