Director Pulls Out of The Wolverine, Fox Scrambling for Replacement

[sunburst]

To suggest that Snyder is a suitable replacement for Darren freaking Aronofsky is... what's the most polite way to say this... questionable.

"Respecting the source material" is a statement too often used to really say "adhere to the source material without deviation and without respecting the fact that a film based on said source material must succeed on its own as a film."

That's all I can say while remaining civil towards you, so I'll leave it at that.

Considering that Zack Snyder's major comic book adaptations departed from their source materials in significant ways to better work as films, I have to conclude that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Since that's the most civil thing I can say to you, I'll leave it at that.

I don't care who they get to direct or how awesome they tell me the script is. After the abomination of Origins, I have zero desire to see this film. I hope Marvel regains the film rights to the X-Men and Spider-Man within the next decade so their movie universe can finally feel complete.

 

[New Troll]

Chan-wook Park

 

[Andronicus]

Who would be the ideal director for The Wolverine?

I hear Uwe Boll isn't particularly busy these days.

I kid, I kid...

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I say Guillermo Del Toro! He would make it weird and awesome. You know it... Or maybe Quentin Tarantino. That would be great.

I know that's inredibly unlikely, but it would be awesome.

 

[Axelhander]

To suggest that Snyder is a suitable replacement for Darren freaking Aronofsky is... what's the most polite way to say this... questionable.

"Respecting the source material" is a statement too often used to really say "adhere to the source material without deviation and without respecting the fact that a film based on said source material must succeed on its own as a film."

That's all I can say while remaining civil towards you, so I'll leave it at that.

Considering that Zack Snyder's major comic book adaptations departed from their source materials in significant ways to better work as films, I have to conclude that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Since that's the most civil thing I can say to you, I'll leave it at that.

This just in: paragraph returns don't actually mean anything, so a paragraph deriding a suggestion that Zack Snyder could possibly replace Darren Aronofsky and a paragraph implying that "respecting source material" is an oft-misused term are obviously one and the same.

I say Guillermo Del Toro! He would make it weird and awesome. You know it... Or maybe Quentin Tarantino. That would be great.

I know that's inredibly unlikely, but it would be awesome.

Del Toro would make a very pretty Wolverine movie, but I doubt it would be lush with narrative depth. And yes, I did see Pan's Labyrinth.

Tarantino, on the other hand, would make a very dialogue-heavy Wolverine movie... which is just fine, because the man knows how to make dialogue-based set pieces sing. That he'd embrace an R-rated Wolverine is just icing on the cake.

 

[gigastar]

Oooh shit, this is already starting to head the same way as X-Men 3.

Dont mind who the new director will be as long as he doesnt waste the £30 or so of my money im going to end up using on those really fucking overpriced snacks.

[sub]Fox, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up...[/sub]

 

[sunburst]

This just in: paragraph returns don't actually mean anything, so a paragraph deriding a suggestion that Zack Snyder could possibly replace Darren Aronofsky and a paragraph implying that "respecting source material" is an oft-misused term are obviously one and the same.

Oh, of course. How silly of me. Why on Earth did I assume your comment regarding "respecting the source material" was related to the quoted post mentioning Zack Snyder respecting the source material? I should obviously have assumed you were speaking in general about a topic that just happened to be on your mind for completely unrelated reasons. Thank you for correcting my fallacious assumption.

I hear Uwe Boll isn't particularly busy these days.

I kid, I kid...

hmm, could Uwe Boll make a Wolverine movie worse than the last one? I almost want to find out.

 

[Druyn]

I think I should direct the next Wolverine movie

I will say that you can't possibly do a worse job than the last movie.

 

[Kurokami]

Director Pulls Out of The Wolverine, Fox Scrambling for Replacement

Darren Aranofsky, the acclaimed director of Black Swan, quit the comic book reboot this morning.

After receiving an Oscar nod for Best Director for the Natalie Portman ballet drama, it must have felt like a step back having to direct a popcorn action flick. But Aranofsky said his decision to back out of directing The Wolverine was based on location and not artistic integrity. The film, still starring Hugh Jackman as the hirsute clawed gentleman, was supposed to start filming in Japan as early as this Spring - this was pre-earthquake - and Aranofsky said that he couldn't be away from his family for the scheduled year of shooting and post-production. To their credit, Fox respected Aranofsky's reasons for backing out and said they are still committed to the film. Fox just needs to find a talented director quickly.

"I was not comfortable being away from my family for that length of time," said Aranofsky, who lives in Brooklyn, NY. "I am sad that I won't be able to see the project through, as it is a terrific script and I was very much looking forward to working with my friend, Hugh Jackman, again."

"While we are, of course, disappointed that Darren can't do The Wolverine, we also understand and respect his reasons," the statement from Fox read. "Hugh Jackman and Fox both remain fully committed to making The Wolverine. We will regroup and move forward aggressively."

The Wolverine was supposed to reboot (Is anyone else getting tired of that word/concept?) the Clawed One's storyline that veered off course in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The script follows Logan as he travels to Japan to train with a samurai warrior, and was widely regarded as being well-written by Usual Suspects scribe Christopher McQuarrie. Hopefully, another competent director is found soon so that Aranofsky's departure and the tragedy in Japan don't prevent this film from being made.

Who would be the ideal director for The Wolverine?

Source: Variety [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034040?]

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Son of a b- NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! ><

For the record, it's fully understandable why he backed out, it's just a huge shame, I was really REALLY looking forward to seeing this, especially since most of his films tend to be more on the artsy side and thus far every marvel film has been 'BAM-in your face'.

 

[chiggerwood]

This situation calls for the NO button http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

I can respect why he left though.

 

[Kurokami]

Oooh shit, this is already starting to head the same way as X-Men 3.

Dont mind who the new director will be as long as he doesnt waste the £30 or so of my money im going to end up using on those really fucking overpriced snacks.

[sub]Fox, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up, please dont fuck up...[/sub]

This is the part where they announce it's gonna be M. Night Shamalan. (If that's how you spell his name)

I'm really hoping Aronofsky changes his mind.

 

[VGC USpartan VS]

screw wolverine, when are we getting an honest to goodness Deadpool movie?

100% Agreement.

You get a cookie, but I don't have any. So make one, now.

 

[SomeBritishDude]

I can only think of Zak Snyder, because he's proven that not only will he respect the source material (300 and [b/]Watchmen[/b])...

Replicating a couple of panels isn't being faithful. Zack was obviously a fan of the source material but damn, way to miss the fucking point. I literially could not stop laughing at the over the top gore and rediculous more-overdramatic-than-most-porn sex scene he added, it was like if someone re edited Shindlers List with killer robots.

 

[gundamrx101]

I can only think of Zak Snyder, because he's proven that not only will he respect the source material (300 and [b/]Watchmen[/b])...

Replicating a couple of panels isn't being faithful. Zack was obviously a fan of the source material but damn, way to miss the fucking point. I literially could not stop laughing at the over the top gore and rediculous more-overdramatic-than-most-porn sex scene he added, it was like if someone re edited Shindlers List with killer robots.

Oh I agree about the gore, that was over the top. As for the sex scene, yeah it was rediculous. I think that was the point, I thought it was dumb how it played out in the book and it was definatly dumb how it played out in the movie.

Hmmm, a director for a character that needs a hard R rating. I can only think of Zak Snyder, because he's proven that not only will he respect the source material (300 and Watchmen) but he can make it as bloody as it needs to be, which Wolverine needs to be because let's face it, he guts people for a living then chomps on a cigar and tries to seduce redheads with his hair body.

To suggest that Snyder is a suitable replacement for Darren freaking Aronofsky is... what's the most polite way to say this... questionable.

"Respecting the source material" is a statement too often used to really say "adhere to the source material without deviation and without respecting the fact that a film based on said source material must succeed on its own as a film."

That's all I can say while remaining civil towards you, so I'll leave it at that.

It was asking an opinion on who would WE like to see tackle the movie now that he has gone. I don't doubt that he would have made an amazing character piece but I stated simply an opinion and then you come in with 'remaining civil'. It's a disscusion not a flame war, you'rte reply could have just simply been "Oh him? Nah, such and such would have been a lot better". As for the whole respecting the source material statement made by me, I was simply saying that he would atleast acknowledge the way the original story played out, he could have Wolverine blast to the moon for all I care as long as he respects the fact Logan's name is James Howlett, he had bone claws, Sabertooth and him aren't blood brothers and he was forced to get adamantium grafted to his body. Please don't try to be rude when this is an open discussion, bring whatever you want to the table but don't try to start a flame war and make remarks about "This is all I can say while remaining civil to you".

 

[Axelhander]

Replicating a couple of panels isn't being faithful. Zack was obviously a fan of the source material but damn, way to miss the fucking point. I literially could not stop laughing at the over the top gore and rediculous more-overdramatic-than-most-porn sex scene he added, it was like if someone re edited Shindlers List with killer robots.

While I definitely agree about the unnecessary gore, I'll argue for the ridiculous sex scene as adding a different brand of crazy to a world of already overwhelming crazy. It was just a tad too long, though.

Oh, of course. How silly of me. Why on Earth did I assume your comment regarding "respecting the source material" was related to the quoted post mentioning Zack Snyder respecting the source material? I should obviously have assumed you were speaking in general about a topic that just happened to be on your mind for completely unrelated reasons. Thank you for correcting my fallacious assumption.

No trouble at all. I can understand where you'd feel a rebuttal must in fact attempt to refute something as a whole, as opposed to individual components of that something separated with hard returns. Once, in school, I asked a teacher why the solution to a particular problem seemed odd. After explaining the logistics of subjects, I learned the square root of 49 is NOT, in fact, a coordinating conjunction tying socio-economic issues in modern Greece with the difference between physical and chemical changes in matter. Changed my life.

 

[MarsProbe]

No trouble at all. I can understand where you'd feel a rebuttal must in fact attempt to refute something as a whole, as opposed to individual components of that something separated with hard returns. Once, in school, I asked a teacher why the solution to a particular problem seemed odd. After explaining the logistics of subjects, I learned the square root of 49 is NOT, in fact, a coordinating conjunction tying socio-economic issues in modern Greece with the difference between physical and chemical changes in matter. Changed my life.

You what? I'll take it from that rather bizarre discourse, we're perhaps meant to pretend that the above paragraph actually makes some kind of sense, ignoring the fact it's as seemingly nonsensical as a bath full of giraffes.

 

[Axelhander]

No trouble at all. I can understand where you'd feel a rebuttal must in fact attempt to refute something as a whole, as opposed to individual components of that something separated with hard returns. Once, in school, I asked a teacher why the solution to a particular problem seemed odd. After explaining the logistics of subjects, I learned the square root of 49 is NOT, in fact, a coordinating conjunction tying socio-economic issues in modern Greece with the difference between physical and chemical changes in matter. Changed my life.

You what? I'll take it from that rather bizarre discourse, we're perhaps meant to pretend that the above paragraph actually makes some kind of sense, ignoring the fact it's as seemingly nonsensical as a bath full of giraffes.

Hmm, strange. I could have sworn I used English in that post.

But very well; explain what part you didn't understand, and I'll give you the Steven Spielberg version of it.
DISCLAIMER: May contain multiple, exposition-filled endings where a single, thoughtfully ambiguous one would have sufficed.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

I'll admit when I saw the words "director pulls out of wolverine" my mind went to a dark...dark place.


Ideal director? Errrr, me?

Thank you! I thought that I was the only one with that dirty thought.

But yeah... this kind of sucks. I thought it'd be kind of cool to see a superhero movie directed by Aronofsky.

 

[Axelhander]

The drunk guy shuffling through the carpark outside my flat the other night was using english - he didn't make any sense either. Don't worry though, I know you're just trying to sound clever. You'll soon get over it.

Indeed, sounding clever is part of what makes a man a man, and using English is key.

I couldn't help notice you didn't point out what part of my post you didn't get, which hurt my feelings because my offer to explain really was quite genuine. I do understand that the power of saying "you don't make sense" certainly does rush to the head quite quickly -- I mean, look at Fox News -- but it would be nice to see my generosity put to use. :'(

 

[370999]

Another one? While I do like wolverine I'm not sure about this. I think Bryan Singer would be one of the better choices but really I doubt that a Wolverine flick is considered that amazing to people to draw the cream of the crop.