Monday, May 21, 2012 8:23AM - By Travis Woods
For about two seconds there, The Wolverine seemed interesting—the sequel chronicling the bushy-haired hero’s pre-X-Men time in the Far East was set to be directed by Black Swan auteur Darren Aronofsky and filmed in Japan. Then Aronofsky quit (perhaps because he realized he was set to direct a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine), and an earthquake rocked Japan. Now, however, Hugh Jackman let it slip on Twitter that The Wolverine is back on, and begins shooting in late summer.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:23AM - By Travis Woods
Today has been a tumultuous day of news for comic book fans—in addition to finding out that Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot will ignore the cinematic mythos and aesthetic of the Richard Donner version, Darren Aronofsky announced that he has backed out of directing The Wolverine, the sequel to 2009’s X-men Origins: Wolverine.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011 12:07PM - By Krystal Clark
When it was announced that Darren Aronofsky had signed on to direct the upcoming sequel The Wolverine, one of his first orders of business was to put Hugh Jackman on a diet. The actor bulked up for all three X-Men movies, and the previous Wolverine spin-off but that’s not going to be enough. Aronofsky wants him to be bigger, bulkier, chunkier, scarier. The actor recently spoke to the folks over at the LA Times about the intense diet he’s on and the new look that he and the director are going for.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010 3:06PM - By Krystal Clark
It’s been confirmed more than once that Black Swan helmer Darren Aronofsky will direct Hugh Jackman in the X-Men Origins sequel, The Wolverine. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, it’s time to get down to business. Jackman recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly, and revealed some of the preparation he’s doing to get back into Wolverine shape.
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Friday, November 19, 2010 9:29AM - By Krystal Clark
The Wolverine news keeps chugging along as even more info has been released regarding the upcoming sequel. We recently learned that the film will begin shooting in April, and that Darren Aronofsky just set up a two-year production deal with 20th Century Fox. Even though his future looks big and bright, the director recently admitted to SHH that he hasn’t fully delved into The Wolverine because he’s busy promoting his latest film, Black Swan. As a matter of fact, a script hasn’t even been finalized yet.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:23PM - By Krystal Clark
Darren Aronofsky has finally signed on the dotted lined and made a formal announcement regarding his next directing gig. Over the past month, we’ve pretty much known that the Black Swan helmer was set to take over where Gavin Hood left off (shudder) in Fox’s Wolverine franchise. According to THR, not only will he direct the sequel which is entitled, The Wolverine, but he’ll also produce other projects for the studio over the next two years.
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Monday, November 15, 2010 9:04AM - By Krystal Clark
Over the weekend, some news broke regarding the next Wolverine movie, which will reunite actor Hugh Jackman and director Darren Aronofsky. HitFix’s, Drew McWeeny sat down and spoke with Aronofsky about the project, which will be the sequel to 2009′s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a film that was universally panned for various reasons. If you’re wondering what will separate this movie from its predecessor, just take a look at its title…
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