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Wolverine 2 May Feature More Lesbian Ballerinas, Time Travel

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (12)

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Well, this is somewhat unexpected. Rumors have been abounding for quite some time about who will direct the sequel to the dismal pile of vomitous ruin that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The film will be set in Japan and show more of Logan’s early years. It will once again feature Hugh Jackman as the mutant Wolverine, and hopefully will not destroy the comic’s continuity any further, and will also hopefully not feature every mutant in the fucking universe. Seriously: Sabertooth, Wolverine, Weapon X program. Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston. How they fucked that up will remain one of life’s great mysteries.

Anyway, it’s looking more and more like one of the recent rumors is about to come true, and that the director will be one of the more unlikely candidates — Darren Aronofsky (Requiem For A Dream, Black Swan, The Fountain). Aronofsky just officially turned down Tales From The Gangster Squad, the period gangster flick about Mickey Cohen, and he’s apparently working on a mega deal with Fox to direct Wolverine 2.

Fuck if I know if it’s a good idea. Many people think that with Aronofsky at the helm (he’s been linked to a half-dozen other superhero pictures in the past), we’re in for an epic, Dark Knight-caliber flick. Which would be outstanding, except that Fox meddles with its movies to the point of ridiculousness, forcing directors to add more and more superfluous junk to them, while ignoring any semblance of storytelling and plotting (see also: X-Men 3, Spider-Man 3). And Aronofsky is a director who usually has a fairly uncompromising, singular vision. If he can somehow wrestle creative control away and make his movie, we may have something special. Hopefully it’ll be ass-to-ass free, though.

As long as it isn’t Logan as a whiny pup who has about four minutes where he actually acts like the character. In a perfect world, it’d get a hard R and be as bloody as the the “Wolverine” comic books were when they came out — all Madripoor and Silver Samurai, cutting up people by the dozens and shit. How likely is that? Not very. But a boy can dream.

In any event, it’s not signed or sealed yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

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Comments

I have absolutely no interest in Wolverine, never have, but if they do the Silver Samurai, I will be all up in that shit.

Posted by: Todd at October 13, 2010 11:23 AM

Hmm. Well this is interesting. Granted, I am not a comic book person; I saw the 3 X-Men movies, and skipped Wolverine, given the horrendous reviews. But even as a dilettante, I find this news intriguing.

Posted by: tamatha at October 13, 2010 11:42 AM

I couldn't believe Fox would bother to hire Aranofsky and then attempt to tell him what to do. We're talking about an Oscar-caliber director, here. He'd quit before being told what to do.

The shitty truth is that all of the Fox-produced superhero movies have made money, despite horrific reviews and extensive backlash from the fans. If you omit Elektra, the lowest-grossing Fox-distributed superhero movie they've made is Daredevil ($180m worldwide). Hell, the Fucktastic 4 movies averaged well over $250m.

I would be excited, nonetheless. Aranofsky has worked with Jackman, and the Madripoor/Japan side-setting for Logan provides a different tone and setting for the character. Even if you don't like the portrayal of Wolverine as is, Jackman still does a damn good job for a character that's hard to see many other actors playing.

Posted by: D-Day at October 13, 2010 1:04 PM

I think they should do the Kitty Pryde ninja possession sub-plot for this. It was hot, plus evolves Wolvie from wild card to mentor...

Mind you, the guy hasn't exactly been too wild so far. Berserker, my ass.

Cute little Die Antwoord tie in - "ai-eee-ai--eee-aiii - I am your butterfly! need your pro-TEC-tion, be my sam-U-rai!"

Posted by: replica at October 13, 2010 1:22 PM

Replica:

+1,000 for the Die Antwoord reference.

Your kung fu is strong.

Posted by: TK at October 13, 2010 1:25 PM

p.s. Wolverine: Origins never happened. I don't know what movie you're referencing...

Posted by: D-Day at October 13, 2010 1:35 PM

Hopefully it’ll be ass-to-ass free, though.

Philistine...

Posted by: coryo at October 13, 2010 2:35 PM

What is this..."X-Men Origins: Wolverine" I think you called it? I have not heard of such things.

Posted by: superasente at October 13, 2010 4:45 PM

TK - they actually played here last night and I couldn't go. I just about died when I realized, I swear to god. I need a get rich quick scam.

(I'm not selling my comics though.

Posted by: replica at October 13, 2010 5:29 PM

Oooooooh, replica. You're hilarious. You can't get rich selling your comic book collection. And don't give me any Kevin Smith anecdotes, you need a buyer first, and you need someone who's willing to buy the whole thing. You can sell issues on eBay for years, maybe, but you'll never get rich unless you happen to have Action Comics #1, or something equivalent.

Sorry. Your aside just made me reflect on my wasted youth.

Posted by: RobP at October 13, 2010 5:52 PM

OK just to clarify, as evil as Fox is, they didn't fuck up Spider-Man 3. Sony did.

Posted by: Dave at October 13, 2010 6:23 PM

RobP, we must never, ever discuss what my step-mother GAVE AWAY WHEN I MOVED TO VANCOUVER AND WAS ONLY GONE FOUR MONTHS SKJHLISUF ;SFN,NZARARAAGAGAG!!!!&^%&%$##!!!

Posted by: replica at October 13, 2010 11:05 PM