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‘The Wolverine’ Snags A Summer 2013 Release Date

Sandy Schaefer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:24 +0000

2011 was a rough year for The Wolverine (a.k.a. Wolverine 2). The X-Men spinoff flick was originally supposed to hit theaters this summer, with Hugh Jackman working under the direction of Oscar-nominee Darren Aronofsky; that is, before Aronofsky bailed on the project, and the Japanese tsunami forced an additional delay in production, and then shooting under new helmer James Mangold was pushed back again, to the latter portion of Spring 2012.

However, once Jackman wraps up his role in director Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables musical adaptation, he is expected to begin work on The Wolverine – and 20th Century Fox has now officially slated the movie to hit theaters in Summer 2013, on the assumption that there will not be any additional major production holdups.

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James Mangold Talks ‘The Wolverine’: An Unconventional Superhero Movie

Sandy Schaefer — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:35:46 +0000

X-Men fans have become increasingly concerned about the potential quality of The Wolverine (a.k.a. Wolverine 2) ever since director Darren Aronofsky abandoned the project. While a solid replacement, in the form of James Mangold, was eventually hired on to fill his place, the combination of production delays and significant script rewrites have left many people grumbling about how this sequel seems destined to follow in the (mediocre) footsteps of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

However, between star Hugh Jackman talking up the possibility of a R-Rated cut of The Wolverine and a recent interview with Mangold, discussing his approach to the film, there is arguably still very good reason to remain hopeful that this new X-Men flick will be something memorable.

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Hugh Jackman Discusses R-Rated Version of ‘The Wolverine’

Sandy Schaefer — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:51:55 +0000

There hasn’t been much to report on The Wolverine as of late, other than Hugh Jackman’s continued assurances that the film’s script rewrites, directorial change-ups, and production delays won’t result in a final product that fails to mark an improvement on the less-than-loved X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

However, Jackman – who can currently be seen teaching robots how to box in Real Steel and is set to headline the Les Miserables musical adaptation next – recently broached a topic that should pique fans’ interest: the possibility of a R-Rated Wolverine flick.

Current Wolverine helmer James Mangold has delivered solid R-Rated and gritty thrillers in the past (see: 3:10 to Yuma, Cop Land), so it’s not a stretch to say he’s up for the task. However, given the more box office-friendly nature of PG-13 tentpole pics, ...

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Hugh Jackman On ‘The Wolverine,’ ‘X-Men: First Class’ & ‘X-Men 4′

Ben Moore — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:34:18 +0000

Considering its somewhat humble budgetary beginnings, the X-Men film series has easily become one of the most successful superhero franchises of all time, with two successful sequels, two spin-offs, and a sequel to one of those spinoffs on the way.

Recently, while discussing his upcoming robot-boxing film, Real Steel, Hugh Jackman went into great detail about all things X-Men – including The Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: First Class 2, and X-Men 4. Check it out below.

On why Darren Aronofsky jumped ship on The Wolverine, courtesy of IndieWire:

“His personal life precluded him from making the movie. I asked him to do ‘X-Men 3,’ I asked him to do ‘Wolverine’ ...

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‘Live Free or Die Hard’ Scriber Hired To Rewrite ‘The Wolverine’

Sandy Schaefer — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:24:26 +0000

It’s been a rough year for The Wolverine (a.k.a. Wolverine 2), between losing Darren Aronofsky as director, having its originally-planned production timeline disrupted by the Japanese earthquake/tsunami, and recent reports that its start of filming may be delayed until next spring, while star Hugh Jackman works on the musical Les Miserables adaptation instead.

The rumors of a delay-in-production may be true after all, based on the latest Wolverine-related story – Fox has hired on Mark Bomback to rework Oscar-winner Christopher McQuarrie’s screenplay for the X-Men spinoff sequel.

Bomback has been quite busy of late, between working on the script for Len Wiseman’s Total Recall remake and Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer (which McQuarrie also worked on). He also previously scripted the Jackman vehicle Deception, ...

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‘The Wolverine’ Possibly Facing More Delays [Updated]

Rob Keyes — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:24:32 +0000

[Update: There are now conflicting reports that The Wolverine won't be delayed, and will start filming in Canada this fall. Scroll down for details.]

Hugh Jackman was the poster boy for Bryan Singer’s X-Men trilogy, and even though the director dropped out of the third installment, Jackman remained the star of the show in the career-making role of Wolverine. The success of the mutant franchise led Jackman to getting his own spin-off movie, a prequel explaining his character’s history in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. While critics panned it as another weak installment in the franchise after the poorly received X-Men: The Last Stand, the movie made big coin as the summer’s kick-off movie of 2009.

This success led to the quick greenlight of a sequel, to be titled The Wolverine, that would explore a story ...

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Hugh Jackman News: ‘Wolverine 2′ & ‘Greatest Showman On Earth’

Sandy Schaefer — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:16:19 +0000

Hugh Jackman isn’t just one of the classier acts around Hollywood (see: his “surprise” appearance at Comic-Con 2011), he’s also one of the busiest.

If all goes according to plan, Jackman will appear in the delayed Wolverine 2 (a.k.a. The Wolverine), followed by a turn in Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the Les Misérables musical – and, some time thereafter, portray famed showman P.T. Barnum in the musical biopic The Greatest Showman On Earth.

Deadline has learned that visual effects supervisor and commercial director Michael Gracey is officially set to helm Greatest Showman for Universal. He’s reportedly been attached to the project for the past few months, but now the deal is set in stone – just two weeks after Gracey also finalized a deal to helm Disney’s Snow White-inspired martial ...

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Casting Rumors: ‘Wolverine 2′ & Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Frank or Francis’

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:19:59 +0000

Fox’s next X-Men flick, The Wolverine, and Charlie Kaufman’s Frank or Francis are just about as different as it gets – and yet both films are starting to move forward quickly, having narrowly avoided falling into development limbo.

Rumors are circulating around both titles, concerning a rising starlet and a well-to-do funnyman, who could show up in each respective movie. Neither one should be considered anything near a lock right now, though.

The Wolverine sequel is still aiming for a 2012 release, with franchise staple Hugh Jackman working under the direction of James Mangold (3:10 To Yuma). Kaufman’s latest mind-trip, by comparison, doesn’t have a tentative release date just yet, but could be ready to hit theaters by the latter half of next year, seeing how it already has three big-name ...

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Hugh Jackman Reveals The Villain Of ‘Wolverine 2′

Paul Young — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:44:25 +0000

The 2011 San Diego Comic-Con is finally in full swing and there are plenty of movies, TV shows and comic books all clamoring for your attention and dollar. Besides all the panels, round table interviews and promotional boothes inside the convention center, studios also hold promotions outside the facility in the surrounding parking lots – in this case Petco Park (home to the San Diego Padres).

Hugh Jackman made a surprise appearance this morning to do a promotion for his upcoming fighting robot movie Real Steel, and during the Q&A time with the audience he dropped some pretty interesting bits of information regarding Wolverine 2 – namely who the main villain is and when they will start shooting the film.

Naming the villain could be considered a spoiler to some folks, so if ...

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Hugh Jackman Hints At ‘Wolverine 2′ Start & Release Dates

Rob Keyes — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:53:44 +0000

The search to replace Darren Aronofsky in the director’s chair of The Wolverine ended two weeks ago when James Mangold was selected by Hugh Jackman and Twentieth Century Fox to helm the X-Men Origins: Wolverine follow-up.

With fan-approved Aronofsky dropping out of Wolverine 2, combined with the terrible natural disasters Japan faced, it seemed for quite some time that The Wolverine wouldn’t be able to claw its way to a timely production start in order to make its tentative 2012 release date. According to Hugh Jackman however, the film can still be ready for theaters next year.

In an interview on Toronto’s CHFI radio station, the host asked Jackman about the second Wolverine solo affair to which Jackman gave a rather candid response.

“We shoot in October, ...

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Hugh Jackman & Paul Bettany Could Square Off In ‘Les Miserables’

Sandy Schaefer — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:01:18 +0000

Having secured an Academy Award for his direction on The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper is now readying himself for the task of adapting the Broadway musical version of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables for the big screen – with two time Oscar-nominee William Nicholson (Gladiator, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) handling the scripting duties.

Hugh Jackman has reportedly begun talks to star in the film as the famous convict Jean Valjean, which would provide the X-Men star an opportunity to show off his Tony Award-winning song and dance skills to moviegoers. Are you ready to see Wolverine belt out some showtunes?

On a more serious note: THR has confirmed that Jackman is in the midst of hammering out a deal that would see him appear in Hooper’s musical.
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The Wolverine Gets A New Director

Rob Keyes — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:54:59 +0000

X-Men: First Class was a pleasantly surprising success for Twentieth Century Fox and most fans of the franchise. Not only is it performing well at the box office worldwide, but it’s critical response has been overwhelmingly positive as well, currently sitting at more than double the fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an 87% vs. X-Men Origins: Wolverine and its 37%. Hugh Jackman as the adamantium-laced, hot tempered mutant is still an easy sell for the studio and they are continuing work on preparing for another solo feature for the franchise star with The Wolverine.

Things were on the right track when news broke that the sequel to Wolverine’s first solo outing wouldn’t be a direct sequel, but rather another story about the character. Pairing star Hugh Jackman with director ...

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The Wolverine: A Look At 8 Potential Directors

Rob Keyes — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:56:53 +0000

Ever since Darren Aronofsky dealt a crippling blow to the production of The Wolverine by exiting the project, Hugh Jackman and Twentieth Century Fox have been forced to find another director who, by Jackman’s own description, is “as good” as Aronofsky. In their search to pick the right person to helm the quasi-sequel, names such as David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and Duncan Jones (Source Code) popped up, with no news on the project in a month and a half since.

Reports now claim that Fox is looking at a shortlist of directors which includes 8 names, none of which include the previously rumored candidates.

Both X-Men Origins: Wolverine and X-Men 3, directed by Gavin Hood and Brett Ratner respectively, were torn apart ...

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Hugh Jackman Wanted For ‘Fantastic Voyage’

Sandy Schaefer — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:01:26 +0000

20th Century Fox and James Cameron eyed numerous filmmakers to helm their upcoming 3D remake of the classic sci-fi adventure Fantastic Voyage, and ultimately selected Shawn Levy for the job. As it were, Levy is now eying a noteworthy actor to headline his new project – none other than his Real Steel leading man, Hugh Jackman.

The new Fantastic Voyage could potentially end up being the fourth collaboration between Levy and Jackman after this fall’s Real Steel, the pair’s upcoming untitled action-adventure pic, and a planned Real Steel sequel. Clearly these two gentlemen have established an excellent working relationship.

Just about a month and a half ago, getting Jackman to appear in Fantastic Voyage would’ve been (pardon the phrase) a pipe dream for Levy – what with The Wolverine being on ...

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Wolverine 2: David Slade or Duncan Jones Could Direct

Rob Keyes — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:45 +0000

With the news that Hugh Jackman is being sought after to replace Viggo Mortensen as the Huntsman in Rupert Sanders’ Snow White movie, also came a nugget of information regarding who’s being look at by Twentieth Century Fox to direct The Wolverine.

The sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine was off to a promising start with Darren Aronofsky signing on to direct the pic which would shoot in Japan. Then came the news that Aronofsky dropped out and the natural disasters which may postpone filming.

With the dream team of Aronofsky and Jackman no longer a reality, who could step in to replace as the helmer of The Wolverine? Jackman himself promised he/she would be someone “as good” as Aronofsky and they wouldn’t settle for ...

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Hugh Jackman Wanted For ‘Snow White & the Huntsman’

Sandy Schaefer — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:46:49 +0000

Universal has been on the prowl for Viggo Mortensen’s replacement in Snow White and the Huntsman since the actor officially dropped out a couple weeks back. Now the studio has reportedly offered the Huntsman role to another A-list actor known for portraying rugged figures onscreen: Hugh Jackman.

With the one-two blow of Darren Aronofsky’s departure and the situation in Japan having essentially put The Wolverine on indefinite hold right now, Universal is hoping that Jackman will decide to sign on for its refashioned fairy tale project in the meantime.

Deadline has the scoop on this casting possibility for Snow White and the Huntsman, which screenwriter Hossein Amini (the upcoming 47 Ronin movie) is in talks to do script polish work on before it begins production this fall. ...

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Hugh Jackman Promises Wolverine 2 Director ‘As Good’ as Aronofsky

Rob Keyes — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:42:38 +0000

When the news broke that a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine would instead act as a standalone film with potential to launch a series of successive installments – a la James Bond – it was a good thing. In fact, we don’t want any X-Men movie to feel the need to base itself on what happened in Wolverine’s first solo outing. Deadpool and X-Men: First Class are ignoring it too.

News got even better when it was announced that Darren Aronofsky, living in the success of Black Swan, would re-partner with Hugh Jackman (The Fountain) to bring us the sequel, titled The Wolverine. Finally, we had a chance of getting a Wolverine movie the way it should be made. Right? Wrong.

Then, all of a sudden, ...

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‘Avatar 2′ & ‘The Wolverine’ Productions Disrupted By Japan Disaster

Kofi Outlaw — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:49:17 +0000

There are several big movies that were planning to shoot in and around Japan in the next year, but in the light of the recent earthquake/tsunami tragedy, and the continuing dangers plaguing the region, it’s unthinkable that anyone could hope to launch a major Hollywood production there anytime soon.

20th Century Fox currently currently has two major films that were slated to be in production the Pacific region: the comic book movie sequel The Wolverine and Avatar 2, the sequel to James Cameron’s 3D mega-smash hit.

Everything started out so well for The Wolverine. The film had its script written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) and would feature the highly acclaimed Wolverine in Japan storyline from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller’s 1980s comic book miniseries. Star Hugh ...

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David Slade Talks ‘Daredevil’ Reboot, ‘Deadpool’ & ‘Wolverine’ Rumors

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:16:57 +0000

There’s something amusing about how David Slade’s decision to helm the third film in the Twilight series, Eclipse, ultimately (in part) led him to snag the job of rebooting Daredevil for Fox – as well as being rumored as a contender to helm not only Deadpool, but also The Wolverine, now that Darren Aronofsky has stepped down.

Plot and casting rumors for the new Daredevil pic have popped up recently, and many a fan is already speculating that Slade could replace Aronofsky on Wolverine 2. It’s appropriate, then, that the 30 Days of Night filmmaker has spoken out – or, rather, tweeted – and provided some perspective on these matters.

Slade started off by offering the following (via Twitter) with respect to his Daredevil reboot:

So without breaking confidentiality, yes ...

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Darren Aronofsky No Longer Directing ‘The Wolverine’

Kofi Outlaw — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:32:07 +0000

Cue the groans from comic book movie fans everywhere: Acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) is no longer directing the Wolverine sequel, fittingly titled The Wolverine.

As much as I would like to tell you that this is simply a rumor, I’m afraid the news comes from Aronofsky himself, making it as official as official gets around these Interwebs.

This disappointing (for some fans crushing) news was announced today in a joint statement by Aronofsky and 20th Century Fox. Said Aronofsky:

“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 ...

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