Finally Some Good Movie News!!
The movie news sites have been kinda dry latlely as deals are being thrown in the wake of the summer movie season. But here is some good stuff.
Wolverine
Of all the one-shot properties out there, I think WOLVERINE could easiest survive the break from the team concept. MAGNETO can be done well, but it’s tougher than WOLVERINE. He’s got so many great single stories to pull from, be it his time in Japan or his Canadian adventures or his war stuff.
However, I’ve heard nothing but bad things about the script. It’s been offered and turned down more times than Courtney Love.
But what gives me hope is that they’ve attached a really intriguing director. A man by the name of Gavin Hood is directing. You may have seen his amazing film TSOTSI. Pretty intriguing that he’s on this film. I hope David Benioff’s script has improved, but then again… I haven’t read it myself, so it could be just misunderstood. It does surround Wolverine’s origins, which is a little worn as a plot point already… and one that seemingly was set up in the X-MEN films to have a resolution in that franchise. Hrmm…
Fascinating choice on this one. I hope we get a kick-ass WOLVERINE movie. Hugh Jackman back, Hood directing… two checkmarks in the “doin’ it right” column so far…
Thanks Quint from AICN for the story.