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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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 12:04PM - By Damon Houx
When 2009′s Wolverine was about to hit theaters, a workprint hit the internet. Though the effects were incomplete it became a news story, and it was the biggest film to hit the pirate circuit pre-release. Piracy is still a huge problem for the industry, and those involved speculated that the leak cost the film untold millions of dollars. Now the person who leaked the film has been sentenced to a year term in federal prison, according to Deadline.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 1:00PM - By Damon Houx
Hugh Jackman was – at first – the replacement Wolverine. Stepping in for the contractually tied-up Dougray Scott, Jackman got the key role in the X-Men franchise that would come to define his career. Now with Real Steel, Jackman’s star-charisma is being used outside of Wolverine for a feel-good robot-boxing movie, that is an against-the-odds winner of a movie. Jackman has a repuation of being a class act, and he couldn’t have been more gracious in our interview, as he talked about the film, his continuing role in the X-Men franchise, and more. Check it out…
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:57AM - By Travis Woods
After getting hit with a double whammy—his upcoming Wolverine sequel was set to be directed by Darren Aronofsky and filmed in Japan before Aronofsky quit, and Japan was besieged by an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor leaks—Hugh Jackman recently spoke with Coming Soon about losing the director and, potentially, the shooting locations.
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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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Thursday, October 28, 2010 4:02PM - By Krystal Clark
If you still have hope that Wolverine 2 will be the redemption of the X-Men Origins franchise, this post’s for you. Darren Aronofsky has been confirmed by Hugh Jackman to direct the sequel, which will take Logan from his native Canada to Japan. There he’ll encounter a fresh group of foes including the deadly Silver Samauri. Over at Pajiba, they somehow got a copy of the main cast list that features some major characters, and some minor spoilers. If you want to know who they’re looking for continue reading…
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 12:42PM - By Krystal Clark
Over the past few weeks, 20th Century Fox has been courting Darren Aronofky to direct their upcoming sequel, Wolverine 2. The movie is a follow up to the commercially successful but critically panned X-Men Origins: Wolverine from 2009. Over the last few days, it seems that Aronofsky has been inching closer and closer to the project. He even turned down an offer from Warner Bros to direct Tales From The Gangster Squad. According to Wolverine star and producer Hugh Jackman, Aronofsky will direct him in the sequel and that’s straight from the horses mouth!
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