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Wolverine was a fun popcorn movie. It was just overloaded with too many characters and took away from what should have been an all out confrontation with Creed and Logan.

Wolverine was a fun popcorn movie. It was just overloaded with too many characters and took away from what should have been an all out confrontation with Creed and Logan. Also, they fucked up Gambit.

it's like if Bana was cast in the Avengers but as Norton's Hulk).

Yes, because the Bana Hulk and the Norton Hulk were so completely different from one another that no one would be able to figure out that a different actor had been cast (or recast). Sort of like how audiences couldn't understand when Sean Connery came back as Bond in "Diamonds are Forever" after George Lazenby played the character in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."

I thought it was fucking lame. It should've been a bad-ass action flick. There was nothing even remotely bad-ass about it, and the action scenes were way better in the X-Men movies and the game.

I agree with Ray Adler on the Wolverine flick. I do disagree with Ray on his hate of America though.

Fox fucked it up wanting it to be the hub to spin off a shitload of other mutant flicks.

you're mom's Canadian.

After months of rumor, flirtation and seeming inevitability the latest word is that director Darren Aronofsky is on board to take the helm of X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2.

Deadline.com reports that the movie is lining up New York locations to accommodate both Aronofsky and star/producer Hugh Jackman, whose families live there. That's just the initial leg of the shoot, with the cast and crew heading to Japan next summer for the rest of the filming.

New York photography is set for March, which will allow the director to promote his new film Black Swan. Christopher McQuarrie wrote the script, which is said to be outstanding.

The handling of this movie seems to be a departure from previous X-Men outings, which seemed to have Fox rushing into production with pliant directors just to get a movie out there. The fact that they've lured Aronofsky, a notoriously artistic director, on board and are taking such pains to accommodate him seems to dovetail with recent reports that there's a new corporate culture at Fox which is about aiming higher on their summer blockbusters.

Between Aronofsky on this movie and Matthew Vaugh's X-Men: First Class, fans may be seeing some of the luster returned to one of Marvel's key franchises.

I wish they would just do the "Weapon X" story by Barry Windsor-Smith.

The first movie was the perfect opportunity to do that one.

The director says he is "sad," but the 20th Century Fox sequel would have kept him out of the country for too long.

Darren Aronofsky is bowing out of directing 20th Century Fox’s sequel The Wolverine, saying the project would keep him out of the country for too long.
Fox and Hugh Jackman - who is set to return in the title role - said they remain fully committed to making Wolverine and will move aggressively to find a new director.

Fox hadn’t yet greenlit the sequel. A significant portion of the movie will be shot overseas (there had been plans to shoot in Japan).

"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,” Aronofsky said in a joint statement with Fox.

“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,” he continued.

Stated Fox: “While we are of course disappointed that Darren can’t do The Wolverine, we also understand and respect his reasons. Having done both The Wrestler and Black Swan with Darren, we know he is an extraordinary talent and we look forward to working with him on other projects in the future. Hugh Jackman and Fox both remain fully committed to making The Wolverine. We will regroup and move forward aggressively.”

Aronofsky’s production company Protozoa has first-look deal with Fox.

Christopher McQuarrie is writing Wolverine. Movie doesn’t have a release date yet.

Darren can't do The Wolverine

Just a few weeks after insiders reported that eight directors were on 20th Century Fox's candidate list to potentially direct The Wolverine, Deadline is reporting that search may have been narrowed down to one. The online trade reports that insiders suggest James Mangold seems to be the man to beat with the helmer currently sitting atop the list to take down this next adventure of the Marvel superhero.

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And now it seems they've found their man in James Mangold. His previous credits include Cop Land, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma and Knight and Day.

Cop Land, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma

Knight and Day.