From Moviesonline, "With Wolverine being the most popular character in the comics, video games, and of course, movies, everyone knew "Wolverine" the movie was coming. It was only a matter of finishing the trilogy so that Hugh Jackman could take Logan to new heights of lone anti-hero action. "X-Men: The Last Stand" is less than two weeks away, and while doing the rounds, the hot topic isn't what Hugh Jackman will do next, but when.
Screenwriter David Benioff ("Troy" and "Stay") is hard at work penning the script. And, Hugh Jackman is doing in-depth research on everyone's favorite tough guy mutant with the cynical attitude and good heart underneath all that adamantium. According to what Jackman told ComingSoon.net, he's been digging into Wolverine's background in the comics, which presumably includes the story of "Origin" and possibly "The End." Here's what he had to say on the subject of the movie's current pre-production status:
"We have two drafts and David is going to do another draft, and then we'll find our director. I'm not going to make a decision until I have the script right, but I'll definitely look at Brett [Ratner]. I don't want Wolverine to appear to be 'X-Men 4' in disguise; I don't want to make it stylistically the same. I want to do something different. That's my idea. Until we have the script, I don't really know who's right, but there's been a lot of interest from a lot of really amazing directors, so I'm really excited."
The third and supposedly final "X-Men" movie opens May 26th for Memorial Day weekend to kick off the first half of this summer's superhero movie fest with the second half, "Superman Returns," coming a month later. "X-Men" is second only to "Spider-Man" as the golden titles of Marvel Comics and their mark on the superhero movie boom of recent years. The third "Spider-Man" of the anticipated trilogy is already on its path to being next summer's mega blockbuster, which leaves only "X-Men" to keep Marvel a heavyweight contender in the comic movie biz. So now, with the "X-Men" movie franchise coming to a wrap, the spotlight is being taken off the X-many and focusing on the X-one to keep things fresh. After "X3" hits, it will be time to work towards Marvel's film future, and "Wolverine" is it."
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I hope he's just saying Rattner's in consideration as one of those "we've got a movie coming out, we have to pretend it's the awesomest thing ever" modes that actors are required to ride through.
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