New director ?

[Excelsior.]

Do you want Hood back or a new director ? Name directors if you want someone else.

I personally would like to see what Zach Snyder could do with Wolverine. Given it is R rated.

[louiebling$]

I want Singer... he gets Wolverine.... Singer could do it too... obviously he couldn't do First Class cuz of prior Obligations but I think he could have time to do Wolverine 2 and save it from what happened in the 1st one.

[danoyse]

I would love to see Singer come back for Wolverine 2.

I'd also love to see what Zack Snyder can do when someone takes his R-rating away from him.

[Excelsior.]

I'd also love to see what Zack Snyder can do when someone takes his R-rating away from him.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_lMihSKkgA

:yay:

[louiebling$]

Id like Synder too... its just his name gets thrown around so damn much... though he is my tops choice for a director to Reboot Dragonball

[Squidboy]

I think Hood or Singer would be the best bets, though it would make sense that with the new Japanese setting, a new director would take their vision of who Wolverine is into account

[narrows101]

The start date for Singer's Jack the Giant Killer has just been pushed to February 2011 since Singer wants more time in pre-production so if Wolverine films next year as rumored, Singer can't do it.

[JP]

I just don't want another Wolverine film. :/

[Project862006]

well Snyder was offered Wolverine but wanted Rated R and they said no so he walked LOL

get Edward Zwick he knows a thing about Samurai's

[TNC9852002]

As long it's an established director (not Hood).

[HULK]

I want Singer... he gets Wolverine.... Singer could do it too... obviously he couldn't do First Class cuz of prior Obligations but I think he could have time to do Wolverine 2 and save it from what happened in the 1st one.

I would love to see Singer come back for Wolverine 2.

Hands down! :up::up::up:

[Rac]

well Snyder was offered Wolverine but wanted Rated R and they said no so he walked LOL

Same thing will probably happen with Rodriguez and Deadpool.

[Figs]

Same thing will probably happen with Rodriguez and Deadpool.

If that happens it will piss me off to no end.

By the way, nice Avy...brother. :woot:

[Rac]

If that happens it will piss me off to no end.
Rodriguez is pretty adamant about making his movies R. The reason he eventually left The Mask of Zorro. And Fox is has not been so adamant about R... but we'll see; they gave Predators to RR and let him make it R, so who knows, maybe just maybe they'll allow Deadpool to be rightfully R.

By the way, nice Avy...brother. :woot:
Thank you, brotha. :cwink:

[Retroman]

From Variety:
Posted: Sat., Jun. 19, 2010, 4:00am PT

The biggest hurdle being faced by seasoned and even top-tier directors is the dearth of open directing assignments at the majors.

In recent weeks, an abundance of idle helmers chased less than a dozen open directing assignments: "Oz" at Disney, "Wolverine 2" at 20th Century Fox, "The Hobbit" and "Final Destination 5" at New Line, an untitled Jack Ryan project at Paramount, "Ghost Rider" at Columbia Pictures, "The Bourne Legacy" at Universal, and "All You Need Is Kill," "Clash of the Titans 2," "Godzilla" and "Snabba Cash" at Warner Bros. Though Warners is taking presentations for "All You Need Is Kill," the job will likely go to Doug Liman.Source Link:http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020832.html

^^The full article is a good read and illustrates how competitive the market has become between up and coming directors and established names.
Rodriguez is pretty adamant about making his movies R. The reason he eventually left The Mask of Zorro. And Fox is has not been so adamant about R... but we'll see; they gave Predators to RR and let him make it R, so who knows, maybe just maybe they'll allow Deadpool to be rightfully R.
I'd be surprised if Fox let any movie in their "Marvel stable' get an R rating. Maybe if Predators does well at the box office Rodriguez will have more creative freedom to do that with Deadpool.

[akfj]

GAVIN HOOD is the director of the WOLVERINE 2.

Source?

[akfj]

Edit: Double post

[danoyse]

Source?

None. It was a spammer.

[chaseter]

I think the more important thing is not allowing Hugh to be a producer and have a say in the script and filming.

[Mace Dolex]

If the Blade movies were rated-R why couldn't Wolverine be then? it doesn't necessarily have to be loaded with F-bombs but with an 'R' we can really see Logan cut loose.

The studios afraid of low box office with an 'R', who cares? if the story is good then it can make back it's money on DVD sales.

[chaseter]

Wolverine only made $179 domestic and many R movies have done way better than that. The Matrix was rated R and made only 8 million less than Wolverine and was released 10 years before it! If the movie is good and it is has an R rating, then it will do fine. There are plenty example of R rated movies making good buck.

[ghostrider92]

Guillermo Del Toro should direct Wolverine 2 .

[ghostrider92]

or David Slade he is great .

[The Executioner]

I also want Bryan Singer as he gets the character of Wolverine.

[narrows101]

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/wolverine_director_david_slade.html

Eclipse Director Likely to Helm the New Wolverine Movie

Insiders tell Vulture that it's come down to two directors vying to call the shots on Fox's sequel to Wolverine: Twilight: Eclipse director David Slade, and Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, The Time Traveler's Wife). Both men have been approved by the studio's brass, and though Jackman will ultimately be the one to make the call after meeting with each next week, a well-placed source inside the production insists, "It's going to be Slade."

As for the plot, McQuarrie's last draft from January has us rejoining Logan in Japan, where we left him at the end of the first Origins movie. There, he begins a forbidden romance with a Japanese woman whose hand in marriage is, unfortunately, promised to another man. This being Hugh Jackman, of course, he doesn't take no for an answer. And, this being Japan, that doesn't go over so well. Soon enough, Logan must do battle with her furious father and samurai-sword-wielding brothers. Wolverine claws versus samurai swords? Truly, a geeky Sophie's Choice.

[JP]

Slade is probably the best option we've heard thus far.

[marvelrobbins]

Having the director of a Twillight film direct a X-Men film Is not going to go well with some.While I am aware critics say Eclipse Is the best of the twillight films Twillight
and X-men are totally different beasts.Hopefully Slade can do action as well as romance.

[chaseter]

I think the more important thing is not allowing Hugh to be a producer and have a say in the script and filming.

Too late:csad: Hugh is picking the director so he is still producing:csad:

[JP]

Too late:csad: Hugh is picking the director so he is still producing:csad:
Hugh really is out of touch with Wolverine and X-Men. :/

[marvelrobbins]

Checking up online It come up David Slade directed 30 days of Night.So I don't think we should worry about him directing somethign different than twillight.Now the storyline for Wolverine 2 which Is a loose adaption of the classic Chris Claremont Frank Miller Wolverine Miniseries Is one Hugh has been wanting to do.In fact that Is what he wanted to do for a wolverine spinoff but Fox wanted first a origin film.

[Hunter Rider]

I'd prefer Schwenke.

[JP]

I think they should limit the budget below $100 mil and go for something more daring, like an R rated epic. It's Wolverine, so it'll make money. Fox needs to stop worrying about playing it safe.

[chaseter]

Hugh really is out of touch with Wolverine and X-Men. :/

With his character choices on the last movie...yes he is.

[Project862006]

hard candy is a great film

[scifiwolf]

Hard Candy was a very tense, difficult movie to watch. I mean that as a compliment to Slade and Patrick Wilson and Ellen Paige. Very well done. I'd be happy with Slade directing this.

[Paroxysm]

**** Slade, He lost all my respect after he had bashed Twilight a lot on his Twitter and then turned around and made one himself and deleted his old Twitter account. I don't usually call people this, but he is a sell out.

[chaseter]

hard candy is a great film

So was Tsotsi and look how Gavin did...

Eclipse was a mediocre movie. I could care less for either of these directors.

[Project862006]

and what twilight film is not trust me the next one by Bill Condon who won an Oscar will be just as bad

[danoyse]

Too late:csad: Hugh is picking the director so he is still producing:csad:

Not for much longer, he's actually shutting down his production company, they announced it this week. He's still got producing credit on the Wolverine sequel, but I don't know if he'll be as involved this time, seeing as he's looking to get out of the producing game.

[david icke]

**** Slade, He lost all my respect after he had bashed Twilight a lot on his Twitter and then turned around and made one himself and deleted his old Twitter account. I don't usually call people this, but he is a sell out.

Even so, if he is the better director of the two, who cares if he's a sell out, let him make the movie and report him to the hippie police later.

[AntiG]

Wolverine in Japan is such a complex story to tell... it requires a true talent not to make it one more "Elektra"... and Slade is NOT a person who can handle it. Hard Candy was great, 30 days of night - good, but Eclipse ruined all the trust in this person.

At least I hope he'll use the same camera in fight scenes as in 30 days of night.

[david icke]

Wolverine in Japan is such a complex story to tell... it requires a true talent not to make it one more "Elektra"... and Slade is NOT a person who can handle it. Hard Candy was great, 30 days of night - good, but Eclipse ruined all the trust in this person.



That is absolute rubbish. So as soon as a director does one so-so movie, all previous work is dismissed? By that criteria Martin Scorsese should have been written off in the late 70s after 'New York, New York', Speilberg should have been written off after '1941'...

(edit: I haven't even seen any of the Twilight movies, but from what I've read his one was by far the best.)

He can handle the material presented in Hard Candy, but can't handle a Wolverine movie?!

[danoyse]

Wolverine in Japan is such a complex story to tell... it requires a true talent not to make it one more "Elektra"... and Slade is NOT a person who can handle it. Hard Candy was great, 30 days of night - good, but Eclipse ruined all the trust in this person.


Eclipse ruined everything because he did a bad job directing it, or because it was a Twilight movie?

[The Chris]

I would go for Slade because of hard candy and 30 Days of Night. Those are very well done films in my opinion. Eclipse didn't feel like a Slade film. It felt like he adapted to the series more than having the series adapt to him. Plus I think all three directors of twilight have talent and have made good movies collectively (Thirteen, About a Boy, American Pie, Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night), I just think Twilight is horrible material.

[danoyse]

Twilight is awful material, so I wouldn't hold any director against that. They've got to work with what there is, and in Twilight's case it isn't much.

Hard Candy is buried on my Netflix queue somewhere, I should bump it up so I can check it out.

[Rac]

Bleh, bad directors both.

[DarkSovereignty]

why, cause slade directed a twilight movie? the other guy i'll give you, not farmilliar with the majority of his work, outside the time travellers wife, hence my lack of motivation to explore the rest of filmography, but i've seen 30 days of night and hard candy and both were excellent, (well, hard candy was excellent, 30 days of night was pretty good though) now i won't say eclipse was good, cuz i haven't seen it, but i hear its actually decent, considering the two films preceding.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Wouldnt mind Slade at all, really liked Hard Candy and 30 Days Of Night.

[Rac]

why, cause slade directed a twilight movie?
No. Because 30 Days of Night was bad and The Time Traveler's Wife was among the worst films of 2009.

[DarkSovereignty]

well, i'll give you schwenkt or whatever his name is, seeing as how he directed time travelers wife, but i liked 30's days of night, the ending wasn't the greatest, but i loved the portrayal of vampires, (that's how i i think vampires SHOULD be portrayed in film), and hard candy was very good imo, so out of the two directors, i think slade has more going for him.

[AntiG]

Eclipse ruined everything because he did a bad job directing it, or because it was a Twilight movie?

Ruined because it seems like he is a sell out after entering that franchise. And that makes "Wolverine 2" look like not "a David Slade movie" but "a Tom Rothman and Fox movie".

That is absolute rubbish. So as soon as a director does one so-so movie, all previous work is dismissed? By that criteria Martin Scorsese should have been written off in the late 70s after 'New York, New York', Speilberg should have been written off after '1941'...

Such a meaningless comparison... Scorsese and Spielberg both did several great films before the movies you mentioned. And by that time they were already great visionary directors. Slade made only 2 good movies, just one indie thriller and one horror movie, not masterpieces, not "The Jaws" or "Taxi Driver".

[transurferx]

Yes, good comparsion. :)

[Rac]

but i liked 30's days of night, the ending wasn't the greatest, but i loved the portrayal of vampires, (that's how i i think vampires SHOULD be portrayed in film), and hard candy was very good imo, so out of the two directors, i think slade has more going for him.
I'm just biased because I love the comic book, and the film was just a bastardization of it. (Yeah yeah, I know that Steve Niles wrote both.) The film had good splatter scenes, but that's about it, imo.

[TheShah]

I just don't want another Wolverine film. :/

Same.

Just stop. Please.

[x-fan]

let Stallone direct, wonder how that would turn out??

[narrows101]

Another director seems to be in the mix - Darren Aronofsky.

http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/director-vy-for-clash-wolverine-deadpool/

On the X-Men: Wolverine 2 front, 20th Century Fox is between David Slade and Darren Aronofsky, I'm told. Slade, who just directed the summer hit The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, met over the weekend with Jackman on location where he is shooting Real Steel for DreamWorks. Aronofsky has also been talking with Jackman, and they have a good relationship that dates back to The Fountain, when Jackman stepped in after Brad Pitt dropped out. Jackman holds a lot of clout in the decision and while Aronofsky has some momentum of his own because of Black Swan, I'd say Slade has the edge. He is coming off a big summer movie with large-scale effects, which makes the studio comfortable. Fox went with Gavin Hood on the first Wolverine, and while he came from the Oscar-winning South African film Tsotsi, it was quite an adjustment moving into a tent pole sized undertaking, and Aronofsky has a similar prestige film background. Robert Schwentke, who created Comic-Con buzz for his film Red, had been in the mix--he was going to meet Jackman in Detroit along with Slade last weekend--but he opted out of the competition. Instead, Schwentke is eyeing projects that include Robert Ludlum's The Osterman Weekend and Universal's Ryan Reynolds-starrer RIPD as possible next pictures.

[Figs]

I don't mind either Slade or Aronofsky. Aronofsky is damn good in my eyes but with a film from Fox, the quality all depends on how much freedom Fox studios will give their directors.

[Deaths Head II]

I really don't see Aronofsky directing a film like this.

[Project862006]

we did'nt see Nolan coming from insomnia and memento to direct batman begins either

[danoyse]

I can't picture Aronofsky....yet I feel he would be awesome, because he always is.

[Project862006]

i would rather he do a batman begins style with a dare devil reboot honestly with his gritty style

[danoyse]

Wasn't Aronofsky supposed to Batman or Watchmen originally? Maybe both?

[Project862006]

i think both

[AntiG]

Just can't believe it. Aronofsky's too good. But "Wolverine in Japan" is so faaaaaaaaaaaaar from his style. His fans may be disappointed cause it will not be psychedelic.

But he is EXACTLY that kind of VISIONARY director I was talking about!

[Hunter Rider]

Aronofsky is a genius but I just don't see him fitting into the studio tentpole mix, it'll end up with Slade I reckon.

[Doctor Jones]

Aronofsky goddammit! God Fox make it happen! I hope this happens! I would actually have faith in this. He's worked with Jackman before so there's that. I'd love it. It's exactly what this film needs.

[Figs]

Just can't believe it. Aronofsky's too good. But "Wolverine in Japan" is so faaaaaaaaaaaaar from his style. His fans may be disappointed cause it will not be psychedelic.

But he is EXACTLY that kind of VISIONARY director I was talking about!

Technically speaking, compared to his other films The Wrestler was also considered far from his style too.

I would be happy if he took the job to direct but at the same time I think it might be a waste of his talent much like Fincher doing The Social Network.

[Project862006]

^yet that is getting good reviews

[Deaths Head II]

If they get Aronofsky I might actually give this movie a chance.

[Figs]

^yet that is getting good reviews

I wasn't really talking about the quality of the film but the type of film. I'm sure The Social Network will be good but I just thought Fincher would have done something different for his next film, not so much a college drama type of film.

[Superhero 101]

I say go with the guy who did the fountain because he has worked with jackman

[FaT_tONle]

Aronofsky is a pipe dream... I think Fox just threw out a name to give the project some reputability. It was a probably a call to his agent and a "we'll get back to you" inquire.

[Seen]

I was originally vying for Slade, as a big fan of Hard Candy, but now that Aronosfky is a contender he's automatically my favorite to direct. While at this point I'll be happy with whomever gets selected -- and I'm just thrilled we have two directors in contention that are of superb caliber and extremely talented -- I really hope Aronosfky gets the job. He's one of my favorite directors and I think he would do wonders with this film. Something tells me Slade will get it but I can hope, right?

[Rac]

Aronofsky is a great director and one of my favorites, but I'm afraid even he can't make this work as long as Jackman (and Shuler-Donner) pull the strings. He/they don't understand **** about Wolverine, and I have the feeling Aronofsky doesn't really care about the roots (as the Batman script he was going to direct was awful).

[Project862006]

he also wanted to modernize watchmen when he was attached

[louiebling$]

i would rather he do a batman begins style with a dare devil reboot honestly with his gritty style
There's only one reboot I want him to do and that's The TMNT Reboot

[marvelrobbins]

Aronofsky is a great director and one of my favorites, but I'm afraid even he can't make this work as long as Jackman (and Shuler-Donner) pull the strings. He/they don't understand **** about Wolverine, and I have the feeling Aronofsky doesn't really care about the roots (as the Batman script he was going to direct was awful).

Aronofsky doesn't do well with other franchises.He couldn't even commit to doing one episode of Lost.And his take on both batman and watchmen
would have been terrable.I say we will get Slade.

[Doctor Jones]

He was gonna direct a Lost episode? Whoa, that would have been awesome.

[JerseyJoker]

I think people are confusing the Wolverine (comic) character confused with the movie character.

There will be always a different and I truly think that Hugh Jackman loves the character, but like the writers/producers/etc.. know, you can truly adapt that comic character, you need to cut down, combine and re-work some details of that history for an effect movie translation. Now was Wolverine a great movie, nope...but it showed with the right writer behind the project there is so much room for the future. Origins was an average film with great characters and some selectively great acting, but just got rooted down by a terrible/average script.

[Excelsior.]

I think people are confusing the Wolverine (comic) character confused with the movie character.

There will be always a different and I truly think that Hugh Jackman loves the character,

He loves the $$$$ it brings him yes.


Origins was an average film with great characters and some selectively great acting, but just got rooted down by a terrible/average script

:huh: It is an average script but also has great characters?

[Deaths Head II]

I don't think Hugh cares that much about the actual character. Ever since he got producing duties on Wolverine films the character acts more and more like Hugh and less and less like Wolverine.

[Project862006]

he loves the movie character put it hat way

[danoyse]

He loves the $$$$ it brings him yes.

Yes, because every other superhero movie actor loves them just purely out of the goodness of their hearts. :dry:


I don't think Hugh cares that much about the actual character. Ever since he got producing duties on Wolverine films the character acts more and more like Hugh and less and less like Wolverine.

I wouldn't say he doesn't care. I suspect he just doesn't know as much as he thinks he does about the character beyond anything Wolverine did in the movies. Hopefully that's something that improves with the next film.

[akfj]

Yes, because every other superhero movie actor loves them just purely out of the goodness of their hearts. :dry:




I wouldn't say he doesn't care. I suspect he just doesn't know as much as he thinks he does about the character beyond anything Wolverine did in the movies. Hopefully that's something that improves with the next film.

He said that he read Miller's Japan story arc, didn't he? Although I'm also sure that he said he read the Origins comic, but I may have that one mixed up.

[narrows101]

David Slade:

http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Eclipse+Hard+Candy+alike/3546363/story.html

As to what's next for Slade, he says Internet reports of him working with Hugh Jackman on an upcoming Wolverine sequel are premature.

"I can say that I've met with Hugh Jackman and he is a very nice fellow, but you never know with these things," the director says. "There are several projects I'm interested in now, and that's one of them."

[truth]

Hugh Jackman must exit the character at ONCE! You can't have a mere actor acting as creator, producer and Godfather over a character that has existed in its own right before him.
Please Hugh, be respectable and do others roles and don't disrespect this great character. It is obvious that you really have not grasped the essence of Wolverine.

[danoyse]

Hugh Jackman must exit the character at ONCE! You can't have a mere actor acting as creator, producer and Godfather over a character that has existed in its own right before him.
Please Hugh, be respectable and do others roles and don't disrespect this great character. It is obvious that you really have not grasped the essence of Wolverine.

And this has what to do with the director? :huh:

Keep the rant to the other thread, truth.

[Project862006]

http://www.**************.com/fansites/joshw24/news/?a=23022

darren comes off as a jerk alot of the times dont know why lol

[Wolverine1988]

Id be so pumped for this movie if he directed.

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=70398

Darren Aronosfky Offered Wolverine 2?

Source: Vulture (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/fox_offers_wolverine_2_to_aronofsky.html)
October 5, 2010


Vulture is reporting that Black Swan (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=56310) helmer Darren Aronofksy is in negotiations to direct Wolverine 2 (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=55129) for Fox, now that Superman (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=63615) is off the table at Warner Bros.

The site says that Aronofsky was interested in taking on Superman (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=63615), but the studio went with Zack Snyder instead, as was reported yesterday.

Wolverine 2 (http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=55129) was written by Christopher McQuarrie and will again start Hugh Jackman in the title role.

The plot is said to involve Logan beginning a forbidden romance with a Japanese woman whose hand in marriage is, unfortunately, promised to another man. Since Logan won't take "no" for an answer, it puts him into battle with her father and her samurai-sword-wielding brothers.

[FaT_tONle]

It's sad that HR had to update us with this when the Superman boards had 10X more discussion on this matter in a day than these boards ever will. If I am Aronofsky... "Thanks but not thanks Rothman"....

[JP]

It would be the first step in me actually caring about the film in any way. Still think its pointless.

[FaT_tONle]

****Waits for Danyose**** "Stop trolling... Aronofsky can make this a best picture along with Hugh"... (it's a joke btw.... don't infract)

[GREEN =w= DAY]

if Aranofsky wants to direct a superhero/comic film, he should just wait until Nolan is done with Batman 3 so he can direct the Batman film that follows

there's no hope for Wolverine as long as it's under Fox

[Marvin]

Aranofsky does well when he works on an original project that he's developed for years(and I mean years) and he's allowed to direct in an auteur way.

that will not happen if he works on wolverine and because he's more substance over style type of director, glossy style that is, if he does take wolverine on it will truly be the sequel to wolverine origins, another film directed by an auteur for fox.

2cents.

[Anita18]

I wasn't really talking about the quality of the film but the type of film. I'm sure The Social Network will be good but I just thought Fincher would have done something different for his next film, not so much a college drama type of film.
I've heard that The Social Network is a more fast-paced, more sanitized version of Zodiac. (I haven't seen Zodiac so I can't really say, but from what I've heard about it, it's plausible.)

IMO it's leagues above Aronofsky taking on the Wolverine franchise if he really were to do so. Aronofsky is WAAAY too good for Fox and their direction for Wolverine. I mean, really. :dry:

[xwolverine2]

i think Aronofsky isnt right to direct this... seems like he just wants to direct ANY comic book movie.. i have no idea why though.

Im not liking any of the rumored directors ive heard so far... and the story i could care less.. thats a stupid origin of wolverine that doesnt need to be told. I think in hugh jackmans mind he's imagining the japanese story from batman begins.. but it wont be that way im sure.. it'll be like Last Samurai which is totally wrong for the character.

slippery slope

[Superhero 101]

Anyone think that they will announce the director at ny
comic con

[TheVileOne]

He tried to do a Lone Wolf and Cub movie a while back that didn't get off the ground. Robocop didn't either.

Aronofsky should stay far away from this project. He honestly doesn't need Wolverine 2 and it would only end in disaster. Look at what happened with Wolverine anyway. Though I don't know how much of the movie was the director's actual vision. Though I still think the director was overrated anyway. Rendition was garbage.

[Project862006]

http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/no-gangster-squad-for-darren-aronofsky-as-he-nears-deal-on-wolverine-2/

[JP]

That's a nice salary.

[Electrix]

The Wolverine franchise needs Aronofsky more than Aronofsky needs the Wolverine franchise, but the end result should be interesting.

[Crockett]

The only reason I think Aronofsky wants to do this is that if the BO is good he get his other projects faster to coming to reality. The only worries I have is letting him making a good movie without studio interference.

[The Chris]

Hopefully if Darren does this it will do for him what Batman Begins and The Dark Knight have done for Nolan, and I think those are as much "Nolan" Films as Memento, The Prestige and Inception are.

[JP]

The Wolverine franchise needs Aronofsky more than Aronofsky needs the Wolverine franchise, but the end result should be interesting.
They both need each other. Aronofsky needs a big budget tent pole to raise his status as a director.

[Anita18]

Hopefully if Darren does this it will do for him what Batman Begins and The Dark Knight have done for Nolan, and I think those are as much "Nolan" Films as Memento, The Prestige and Inception are.
But the new Batman franchise at least was a reboot where Nolan could wipe the slate clean and start completely over. Nobody mandated that he use the Schumacher chronology.

Aronofsky would be given the crap known as X3 and Wolverine to work with. :o

[Rac]

I've said this before, and I will say it again: I love Aronofsky but his Batman: Year One script was awful, and he was willing to bring Watchmen into 2000s in his version. So, he clearly gives a little damn about the source material. And we already know how well Fox and Jackman pay their respects to the funny books...

I hope for the best, but...

They both need each other. Aronofsky needs a big budget tent pole to raise his status as a director.
I really don't agree with this at all.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I know Aronofsky has a reputation as a very good and exciting director but i'm not sure he is what this franchise needs, if he does sign up it'll be interesting to see how it all develops though.

[Deaths Head II]

I've said this before, and I will say it again: I love Aronofsky but his Batman: Year One script was awful, and he was willing to bring Watchmen into 2000s in his version. So, he clearly gives a little damn about the source material. And we already know how well Fox and Jackman pay their respects to the funny books...

At this point I think the most you can hope for is a Wolverine film that's good, not one that's super faithful to the books. Not that Aronofsky is a guarantee success but he has the best chance out of all of the choices we've heard so far IMO.

[The Chris]

But the new Batman franchise at least was a reboot where Nolan could wipe the slate clean and start completely over. Nobody mandated that he use the Schumacher chronology.

Aronofsky would be given the crap known as X3 and Wolverine to work with. :o

That's true. But I'm a big fan of his work so I have great faith in him if he takes the job.

[Rac]

At this point I think the most you can hope for is a Wolverine film that's good, not one that's super faithful to the books. Not that Aronofsky is a guarantee success but he has the best chance out of all of the choices we've heard so far IMO.
True, true...

[JP]

There's nothing in the Japan story that references anything about continuity, though.

[Assassin32]

Darren Aronofsky is the best thing that could happen to Wolverine. Everybody keep your fingers crossed.

[dark_b]

Aronofsky will not have enough control to make this movie hes own.he is doing this for the paycheck. ntohing wrong with that.

[Crockett]

No, the reason why he's doing it is that since all his previous movies didn't do well in the BO and he'll have to prove to the studios that he can do a movie that is a commercial success in order to have the trust and budget for his other projects, like The Tiger for an example.

[childeroland]

From Baseline First Look at: http://community.icontact.com/p/baselinestudiosystems/newsletters/firstlook/posts/baseline-first-look-october-15-2010

THE TALENT TICKER


Darren Aronofsky will direct 20th Century Fox’s “Wolverine,” the sequel to the 2009 comic book adaptation, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman…


As far as I know, this site isn't known for jumping the gun. So I guess he's already signed on?

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Interesting, not sure about the web-site but this seems like a confirmation, I look forward to seeing what he brings to the table.

[Doctor Jones]

If this is true, THANK GOD is all I can say. Now I might just have some hope in a good film.

[Blader5489]

Deadline confirms it.
(http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/as-wolverine-2-closes-is-next-hot-helmer-job-pride-prejudice-and-zombies-with-scarlett-johansson-and-bradley-cooper/)
Aronofsky is directing Wolverine 2

[J.Howlett]

Epic win for Hugh and Wolverine 2. I know a lot of critics are wondering why Aronofsky would do a film like this but, he's got to branch out into other areas. He's basically only done independent films. I'm sure he was itching to do at least one, big studio film.

And since he and Hugh seem to be real tight, after their experience together on the Fountain, I think you're going to see Hugh's best performance since the Fountain and X2 and I think, like Nolan, Aronofsky will bring something fresh to the table.

Vaughn and Aronofsky together will bring X-Men back from the brink. The next two years are going to be really, really good for X-Men.

Fox...just stay out of the way.

[The Chris]

Yeeeessssssss!!!!!!

[danoyse]

Excellent news! :up:

[Crockett]

Great that it's confirmed. It will be interesting to see Aronofsky tackling his first studio movie, hopefully without little to no studio interference, although that's doubtful. I won't get my expectations high, but however the end results I will watch it just because Aronofsky is involved.

[Hunter Rider]

This is fantastic news! :D

[chesslover]

Perhaps Darren can get a restraining order against FOX.

[Doctor Jones]

So is this truly confirmed? I hope so, because this news is excellent.

[Project862006]

not fully confirmed but all but confirmed if they set a shoot date

[Project862006]

guess this confirms it

http://www.**************.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=24166

[Crockett]

Great that's confirmed, is good to see Aronofsky and Jackman collaborating again.

[Superhero 101]

Well This is good news I guess hope they do this movie right

[Anita18]

Godspeed to Aronofsky, he's gonna need it if Fox is still in the picture. :o

[X Knight]

it's a shame that NOW they want to think outside the box when it comes to a Wolverine movie ( which is implying that it will be darker? ).

it's a shame because it feels like we are at, or near, the end of the Jackman Wolverine portrayal. This is going to be Jackman's 5th outing as the character ( with the character growing a bit soft and stale in the last few outings ). Realistically, Jackman probably doesn't have that much time left to play the character.

IMO, this news of the new director, creative team, and direction would be more welcomed if this were a reboot done years down the road, in an effort to reintroduce the character of Wolverine with a new ( and shorter....lol ) actor in a darker, grittier story............

Even with this news..........I still can't find myself excited about this film.........

[BenReilly]

Godspeed to Aronofsky, he's gonna need it if Fox is still in the picture. :o

Fox is probably the most difficult studio to work with but I think that the right director can make a good genre film, even within their system.

Bryan Singer did it twice with X-Men and he's very uncompromising when it comes to his films, but somehow he was able to get his vision on screen and produce two critically acclaimed X-Men films.

You just need a filmmaker with a strong enough personality and one who won't back down to studio pressure.

[I SEE SPIDEY]

it's a shame that NOW they want to think outside the box when it comes to a Wolverine movie ( which is implying that it will be darker? ).

it's a shame because it feels like we are at, or near, the end of the Jackman Wolverine portrayal. This is going to be Jackman's 5th outing as the character ( with the character growing a bit soft and stale in the last few outings ). Realistically, Jackman probably doesn't have that much time left to play the character.

IMO, this news of the new director, creative team, and direction would be more welcomed if this were a reboot done years down the road, in an effort to reintroduce the character of Wolverine with a new ( and shorter....lol ) actor in a darker, grittier story............

Even with this news..........I still can't find myself excited about this film.........It's too little too late for me also. Anyway, I just can't see Fox allowing a movie that I will like get made.

[Rac]

I just wish Aronofsky GETS the character right and doesn't listen to Fox or Jackman...

And about Jackman's "darker" comments; he said similar things about the first Wolverine movie, and instead we got a McDonald's flick....

[KenK]

Looking at both The Fountain and The Wrestler, Aronofsky definitely understands a character like Wolverine. The struggle and conflict of the warrior, as it were. And if they're going with Logan's adventures in Japan, and falling in love with Mariko, Aronofsky's as good a director as any. He's also very versatile in his visual sensibilities. And if nothing else, we can only hope he doesn't have a scene of needless CGI, with Wolverine admiring his claws in a bathroom.

[KenK]

Looking at both The Fountain and The Wrestler, Aronofsky definitely understands a character like Wolverine. The struggle and conflict of the warrior, as it were. And if they're going with Logan's adventures in Japan, and falling in love with Mariko, Aronofsky's as good a director as any. He's also very versatile in his visual sensibilities. And if nothing else, we can only hope he doesn't have a scene of needless CGI, with Wolverine admiring his claws in a bathroom.

[MOVIELORD101]

Great. Now it's gonna be depressing AND suck!:csad:

[Crockett]

Looking at both The Fountain and The Wrestler, Aronofsky definitely understands a character like Wolverine. The struggle and conflict of the warrior, as it were. And if they're going with Logan's adventures in Japan, and falling in love with Mariko, Aronofsky's as good a director as any.

Couldn't agree more, and if Fox don't interference much we might actually get a good movie.

Great. Now it's gonna be depressing AND suck!:csad:

Everybody have a right to their own opinion, but please do elaborate.

[Project862006]

i dont think they will darren has a very strong personality much like matthew vaughn they need him not the other way around

[Retroman]

Great news!:up:

I wonder how much of the established characters/storylines from the previous movie will be carried over to this sequel? I for one would love to see Liev Schreiber return as a more feral looking Creed.

[JP]

That would be kinda impossible in the current continuity.

[JustABill]

There doesn't even seem to be a continuity to the X-Men films anymore. :(

[Project862006]

what i love about the japan story is it is basically a separate story with no continuity needed

at most you would have to explain how he got to japan

[JP]

what i love about the japan story is it is basically a separate story with no continuity needed

at most you would have to explain how he got to japan
Exactly.

[xmenfilesfan05]

"This is Wolverine. This is not Popeye. He’s kind of dark ,But, you know, this is a change of pace. Chris McQuarrie, who wrote The Usual Suspects, has written the script, so that’ll give you a good clue. [Aronofsky’s] going to make it fantastic. There’s going to be some meat on the bones. There will be something to think about as you leave the theater, for sure.”

Ok, if you say so Hugh.

[Deaths Head II]

I wish they got him for Wolverine 1. It would have been interesting to see what he would have done with it. But then again Fox's pattern now seems to be getting the right person for the job several films after it would have helped the franchise.

[Figs]

"This is Wolverine. This is not Popeye. He’s kind of dark ,But, you know, this is a change of pace. Chris McQuarrie, who wrote The Usual Suspects, has written the script, so that’ll give you a good clue. [Aronofsky’s] going to make it fantastic. There’s going to be some meat on the bones. There will be something to think about as you leave the theater, for sure.”

Ok, if you say so Hugh.

That's close to what I was thinking. I have a lot of faith in Daranofsky(sp?) but Jackman said the same kind of BS about the other movie and that was weak as ****. The escape scene from the Weapon X project didn't compare to the minute of footage in X2. Wolverine was such a girly man in that film too.

[X Knight]

"This is Wolverine. This is not Popeye. He’s kind of dark ,But, you know, this is a change of pace. Chris McQuarrie, who wrote The Usual Suspects, has written the script, so that’ll give you a good clue. [Aronofsky’s] going to make it fantastic. There’s going to be some meat on the bones. There will be something to think about as you leave the theater, for sure.”

Ok, if you say so Hugh.

hmmm..........that's funny........cuz when I left the theater after seeing Origins..........I was thinking about something too.

Y'know what I was thinking about?

I was thinking about how tired I was of Jackman's Wolverine. How tired I was of the further wimipification of Wolverine. How tired I was of Fox trying to milk every last drop of the X-franchise. And how tired I was of the whole X-franchise started by Singer.

That's what I was thinking about..........:o

[ALP]

Well McQuarrie writing and Daronofsky directing is terrific news. But I don't doubt the studio will find some way to screw the pooch and make a very mediocre film. Let's just hope not.

[Doctor Jones]

Call me a sucker, but I actually have faith in this movie now. Now Aranofsky can make something feel fresh instead of tired and make it have actual purpose. And get a good performance out of Jackman to boot. He hasn't played Wolverine correctly since X2.

[danoyse]

I have my reservations, of course...but I'm hoping for the best.

This was a pretty good list I just read about Aronofsky coming on board:

Chances are that by the time you read this, an official announcement will be made as to whether or not indie genius Darren Aronofsky will be directing the sequel to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Either way, here are the Top 10 reasons the director should choose the “Wolverine” franchise as his first foray into big budget filmmaking.

10. The story of “Wolverine 2,” which is being scripted by Christopher McQuarrie who also wrote the mind-bogglingly good “The Usual Suspects,” will involve Logan/Wolverine travelling to Japan to study the way of the samurai. Assumedly, this story will be much more meditative and calm than the nonstop explosion extravaganza that was “Wolverine.” One needs look no further than Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler” to know that the director has a keen eye for beautifully staging quiet, reflective moments that require little or no dialogue.

9. Aronofsky, unlike many directors, is not known for collaborating with the same actors, except Ellen Burstyn. However, if there was ever a time to break that habit, “Wolverine” would be the time to do it. In “The Fountain,” Aronofsky drew from Hugh Jackman the most intense and moving performance of his career. Though critics and audiences split on whether the film was brilliant or self-indulgent, most agreed that Jackman’s performance was one of the best parts of the film.

8. With any luck, if Aronofsky decides to direct “Wolverine,” he will do for the franchise what Christopher Nolan did for the “Batman” films. Aronofsky’s films have an overarching theme of darkness and pain, but never just for the sake of being morose (unlike Tim Burton, for example). Logan/Wolverine’s back story is one of the deepest and most painful out of any comic book ever written and Aronofsky would be the perfect person to tap into the darker side of Logan’s psyche and history.

7. Though “The Wrestler” and his new film “Black Swan” have little to no special effects, Aronofsky proved in “The Fountain” that he can use CGI without letting it distract or detract from the film. One of the biggest problems with the first “Wolverine” movie was the special effects were so over-the-top and ridiculous that audiences were too busy watching the spectacles to pay attention to the movie (not that they really had to). Aronofsky could easily remedy this mistake through his gift for subtle yet effective images that don’t require an explosion to have weight.

6. With both “The Wrestler” and his new film “Black Swan,” Aronofsky clearly understands the limits the body can be stretched to. If Logan is learning about how to become a samurai or a special type of martial arts, Aronofsky will be able to capture the poetry and beauty of the movements unlike any other director.

5. There is no way Aronofsky’s film could be any worse than the original. With the bar set so low, the director will have few expectations placed upon him.

4. Though Hugh Jackman has been a huge movie star since he stepped into the role of Wolverine in “X-Men” back in 2000, he has yet to deliver performances of the caliber of which he is capable. By collaborating with Jackman again, Aronofsky may be able to give the actor a second chance for a respectable acting career.

3. If Aronofsky takes over the franchise, fans of mainstream Hollywood fare may be prompted to familiarize themselves with some of the director’s other works. True film fans and critics have appreciated Aronofsky since “Pi” was released in 1998, but he has had little exposure in popular culture.

2. With Zack Snyder now in the director’s chair of the new “Superman” reboot, which is a DC Comics franchise, Marvel needs to step up with a director capable of keeping its brand at the forefront of comic book adaptations.

1. Aronofsky should make the film because the Wolverine character deserves to have at least one good movie made about him.

[Figs]

Call me a sucker, but I actually have faith in this movie now. Now Aranofsky can make something feel fresh instead of tired and make it have actual purpose. And get a good performance out of Jackman to boot. He hasn't played Wolverine correctly since X2.

If X-men First Class is good then I'll have some faith in this project. All I have to say is that they better have some great ****ing sword action when Wolverine fights Shingen Harada and the Silver Samurai.

[echostation]

The first reason on that list is hilarious....

[misjuevos]

really have to wait and see with this. the director doesn't automatically make the movie good or bad. sometimes good directors do make bad movies, and vice versus. as far as this movie goes it will be an uphill battle especially coming in as a sequel. things have been established already so the director's hands aren't completely untied.

[Marvel]

Let's see...

Great story to adapt? CHECK!

Great director? CHECK.

Great writer(s)? CHECK.

Big Budget? CHECK.

Perfect Actor in lead? CHECK.

Let's do this thing! We get an Aronofsky directed Wolverine, a Wheldon directed Avengers, and a Nolan directed Batman 3 all in 2012!!!!!!! Why bother with films at all during summer 2013??? How do you top that?

[icelemt38]

I don't see why so many of you keep bringing up the point that it's a sequel and because of that, this can't be good. The Japan story is so different, there's no need to even reference the 1st movie, this is it's own animal completely and in a way it IS a reboot. Read the articles written about it by Roger Freidman, or Nikki Finke, or Mike Fleming where they've all heard from different sources how different and great Chris McQuarrie's script is from the 1st movie.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Again, i'm happy they got a good director, but Hood seemed a good director for the first movie also (not that I blame him for that POS, that was Fox all the way), it really is a wait and see situation for me.

[raceryan]

am i the only one who thinks this will be like Ang Lee's HULK?

[MOVIELORD101]

Couldn't agree more, and if Fox don't interference much we might actually get a good movie.



Everybody have a right to their own opinion, but please do elaborate.

Well, Fox screwed over the LAST director who did Wolverine, and look how THAT turned out! What makes you think that they'll give Afrononsky creative control THIS TIME?

[baerrtt]

Well, Fox screwed over the LAST director who did Wolverine, and look how THAT turned out! What makes you think that they'll give Afrononsky creative control THIS TIME?

The story is that Jackman, also an acting producer, has persuaded Fox to let Darren have his take on the character which of course basically means 'Hands off'.

Besides he is a much more major directorial name than Gavin Hood is.

[MOVIELORD101]

The story is that Jackman, also an acting producer, has persuaded Fox to let Darren have his take on the character which of course basically means 'Hands off'.

Besides he is a much more major directorial name than Gavin Hood is.

Oh, thank God. And, just so I remember, it's DEFINITELY going to be based off the famous Wolverine in Japan storyline, right? Cause, if so, NOW I'm sold.

[Raiden]

Aronofsky is a good director, but he's venturing into unfamiliar terroritories with Wolverine 2, and even if it is received well from the critics it may not guarantee good box office return (see Ang Lee's Hulk). However, after the disappointment of the first Wolverine movie, I don't think it's a bad idea to take a little gamble with a good director who is known for his dark, indie films.

[Spider-ManHero12]

This sounds like it's shaping up to be great! :up:

[Deaths Head II]

Aronofsky is a good director, but he's venturing into unfamiliar terroritories with Wolverine 2, and even if it is received well from the critics it may not guarantee good box office return (see Ang Lee's Hulk). However, after the disappointment of the first Wolverine movie, I don't think it's a bad idea to take a little gamble with a good director who is known for his dark, indie films.

This is exactly how I feel. We got safe and mediocre X-Men films already. Lets add a potentially polarizing film into the mix. It wouldn't do much more damage then there has already been generated but it would also add a lot to the franchise if it does work out well.

[Crockett]

Well, Fox screwed over the LAST director who did Wolverine, and look how THAT turned out! What makes you think that they'll give Afrononsky creative control THIS TIME?

I misread your post. I though you meant that the movie itself is going to be depressing and suck.

Great. Now it's gonna be depressing AND suck!:csad:

[Nightwing]

I'm still optimistic but at the same time I'm thrilled with the direction this film is taking. Could be great. Count me in. :up:

[Doctor Jones]

am i the only one who thinks this will be like Ang Lee's HULK?

This actually doesn't bother me at all. I think Wolverine whould be more like this. Just make it a Wolverine film.

[The Chris]

I personally can not wait to see Hugh's performance in this. He gave in my opinion his best performance under Darren Aronofsky's direction (The Fountain), and now he gets to play his most famous character under it. Hugh's gonna bring it.

[Doctor Jones]

Oh, yeah. I think the one thing we can be sure of, Aranofsky is gonna get a great performance out of Jackman.

[Celestial]

I'm hoping Aronofsky brings in Matthew Libatique as cinematographer. Libatique worked on all Aronofsky's previous films with the exception of The Wrestler but he's also worked on a some big budget movies including Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Cowboys & Aliens. It would give me more confidence that Aronofsky could cope with the increase in scale.

[x-fan]

I hope he brings in an action director or assist, not sure if he has ever really done action in his movies?

[icelemt38]

Well he did The Wrestler, which had plenty of action fighting scenes, The Fountain had a little bit.

[x-fan]

I didn't see the wrestler, So I can't judge how the action was, the fountain had very little though, it was ok for what was in it.

[narrows101]

In this news about Hugh apparently turning down hosting the Oscars again is the news that Aronofksy was locked in last week.

http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/no-oscar-hosting-for-hugh-jackman/


EXCLUSIVE: Oscarcast executive producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer are underway in their search for host of the 83rd Academy Awards. I'm told that the first person they approached, Hugh Jackman, turned down the offer. Jackman hosted two years ago, and he turned down an overture last year because he didn't want to host two years in a row. This time, Jackman is busy preparing to reprise in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 sequel that 20th Century is mobilizing to begin shooting in late February or early March. The Oscars will be held February 27, 2011. I'm told that Darren Aronofsky was locked in late last week to direct Wolverine 2. Scripted by Christopher McQuarrie, the picture will shoot in New York and Japan.

[danoyse]

I wanted Hugh to host the Oscars again. :csad:

[Figs]

I wanted Hugh to host the Oscars again. :csad:

It would have been nice, he did a great job last time.

[narrows101]

Drew McWeeney at HitFix spoke to Aronofsky and apparently Darren spilled the beans on the title:

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/darren-aronofsky-confirms-a-new-title-for-wolverine-2

Earlier today, I sat down at the W Hotel in Hollywood to talk with Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman about their new film, "Black Swan," and we'll have those conversations here for you in the week before the film opens.

For now, though, there's one tidbit worth passing along from our conversation. When Aronofsky was settling in for the interview, I mentioned to him that I had run into Matty Libatique the other night, and Aronofsky smiled. "I saw that." He offered up one correction to the information that we've run on the film so far, though, and as far as I can tell, this is the first time I've heard this.

The film that he's directing is officially called "The Wolverine," and there won't be a number attached to it. In our interview, he referred to the movie as a "one-off," and he emphasized that the film isn't a sequel in any conventional sense.

It's an interesting move, and it certainly separates this from Gavin Hood's movie, and from the larger "X-Men" franchise in general. Between this film and Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men: First Class," it sounds like any rules we've got in mind about these films and what to expect based on the first four films in the franchise are out the window.

[JP]

Wow. :up:

[icelemt38]

Well there you go, what everyone here wanted, they're responding to the fans!

[Excelsior.]

This could be the greatest superhero film ever. Aronofsky is unquestionably the greatest director to helm a superhero film yet.

Hopefully if this is a success, guys like David Fincher, and Michael Mann would follow suit.

Hell, it could even be better than Unbreakable.

[narrows101]

Darren is now part of Fox:

http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/fox-brings-wolverine-director-darren-aronofsky-in-with-2-year-deal/

After signing to direct Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine, we've just confirmed that Black Swan helmer Darren Aronofsky has extended the relationship and is bringing his production company Protozoa into the Fox fold. Here's the release:
LOS ANGELES (November 18, 2010) __ Fox Filmed Entertainment has signed Darren Aronofsky and his production company Protozoa Pictures to a new two-year, overall deal, it was announced today. Under the deal, Protozoa will develop and produce films for both Twentieth Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Aronofsky’s debut picture under the pact will be THE WOLVERINE, starring Hugh Jackman. Written by Oscar®-winner Christopher McQuarrie, the film is scheduled to begin production in April next year.
The deal solidifies Fox’s relationship with Aronofsky, whose recent films – this fall’s critically acclaimed psychological thriller, Black Swan, was produced and distributed by Fox Searchlight, which also distributed Aronofsky’s 2008 award-winning film The Wrester. Black Swan opened this year’s Venice Film Festival, and has since screened at such major festivals as Telluride, Toronto and London to great acclaim. The film arrives in theaters beginning December 3rd.
“Darren’s vision has brought audiences some of the most original and memorable stories and characters in recent motion picture history,” said Fox Searchlight heads, Steve Gilula and Nancy Utley. “We at Fox witnessed this first hand with his work on The Wrestler, and Black Swan, and now, on THE WOLVERINE, which will be an exciting take on that iconic figure and on the genre itself. We can’t wait to see what else Darren has in store for us.”
Added Emma Watts, president of production, Twentieth Century Fox: "We're excited Darren is going to bring his unique vision to THE WOLVERINE and we take great satisfaction that Fox, irrespective of the size of his films, continues to provide a home for his extraordinary talent."

[Gabe99]

From Variety:
Fox in 2-year pact with Aronofsky - First pic under the deal will be Fox Searchlight's 'The Wolverine (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027735)

[Rac]

Wow, Searchlight is doing The Wolverine? Suddenly, I have little more hope for this one.

[narrows101]

Wow, Searchlight is doing The Wolverine? Suddenly, I have little more hope for this one.

I think that's a mistake. I'm pretty sure Big Fox is doing Wolverine.

[Crockett]

As for the deal with Fox, this is actually a good thing for both Aronofsky and his production company, although a 2 years contract is short.

[narrows101]

Here's a VIDEO interview with Aronofsky - really interesting what he has to say about the movie. He's adament that it's called "THE Wolverine" and not "Wolverine 2" and it's going to be really different.

http://moviecitynews.com/2010/11/dp30-sneak-peek-darren-aronofsky-on-the-wolverine/

[Crockett]

SHH has put up a interview in which Aronofsky talks a bit about the movie.
http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/110836-a-few-words-from-darren-aronofsky-on-the-wolverine

There's all the samurai elements that are really exciting," he told us. "I'm a big fan of Japanese movies, we're going to try to have a good time." Aronofsky confirmed that he'll be casting a lot of Japanese actors, but is still unsure whether they'll be speaking in Japanese or English. "It's still under discussion, we'll see what happens," he said about that.

Not everyone was a fan of Gavin Hood's previous movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which partly suffered from nearly half a dozen writers (not all credited) being involved with the screenplay, but clearly, this movie should be different going by what we were told. "Chris McQuarrie wrote a great screenplay. We're trying to get it into a slightly better place but he's working on it, and I think it'll be easy to fix. Chris is an amazing writer and I'm very lucky to have him as a collaborator."

The thing to remember is that Aronofsky's main focus for the next three months will be making sure people go to see his new movie Black Swan, and because of that, he hasn't spent a lot of time on developing The Wolverine just yet. "Literally, we haven't even started to gear up. I'm at the same studio and the film comes out December 3, so they know I'm busy until then," he said. A press release from 20th Century Fox about their new deal with Aronofsky's production company Protozoa stated that filming would start in April.

Our one less-than-subtle attempt to find out if Liev Schreiber might make a cameo as Sabretooth, something we asked the actor about earlier this year, was met with a quick rebuff of "I'm not going to talk about any of that stuff."

Some may remember that Aronofsky was at one point developing a Batman movie with Frank Miller, and The Wolverine will be his first attempt to direct a studio franchise film. We wondered about how that experience may have differed from this one and he told us, "I was really trying to make ‘The Fountain' at the time and that's what I was doing so I wasn't very focused on (Batman), I was focused on making ‘The Fountain,' and then after that, they went off and made the film that they did and it's great."

[green]

:up: Im so stoked Aronofsky is on this! And a script by Mcquarrie!

[superkong 500]

I dont want to get my hopes up, because if it sucks i'll be really disapointed.
But I know for sure that Aronofsky will make a totally diferent film than what has come before. It can't be worse than the first one.
And is it me or does Aronofsky look like an older Christian Bale?

[Rac]

Here's a VIDEO interview with Aronofsky - really interesting what he has to say about the movie. He's adament that it's called "THE Wolverine" and not "Wolverine 2" and it's going to be really different.

http://moviecitynews.com/2010/11/dp30-sneak-peek-darren-aronofsky-on-the-wolverine/
I liked what he had to say, but I'm also worried. He made very clear that he has his own take on the movie, that Tom Rothman might not necessarily like, and we know what happens when Rothman doesn't like something...

[Sawyer]

I'm just praying that Fox doesn't smother Aronofsky to death.

[narrows101]

Sounds like David Slade was almost the director:

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/david-slade-on-eclipse-saying-goodbye-to-wolverine-2-and-what-hes-doing-next

Slade: I must have read or been at least offered 40+ projects. I’ve gone after two. And therefore for reasons that are completely valid, those things didn’t happen. “The Wolverine” was like that, I had a great meeting with Hugh Jackman. We were all ready to go and then Darren Aronofsky, who has a great relationship with Hugh, showed up. You kind of feel like: “well, the girlfriend’s come back. I can either put up a fight here or I can just let nature take its course.”

[JP]

I like Slade, but Aronofsky is far superior.

[the dmg]

I'm just praying that Fox doesn't smother Aronofsky to death.
That's my fear as well.

[Crockett]

So far the filming for First Class has been a smooth ride so I'm hoping it will be the same for The Wolverine, but with Fox you never know for sure.

[MessiahDecoy123]

The actors speaking japanese most of the time is a bad idea.

Audiences hate subtitles.

[Crockett]

Like I mention in another thread the case of language will probably be similar to Iron Man 2, there will be a few japanese spoken but mostly it will be in english.

[Rac]

The actors speaking japanese most of the time is a bad idea.
No it isn't. It's authentic.

Audiences hate subtitles.
Only Americans. http://www.cafepress.com/demonbabystore/2064927 ;)

[JP]

Rob Marshals "Memoirs of a Geisha" suffers from having the actors speak English. WOuld have been a better movie with subtitles.

[GREEN =w= DAY]

i watched The Fountain for the first time a few days ago, and Arronofsky is definately going to make an awesome Wolverine film

his visuals and eye for setting up a great atmosphere is stunning. he also brought out the best in Hugh Jackman in this film, some excellent acting on his part.

just as long as Fox doesn't get in the way i am pretty confident that the new Wolvering film will be the best X-Men film. yes, even better than X2 :wow:

[icelemt38]

Isn't it amazing what Darren could achieve in "The Fountain" with only 30 Million? Imagine him with 4 times that, it boggles my mind just thinking of the possibilities.

[Excelsior.]

The Fountain is a case of Art from adversary. I wonder if the film would've looked worse if it had its original budget.

[danoyse]

I saw Black Swan tonight, it was incredible. Now I'm even more stoked he's directing this movie, I can't even imagine what he's going to bring to it.

[PreK]

I'm only saddened that Darren wasn't brought in from the beginning. I would've loved to see his take on Logan's beginnings. Especially interested to see what he would've done with Weapon X.

Ah well. So as long as Fox is hands-off, I'm utterly convinced this is the only future comic book film coming out that can challenge TDK as a film that is above its genre.

[Project862006]

singer really should of done origins sad he had Valkyrie

x2 flashback of weapon x is still awesome

[JP]

Nah, that would just be a retread. XMO was a waste basically because we already saw Wolverines Origins (done better!) in X2.

[Excelsior.]

I'm only saddened that Darren wasn't brought in from the beginning. I would've loved to see his take on Logan's beginnings. Especially interested to see what he would've done with Weapon X.

Ah well. So as long as Fox is hands-off, I'm utterly convinced this is the only future comic book film coming out that can challenge TDK as a film that is above its genre.

Having a finished script with no reports of "rewrites" is the first immediate sign it will be good.

[icelemt38]

You're right, no official rewrites but Darren did say that Chris McQuarrie is working on/finishing up the shooting script. So the fact that it's him all the way is a great sign, no new people brought on, one vision the whole way through.

[JP]

Black Swan was INCREDIBLE.

[The Chris]

Black Swan was INCREDIBLE.

Yes it was. Here's my ratings of the films I've seen of his

Requiem for a Dream-5/5
The Fountain- 4.5/5
The Wrestler-5/5
Black Swan-5/5

I say again, if he has 100 percent control, The Wolverine will rock, hard!

[danoyse]

Bet Darren nearly had a heart attack when he saw this today:

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Oh Hugh...use the damn door next time! :doh:

[Aztec]

I saw Black Swan this weekend and it was amazing. Aronofsky really has his own style and feel. He really knows how to hook you into a movie and make you feel for characters. Black Swan reminded me a bit of Requiem in that every scene was powerful and brutal; and in the case of Black Swan: frightening. Brilliant filmaking.

I have loved Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. I can't wait to see his take on samurai Wolverine. I really don't know what to expect but it will definitely be unique.

[Crockett]

Man, makes me more anxious to see the movie now.

[8Diagrams(WU)]

He obviously can add a style that fits the story. Just look at requiem and the fountain. I think he will add some nice depth to The Wolverine but also hope he doesnt go just too far with it.

I wonder if well see wolvie wearing some sort of wolverine costume at some point. maybe not

[Retroman]

Man, makes me more anxious to see the movie now.

Me too. Have to wait until February though.:(
Bet Darren nearly had a heart attack when he saw this today:

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Oh Hugh...use the damn door next time! :doh:

I saw this on the news. That sure must have hurt! But to his credit he still continued with the show after being treated.

[danoyse]

Me too. Have to wait until February though.:(

Definitely see it when you get a chance, it's terrific. :up:


I saw this on the news. That sure must have hurt! But to his credit he still continued with the show after being treated.

He even sang! That's pretty good. The things we won't do for Oprah. :oldrazz:

[Spider-ManHero12]

Personally, I think this film will be amazing. I just feel as though all the right things are in order.

[narrows101]

That's one nasty-looking cut, and it looks like it just missed his eye. You can hear him crash against the lighting in some of the videos, and he looked like he just went limp for a second. Some reports say he had to get stitches and you can see in some photos he has a nasty black eye. Should hopefully all be healed by the time filming begins (good thing he's not doing a movie now).

But trooper that he is - he was the lead singer in a rousing rendition of "I Still Call Australia Home" at the end of the show, with Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Olivia Newton-John and Russell Crowe! A start studded sing-along, it was GREAT! The shows air in January.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3eUWG_d5e4&feature=youtu.be

[Xeno-noesis]

I finally saw Black Swan and it was amazing. I'm a huge Aronofsky fan regardless (love all of his films, especially Pi), but his most recent film just cements my anticipation for The Wolverine. I just have this feeling that we will see something special that will transcend different audiences and finally break the based-on-a-comic-book faux pas (The Dark Knight being just the beginning).

[Retroman]

From Variety:
Posted: Sat., Jan. 1, 2011, 4:00am PT

"The reality is no one wants to make these films," says "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky. "Until they're done, no one wants them. Everyone passed at least once on 'The Wrestler.' And, again, with 'Black Swan,' no one wanted to make it. It was harder to raise money for this, and that was with Natalie Portman on board."

Which is one reason why Aronofsky's next movie is "The Wolverine," a film, that, however good it might be, probably won't make the Academy's list.

"Though it will be dark," he jokes, "so you never know."Source:http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118029310/

If Wolverine's a hit he'll (hopefully) have less trouble to get his passion projects off the ground.:o

[Doctor Jones]

I wouldn't doubt his Wolverine getting Osar buzz. I mean who knows? It could go either way? I think he could make a great film.

Let's just hopes he understands the character.

[Sawyer]

I wouldn't doubt his Wolverine getting Osar buzz. I mean who knows? It could go either way? I think he could make a great film.

Let's just hopes he understands the character.

He'll probably make a superb film.... that the Academy will write off because it's based on a comic book.

[Red Mask]

I'm sure he'll make a great Wolverine film. I just hope he does some justice to the Japanese culture.

[narrows101]

An interview with almost-director David Slade.

http://www.fatally-yours.com/interviews/interview-with-hard-candy-30-days-of-night-and-eclipse-director-david-slade/


Dana Davidson: Hi David! Let me say you have made some amazing movies! What are you working on now?

David Slade: I am definitely guest directing an episode of Breaking Bad, which is going to happen in January. I’m doing episode 2, 3, or 4, we don’t know yet which. I’m a huge fan of the TV Show and I met Vince Gilligan, who I am kind of working with on, kind of a script, that he wrote, that I really like. I don’t know if that will be the next one that I do. It’s a small little comedy and it’s really cool. I asked him if I can direct an episode of my favorite TV show, so I’m doing that for sure, the TV show episodes, episode. And then it’s between three things now.

Fox keeps trying to get me to do stuff since Wolverine didn’t work out… at the last second Darren Aronofsky came in. The thing about Wolverine is I liked the script. Chris McQuarrie, who wrote The Usual Suspects had written a really good script. What was good about it was he had taken it out of the X-Men Universe. It was all in Japan, so it was more of an action drama ‘cause there were no other super heroes in it. It was just Wolverine, just Logan. So, I met with them and we all got on really well, and, at the last second Darren Aronofsky came along… and it was weird because… I was like, cool. I’d like to see a Darren Aronofsky movie… and at that point I’d done so many meetings about it. I was like if it goes it goes, if it doesn’t it doesn’t. As soon as Darren came along we said, ok, they have a good relationship and we are gonna take us flat out of the running, which we did. I got a really nice letter from Hugh [Jackman] who said, ‘thank you for backing out graciously, we would have happily done it with you, but we had the pre-existing relationship.’ I liked meeting him because we got really excited about the character. So, with that one, it was a good script, and Hugh is a damn good actor, so you’ve not got a lot to lose there. Obviously you’ve got to deal with a big studio…

Dana: So, Wolverine didn’t work out but you have the comedy and TV show episode, can you go into any more detail about some of the other things you have in the works?

David Slade: The stuff I’m up for is like huge Sci-Fi. Like a huge animated thing, like not completely animated, but all the characters are animated and it’s really not what you’d expect. One is a total comedy. One is a thriller, well it’s an action thriller. It’s really nice to be able to do a film like [Twilight: Eclipse] because people don’t pigeon-hole you as much. You also get a lot of clout to try to get things done the way you want them done as well. Just to be sure we are going to do it this way, and everyone is like, sure, and as always things fall apart for reasons you never see coming. But, Fox keeps chasing me, I don’t know what’s going on there, after Wolverine they just keep sending me script after script after script. It’s fantastic, it’s great!

[Crockett]

I'm so glad we end up with Aronofsky but it's nice that Slade handle the situation pretty nicely.

[narrows101]

Shooting in 3D? Aronofksy hedges. There's a video attached.

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/01/17/will-darren-aronofsky-shoot-the-wolverine-in-3-d/

Will Darren Aronofsky Shoot 'The Wolverine' In 3-D?
Posted 20 hrs ago by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News

Over a month has passed since we received an update from Darren Aronofsky on "The Wolverine," the "Black Swan" director's forthcoming comic book film that allegedly has nothing to do with the adamantium-laced mutant's last cinematic outings, save for the involvement of returning star Hugh Jackman.

But that doesn't mean that Aronofsky isn't still plugging away at his non-sequel. The filmmaker spoke with MTV News on the red carpet at the Golden Globe awards this weekend and said that he's hard at work on the project, even though he's still in the midst of promoting his current award-winning film.

"Not really," he told MTV when asked if he's started working on "The Wolverine" yet. "I've been promoting this movie ['Black Swan'] internationally, but we're still working on it and we're still moving forward, so we'll see what happens."

Cracking the secrets of a major Hollywood blockbuster is no easy task, and it's even harder with a man like Aronofsky at the helm, a creative force with famously complicated stories and filmmaking techniques. But with the recent trend of filming tent-pole franchises with 3-D in mind, we were wondering whether or not Aronofsky might dive into the 3-D realm for "The Wolverine."

"I have no comment," he grinned, effectively ending that conversation. Looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer to find the answer to the question of 3-D, but for now, we'll hold ourselves over with Hugh Jackman's shining endorsement of the director and our own high expectations of Aronofsky's potential.

[danoyse]

Ugh, hopefully no 3D.

[Crockett]

Well I don't mind as long is filmed in 3D as oppose to post-converted.

[Sawyer]

I just dont see how it would require 3D in any way, shape or form.

[Ipodman]

Will probably have a lot of shots of the claws coming at you! SNIKT!

[narrows101]

Very interesting article on Darren's path to directing this.

http://www.indiemoviesonline.com/news/the-wolverine-mutant-movie-preview-part-two-011911

[FilmNerdJamie]

Exit Darren Aronofsky (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darren-aronofsky-bows-wolverine-168827)

[Crockett]

And with that news, the title for this thread is still relevant, this really sucks. :(

[Hunter Rider]

*Interest plummets* :csad:

[Chewy]

Ratner!

[MOVIELORD101]

Here's his reason WHY he left:

As I talked more about the film with my collaborators at Fox, it became clear that the production of 'The Wolverine' would keep me out of the country for almost a year. I was not comfortable being away from my family for that length of time. I am sad that I won't be able to see the project through, as it is a terrific script and I was very much looking forward to working with my friend, Hugh Jackman, again.

That has to be the lamest reason for leaving a project like this I've EVER heard. I can understand him being concerned for his family, but for Pete's SAKE, he's an Oscar-nominated director with a LOT of great films under his belt. A year away from home wouldn't kill him.:dry:

[Sgt.Pepper]

I'm both happy and sad. On one hand it will be cool to have Aronofsky directing a superhero movie. But on the other hand after the sucess of Black Swan it feels pretty weird that he will do a superhero movie afterwards.

[Symbiotic]

Damn. You just know that he was the best director this film was ever going to get.

[JP]

Well, ****. There goes the movie.

[MOVIELORD101]

Damn. You just know that he was the best director this film was ever going to get.
100% agreed. And he left because he was too scared to leave home for a year. What a wuss.:csad:

[Raiden]

Here's his reason WHY he left:



That has to be the lamest reason for leaving a project like this I've EVER heard. I can understand him being concerned for his family, but for Pete's SAKE, he's an Oscar-nominated director with a LOT of great films under his belt. A year away from home wouldn't kill him.:dry:

I agree, this seems like a rather poor excuse to leave a movie hanging, especially one that is starring his good friend, Hugh Jackman. I think there's probably some internal power struggle we don't know about that forced him to leave, but due to legal reasons he couldn't say what they are, so he came up with this one instead.

[Chewy]

100% agreed. And he left because he was too scared to leave home for a year. What a wuss.:csad:
But is that the real reason he left, or just the "official" reason? :cwink:

[MOVIELORD101]

I agree, this seems like a rather poor excuse to leave a movie hanging, especially one that is starring his good friend, Hugh Jackman. I think there's probably some internal power struggle we don't know about that forced him to leave, but due to legal reasons he couldn't say what they are, so he came up with this one instead.
I wouldn't be too surprised if that bastard Tom Rothman had something to do with this, now that you mention it....:cmad:

[MOVIELORD101]

But is that the real reason he left, or just the "official" reason? :cwink:
OFFICIALLY, he's leaving the project because he's a friggen' wuss.

UNOFFICIALLY, however, he must've gotten into a dispute with Rothman and left due to him being a greedy sonuva gun. Or something like that.

[Crockett]

I don't think it's lame that he put his family first, but I guess a year of shooting overseas is not something he's comfortable with since he's more comfortable with shooting in the States. But we don't really know if it's the true reason he's backing out.

[Sgt.Pepper]

Whoever the new director may be, it will be some pretty tough shoes to fill in.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Here's his reason WHY he left:



That has to be the lamest reason for leaving a project like this I've EVER heard. I can understand him being concerned for his family, but for Pete's SAKE, he's an Oscar-nominated director with a LOT of great films under his belt. A year away from home wouldn't kill him.:dry:

99.999999% that's ********, and there's different reasons behind his split.

[chaseter]

Well this movie is now back on the track to suck.

[MOVIELORD101]

I don't think it's lame that he put his family first, but I guess a year of shooting overseas is not something he's comfortable with since he's more comfortable with shooting in the States.
Something doesn't sound right with that statement though. I think that something ELSE caused him to leave and that official annoucement reason was what Fox TOLD him to give to everyone.