It looks like Darren Aronofsky is eager to scratch the itch of a big budget blockbuster, and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2" may be the film to satisfy that urge.
Deadline reports that the director has turned down Warner Bros. offer to helm "Tales From The Gangster Squad," a period gangster movie about cops attempting to bring down notorious LA gangster Mickey Cohen. The move now leaves him wide open to take on 'Wolverine 2' and it looks like it's merely a matter of hammering out deal points.
In the wake of the festival success of "Black Swan," Aronofsky is ready to get real paid. He's apparently working out a deal that will see him bank $5 million against 5% of the gross of 'Wolverine 2.' That's one helluva incentive.
We're big fans of Aronofsky and are a bit dismayed he's seriously in contention to helm a boring franchise film, particularly when he has much more interesting films he could be doing instead. We guess we now have a reason to care about the second installment of the Hugh Jackman payday vehicle which takes place in Japan and will have ninjas or something. But if this means Aronofsky eventually gets to make his own "Inception," we suppose there is a potential silver lining in all of this.
10/12/2010
Darren Aronofsky Turns Down 'Gangster Squad,' Nears Deal To Direct 'Wolverine 2'
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For me this is all about how much creative control he has. If he has 100% control, I want to see this badly.
I love how you just disregard the story the japan wolverine story is one of the most beloved among all comic book fans.
it is not just some story with ninjas
Yeah, but in what alternate universe does a franchise pic give the director that much leeway? Particularly Marvel, who is prone to interference, and basically ruined Iron Man 2 by forcing them to cram in all the set up for later movies/spin offs.
Aronofsky can probably make this a watchable movie, but I don't see him pulling a "dark knight" out of this.
Also, my captcha word is "irock". This is awesome.
Fox is in control, not Marvel. Know from your separate types of controlling evil entities. ;)
agreed, the "Japan" story was always one of the best comic book stories out there. havn't read any since i was a kid in the 80's but that was always a favorite.
whatever points you want to make about why Aronofsky is considering this I'm sure you should accept that maybe the STORY and it's possibilities have something to do with his interest.
doesn't sound unlike David Fincher being attached to Mission Impossible 3 several years ago (and then leaving when his story was dropped). There is the chance this could be a really interesting film with Aronofsky at the helm.
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