Interesting noises are coming out of the upcoming sequel to Wolverine. Namely that it’s not really going to be a sequel, and it's got a name...
Well, it seems like it’s full steam ahead on the upcoming sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. While we don’t recall seeing an official announcement of the news, it’s now clear that Darren Aronofsky will indeed be helming the film, and it’s heading before the cameras early next year.
And now, Aronofsky himself has given an update on the project.
Firstly, he’s confirmed, the new film won’t actually be a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine at all. Instead, the plan is to treat this new adventure as a one-off, as the film “isn’t a sequel in any conventional sense” (although we assume, given the content of the film, that it will chronologically follow the events of the first Wolverine spin-off film).
Secondly, there’s therefore going to be no Roman numeral in the title. Instead, the new film is going by the title of The Wolverine. Which means we can write it in italics. Yes.
This news, italics aside, could all be really quite interesting. The fact that Aronofsky is on board already gives the film a distinction, of course, but it does appear, on the surface anyway, that he’s being given a bit of creative freedom here (certainly more than Gavin Hood seemed to get on the previous Wolverine adventure). Here’s hoping, anyway.
Will this really, therefore, be an entirely standalone adventure in the X-Men franchise? We’ll find out for certain in 2012. But early signs certainly look promising…
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