Variety is reporting that 20th Century FOX has picked a director for its upcoming X-Men spinoff "Wolverine." The lucky winner goes to Gavin Hood.
"Hood is the South African director whose 2005 film "Tsotsi" won the foreign film Oscar. He was among several hot young directors vying for "Wolverine" and sources said Fox brass was swayed after viewing his latest film, "Rendition," the politically charged New Line drama starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep and Peter Sarsgaard.
Using several resources that include the Marvel Comics lore, along with the more recent Weapon X graphic novels by Frank Miller, "Wolverine" mixes action with an origin story about how Logan emerged from a barbaric experiment as an indestructible mutant with retractable razor-sharp claws.
"I have long been a fan of Gavin's work and know he will make a masterful film with the character intensity and action beats the fans expect," said Jackman. "
Friday, July 20, 2007
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Labels: FOX, Hugh Jackman, Wolverine, X-Men
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"along with the more recent Weapon X graphic novels by Frank Miller"
umm...if by "recent" they mean the 80's.
also, Frank never did a Weapons X graphic novel, let alone multiple.
"Variety of Crap" is more like it:P
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