Noah film delayed due to flooding

In an ironic turn of events, the new 'Noah' film has been delayed by flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy.

Director Darren Aronofsky built a life-sized ark for the project, which stars Russell Crowe as the titular Old Testament figure, in Oyster Bay, New York.

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But the 450-foot-long boat wasn't designed to float, and the shoot was forced to shut down to protect the enormous wooden set.

Crowe's co-star Emma Watson saw the funny side, tweeting: "I take it that the irony of a massive storm holding up the production of 'Noah' is not lost (on) Darren Aronofsky (and) Russell Crowe."

Crowe himself also pitched in on Twitter, saying: "Sitting in a hurricane, just like any another day... I'll wait to see what blows in with the wind."

The film also stars Jennifer Connelly as Noah's wife, Naameh, Anthony Hopkins as Methuselah and Ray Winstone as evil blacksmith Tubal-Cain.

'Noah' is penciled in for release in March 2014.