Missy Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 McQuarrie to Write New Wolverine Film The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Christopher McQuarrie is to write the sequel to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," and that the storyline will be based on the classic "Wolverine" graphic novel by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. Hugh Jackman will of course return to star in the feature, which is set in Japan, as teased by one of the post-credits endings of "Origins." McQuarrie, who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Byan Singer's "The Usual Suspects," also collaborated with Singer on Jackman's first Wolverine film, "X-Men," for which the writer declined a screen credit. According to THR, Jackman and McQuarrie met to discuss the film and were inspired by the themes made accessible by the Claremont & Miller story Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Soooo...I guess the question now is Miller going to direct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 ... This is going to be either really good, or really bad. The writing for the original X-Men was pretty good, but I think a lot of it's going to depend on the director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 That story by Claremont and Miller is the one Wolverine story I like. Don't screw this up, Fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Soooo...I guess the question now is Miller going to direct? Hahahahahaha. The world has not forgotten 'The Spirit.' Miller will be far, far from any worthwhile cinema for a long, long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Now, see, just because we ask them not to screw it up, they can, and they will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Soooo...I guess the question now is Miller going to direct? Hahahahahaha. The world has not forgotten 'The Spirit.' Miller will be far, far from any worthwhile cinema for a long, long time. ^This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I have confidence in the writer of The Usual Suspects. The direction is what will really make or break the film, though. Bryan Singer could do a really great job, actually. I wonder if he'd be open to it (or if he has time, since he might be directing the BSG film)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 ...Wait. BSG film? As in, Sackhoff and Olmos and crew on the big screen? Has Singer shown any interest in this sort of thing? Cause I'd love him back on an X-Men movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 ...Wait. BSG film? As in, Sackhoff and Olmos and crew on the big screen? No. It's supposed to be more like the original series. (which sounds kinda cool, actually. I have a certain fondness for the 1978 series) I think Singer has been "open" to directing an X-men film for a long while; he just ditched X3 for Superman because WB offered him a massive paycheck that Fox didn't match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 If Singer does direct, they'll have to change the story quite a bit. Wolverine leaves Japan for five years to travel to Canada, he comes back and finds out that Mariko has a kid with bone claws... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 If Singer does direct, they'll have to change the story quite a bit. Wolverine leaves Japan for five years to travel to Canada, he comes back and finds out that Mariko has a kid with bone claws... Heyheyhey, now. Most of the actual direction Singer did on Superman Returns was solid. It was a very nice looking film. It's hardly his fault the script was garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 If Singer does direct, they'll have to change the story quite a bit. Wolverine leaves Japan for five years to travel to Canada, he comes back and finds out that Mariko has a kid with bone claws... Waitasec... Didn't that actually happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NightAngle04 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 The real question is how exactly did this get green lit, that Wolverine movie sucked and I don't really remember it making a shitload of money either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Fox is doing anything they can to keep their death grip on the X-Franchise. Including pumping out movies that are underwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 The real question is how exactly did this get green lit, that Wolverine movie sucked and I don't really remember it making a shitload of money either. Wolverine's budget was $150 million, and it made $362 million. That's not even counting the toy sales and everything else. Fox can make all the crappy movies they want, but they're still guaranteed to have an audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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