Lats week we reported that 2 potential directors were lined up to replace Gavin Hood on the Wolverine sequel. David Slade and Robert Schwentke. Now it looks like Schwentke is out of the running, and its between Slade and a pretty unlikely candidate in the form of Darren Aronofsky!..
Deadline reports:
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.
Aronofsky is probably best known for
The Wrestler with Mickey Rourke, but he has made some damn fine movies aside from that(
The Fountain, Requiem For A Dream). In fact I would say he is one of my favorite directors working today. His next film,
Black Swan with Natalie Portman and Vincent Cassel looks to be no exception either. I really hope he takes this on board. But, its unlikely. Although Jackman does have a lot of say in this film, I think Fox will want to go with a director they would feel is more suited to the genre, and thats Slade.
Deadline also have a small update on the
Deadpool movie. It seems as if Robert Rodriguez really does want to direct the film, which would see Ryan Reynolds reprise his role from
X-Men Origns: Wolverine, but may not be able to due to scheduling conflicts..
Just spoke with Rodriguez. He has read and likes the Deadpool script, but his own schedule--promoting Machete and then directing Spy Kids 4--has made his participation tenuous. "We haven't really gotten into the discussion, but they are trying to make a certain small window that's going to be tough because of Spy Kids," Rodriguez told me. "If they push it back, it would be a lot better for me."
So what do you guys think of Aronofsky for a
Wolverine sequel? Or have you no faith at all that it can be good after the last one regardless of who is in the directors chair?
*Aronofsky pictured with his wife, Rachel Weisz.
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