Darren Aronofsky directing WOLVERINE 2? That would certainly be... unorthodox. Deadline’s saying that he’s currently in the running for the job, vying against the previously-named David Slade. Aronofsky and Hugh Jackman have previously worked together on the criminally-underrated THE FOUNTAIN and it sounds like the actor wants to re-up that collaboration. While his resume includes gritty indy dramas like THE WRESTLER and REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, as well as esoteric mind-benders like PI, Aronofsky’s actually been circling this kind of a project for a few years, now. Most recently, he was going to direct a remake of ROBOCOP that ultimately never materialized and, prior to that, he was attached to an adaptation of Frank Miller’s RONIN. He was even involved in another unrealized Frank Miller adaptation in addition to that - - a live-action version of BATMAN: YEAR ONE that eventually evolved into BATMAN BEGINS.
In other words, Aronofsky’s definitely got some comics cred.
Deadline’s also saying that there might be another scheduling conflict relating to the DEADPOOL movie. Robert Rodriguez wants to do it - - he likes the script - - but he’s not sure if he can fit it in between his commitments to MACHETE and SPY KIDS 4. That’s more conflicts, of course, on top of those Ryan Reynolds is having with his commitments to GREEN LANTERN, SAFE HOUSE and, possibly, R.I.P.D.
Making the six degrees of separation in these circles even more acute, Robert Schwentke, who directed the upcoming comics-flick RED, was also vying for the WOLVERINE 2 director’s chair for a while. Now, he’s opted out to either do THE OSTERMAN WEEEKEND, an adaptation of a non-Jason Bourne Robert Ludlum novel, or… guess what else? R.I.P.D.
Crazy coincidence, right?
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