DP/30 Sneak Peek: Darren Aronofsky on why he's making The Wolverine

[PoochMount18]

Also i have to say i'm a movie buff and love so many directors so am not biased in any way, i appreciate many directors and movies from a wide range of genres! So don't want people to think i'm some comic book movie geek or something (not that there is anything wrong with that either) But Mr Nolan is the one that is out in front right now! So far he hasn't made a bad movie! I was sceptical about him doing Batman, and Memento is his best movie to date in my opinion, and he's going to get better!

[herpderpmonkey]

@PoochMount18 He's only "one of today's best" because the dude has such a big budget in every film. Same goes for Boyle. Aronofsky has WAY more stylistic directing and utilizes editting and cinematography to construct his films; he doesn't need to depend on money to make eye-candy...

[PoochMount18]

I'm sorry i'm a female and i think Darren is HOT!! in a geeky way as well.

[6048545078]

@Marawanasmok Inception was terrible eh? I seem to recall that it was too smarr a d tested thr intelligence limits of hipster-wannabe douchebags such as yourself.As a result it is currently listed as THE best films of this decade on imdb. It got nominated for an academy award and raked in a shit ton of money. Yes, quite terrible indeed faggot. Im surprised you didnt go as far as using the term "overrated" like your kind usually does.

[6048545078]

@malows1234 Lol true filmakers? Suck my dick! Who defines a true filmaker? You? Nolan has the best track record in Hollywood? And now that you're jealous of his success, you're going to call him a subpar filmmaker. Crawl back under your bridge troll.

[6048545078]

@thelatestttplague Top Nolan? Are you retarded? Match him? Maybe but nothing is topping The Dark Knight for a while

[sodiumX100]

if this guy made this movie..we would have had TDK of marvel movies..

[xxcoltenxx1]

fuckin sucks he dropped the project!

[jkprojects]

he sounds and looks like Christian bale.

[CenyddRos]

Very happy to hear that Darren left this project. His should only do original works - not commercial film. He is far too great a talent to do fluff film.

[MrBluewatson]

why he quit??????????

[thelatestttplague]

This motherfucker better change his mind and get back on The Wolverine. I really think he is one of the only people that can top Nolan in making a comic movie more than just another "comic book movie" (does that make sense?)

[PoochMount18]

@thelatestttplague I'd have to disagree with you, although i love Darren to pieces, Nolan is special in a way that is just strange! Nolan's greatness won't be realized until many years down the line! He stands out because of his unique vision and talent for screenplays and his writing of total original screenplays and imagination. Darren's strength's are in other area's such as drama. But like i said i feel Chris Nolan is something very very special in the movie business today, he's a maverick!

[VejlorMorne]

THIS GUY WOULD TURN THE WHOLE SUPERHERO MOVIES UP FEW LEVELS. God damn he quit. OMFG itwould be a really good film! :(

[90mv]

damn darren ...welll dont blame him but damn...

[SteampunkCentral]

:(

[g1o2r3d4o5n6]

I think they will have plenty of time to get a new director now that filming in japan is pretty much off limits at the moment.

[iTziNiQuiTyx]

Too bad Aronofsky quit the film. It went from a 10% chance of blowing to a 95% chance.

[Philfa]

@iTziNiQuiTyx Completely agree. I was actually anticipating something special from a Wolverine movie this time around.

[pchiekrie]

@iTziNiQuiTyx I was the complete 180 to that before and now he's left I feel the same as you. I don't even like the Xmen film 100% it was ok i guess!

[OhGoodGollyMissMolly]

@iTziNiQuiTyx You mean 0.1% chance to 95%

[iTziNiQuiTyx]

@OhGoodGollyMissMolly Hmm. Superhero movies have shown that it can corrupt almost anyone.

[OhGoodGollyMissMolly]

@iTziNiQuiTyx Yeah, but never Aronofsky. The man has no immediate flaws when it comes to film making. It's not like it would ever come out like Fantastic Four or something. Though, I will say despite what some critics are saying I really liked Green Lantern.

[colossus1313]

@iTziNiQuiTyx WAIT, he's not doing it now? sorry man, i just literally found out right now and jumped through my roof

[ClutchPictures]

great director, ditch the scarf

[icntsywhtiwnt2]

Even if this sucks, it will be awesome.

[killernihat]

Top 5 Best Directors

1) Christopher Nolan

2) Darren Aronofsky

3) J.J. Abrams

4) Zack Snyder

5) Quentin Tarantino

[sortilegus]

@killernihat you have JJ Abrams and Zack Snyder on your list. Seriously...massive, monstrous, horrendously epic fail. Ever hear of flash vs. substance?

[DulBeat]

I don't think this is going to be a superhero movie, per se. Sure, Wolverine has superpowers, but it's going to be a personal story. I even have doubts about there being a an even super-ish villain.

[incurablehumanist]

What's wrong with that interviewer? He's kinda inappropriate.

[EmpyreBandit]

i want to punch the interviewer right in the throat and maybe then he'll stop cursing.

[MattFerroFilms]

Darren is going to make The Dark Knight's counter part! I am sure he will not disappoint.

[EricScissorh4nds]

@MattFerroFilms Snyder beat him to it, with a little movie called WATCHMEN. (The "Ultimate" & "Directors" Cut of course.) But im still pretty excited for "the Wolverine", Mr. Aronofsky is one of the finest directors working today. Hopefully it'll be on par, Quality-wise with Batman Begins, TDK, & Watchmen.

[sortilegus]

@EricScissorh4nds Watchmen blows. Three hours of overly stylized bullshit. The novel is a hundred times better. There was really no reason to make the movie other than Snyder's enormous ego defeating his tiny brain after a bunch of idiots drooled over the blue screen sneeze he titled "300."

[EricScissorh4nds]

@sortilegus The Movie is a PANEL BY PANEL direct adaptation to the big screen. (and yes, some of us who read the graphic novel wanted/asked for this.) The Ultimate cut even includes the Black Freighter subplot. The difference are minimal, a few fight scenes added, a sex scene, and the ending are the only real differences. The storyline was left untouched. Its ALOT better than most comic book movie abominations which are totally unrecognizable to the source material that's for sure..

[sortilegus]

@EricScissorh4nds The problem with the film isn't its closeness to the source material--the problem is it's just not a very good film. Sometimes it's better to change the writing when a story is adapted. A novel does not function in the same way that a movie does. Watchmen does not translate well to the big screen. It drags, it wanders, it's a bit pretentious, even hokey. So what is the benefit of turning it into a film, when the source material functions in a much more satisfying way?

[EricScissorh4nds]

@sortilegus That's an opinion, YOUR opinion to be exact. NOT fact. Some of us enjoyed the film for what it is. A direct and faithful adaptation to one of the greatest graphic novels ever. Its a good movie. Take a look at the other Alan Moore adapted films, they all SUCK, BECAUSE of the drastic changes to the story. (EX. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.) As for the benefit? isn't that obvious? why do they adapt comic book movies in the first place? - FOR PROFIT.

[EricScissorh4nds]

@sortilegus Another benefit is watching the characters we love come to life on the big screen. Having a film based on the novel doesn't take anything away from the original novel, its still there, in fact having a film version will put its name out there and generate awareness of its existence to even non comic book readers. People who watched the film will go pick up the book. And that's a GOOD thing. Face the facts, Watchmen has had a surge of popularity in recent years BECAUSE of Snyders film

[sortilegus]

@EricScissorh4nds and all of this is just YOUR opinion, but that's why we're having this conversation. But you're at least right about one thing, that books tend to gain popularity when they're adapted into films. That's an unfortunate part of our culture--it takes a movie (occasionally a crappy movie) to make a book popular. Regardless, I didn't find anything enjoyable about seeing Watchmen brought to life. It was kind of a lull. Left me with one big shrug, not the sign of a great film.

[EricScissorh4nds]

@sortilegus Thank you captain obvious The difference between my comment and yours was that you claim Watchman was inFACT a bad movie, when it isnt. FACT is it just isnt your cup of tea. You mentioned 300. I didnt like 300, but is it a bad film? No i just dont like it. i merely stated i enjoyed Watchmen for what it is. I didnt say it was "the bestest movie in teh universe" Because it isnt. I do believe however that its onpar with TDK. (IMO Of course. As originally stated in my 1st comment.)

[pibitopoxi]

There was a lots of talente in Aronofsky

but ..... is he gay ?

[ecksor88]

@pibitopoxi He got a wife and a child, but he divorced. He isn't gay for sure.

[pibitopoxi]

@ecksor88 Thats better. Thanks . Go Aronosfky !

[iangross21]

@pibitopoxi What difference does that make?

If it doesn't matter then why did you ask?

Sarah Palin would've been proud of your question.

[pibitopoxi]

@iangross21 Im just asking, yo.

Sorry if i ofend your gay status.

[KaraLVRogueLZ]

so the wolverine is ignoreing origins and x-men 1 and 2 is that wise won"t people be confussed though. i will watch it i just hope its better then origins and x-3 though.

[NocturnalExistence]

While Darren and Chris are both pretty different directors...if they work together it wouldn't be at THAT high risk of a mess because both of them sit and think and have control over their films more than other filmmakers apparently.

[madhed]

Thats one dodgy scarf

[90mv]

ooooh man this wolverine is gonna be epic you can just feel it

[SamCarricoPictures]

I kind of like that Aronofsky is going to make this a stand alone piece. it shows that he has balls, unlike Gavin Hood who just did whatever Lauren Schuler-Donner and FOX told him to do with X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This is gonna be great.

[cheapmovies25]

Sounds like he is unsure of what the hell he wants to do. "See what happens"

i posted at imdb about a great idea for a new wolverine movie. i've been a fan forever. My idea for a new villian dynamic is one word, "Omega Red, New brutal sabertooth, other comic characters, and a more vulnerable wolverine not superman." read over at imdb for more info..We need a good movie this time. Origions was terrible compared to what was possible. and please make cyclops not a pussy, NO magnito for the love of

[iveywebb44]

nolan is a sell out, aronofsky still makes real films that dont pander to audiences.

[crazednerd666]

So is The Wolverine movie separate from the X-Men film series and creates its own version? Like Batman Begins?

[tomthescone2]

The interviewer is a bit of a nob, who are you talking to give darren a bit of respect please.

[ahfat83]

This guy is an epic piece of work as well as his old partner Clint Mansell.

Aronofsky and Nolan have different style, it's not like 1+1=2 when putting them together.

Darren has a more wicked brain.

[TheForgottenFlesh]

I doubt he will do a straight action film. If anything it will be almost a character study film like "The Wrestler".

[spiralmc]

wolverine movies will always suck if Hugh Jackman keeps playing him. And will continue to suck if Arronofsky directs it. DA has only REALLY made 2 movies....Pi and Requiem.......he keeps rehashing the same material over and over again....The wrestler was decent cuz Rourke turned in an amazing performance and Tomei showed off her spectacular amazing body in it.

[90mv]

someone get this guy or a very talented director to do daredevil for the love of god

[EinerVonDenen]

Who gets a lot of shit? What name is he saying at 2:17 ???

[FunkyMonk00]

@EinerVonDenen Thomas Rothman who is a film executive at Fox. He's often criticized for some of the movies that's been pumped out that he more or less headed or made calls on (Fantastic Four, X-Men Movies, Hitman, etc.).

[GUNSM1TH]

THING IS, WHAT DIRECTION IS HE GOING TO GO? MASK? NO MASK? ADDING MORE THAT WASNT IN THE BOOKS OR BEING TRUE TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL...WHAT'S HE GONNA DO???

[DrJimbish]

To VastedCouth: Aronofsky is a league ahead of Nolan. Aronofsky is a much more emotional &, more importantly, a thorough filmmaker. He will invest years if need be into making the best film possible & a product of his own personal views. Nolan on the contrary is too concerned with making films that serve the needs of the studio b4 his own. Not saying that Nolan is a bad director, just that the 2 hav very different motivations when it comes 2filmmaking, & this wudnt bode well in a collaboration.

[fullclip16117]

@DrJimbish Yeah, thats just the truth. I have a sneaking suspicsion that everything that went awry with Origins should be buttoned up in this film. You can tell how far out the film is going to be just by watching Darren laugh at the fact that he's was hired to MAKE the film in the first place. And yes, Darren is ahead of Nolan, I would say by a lifetime. Its not that Nolan is a bad director, its just that all of his films are in his safe zone, Darren is waayyy far out.

[VastedCouth]

@DrJimbish So it makes me laugh when i hear fanboys glorifying the financial rut Aronofsky has sadly found himself in, when he himself has stated NUMEROUS times over the years all it does in the long run is hold him all the work he wants to do. If he can do a Chris Nolan and get to do any movie he wants by 1st making an awesome superhero movie while simultaneously NOT selling out, more power to him.

[VastedCouth]

@DrJimbish Oh, and just for you:

"Nolan is leagues ahead of Aronofsky, a man who doesn't know the meaning of subtle in virtually any film he works and substitutes pot and pan clanging overblown bombast for real emotions."

(See, I can make dumb fanboyish comments just like you too.)

[DrJimbish]

I think you are taking this all a little personally. My 'dislike' for Nolan is exactly the same as the reasons that you praise him for - while you find Nolan's not knowing the "meaning of subtle" and favoring "overblown bombast for real emotions" admirable, I happen to dislike him for these qualities that you hold him in such high regard over. I just personally prefer charm/honesty and not so much the engineered love story of films like Inception. Not a criticism, merely different preferences.

[jenniferwillcut]

@DrJimbish I commend you for being able to express your opinions on youtube without being a total fucktard about it.

[VastedCouth]

@DrJimbish You realise "a man who doesn't know the meaning of subtle in virtually any film he works and substitutes pot and pan clanging overblown bombast for real emotions" refers to ARONOFSKY, right? It's a common criticism that Aronofsky always goes for melodrama rather than letting things play out.

[PostNoodleNapTime]

Louis C.K. + Christian Bale = DARREN ARONOFSKY

[TheTaylor1982]

Hopfully this "new" Wolverine movie will re-establish the X-Men franchise as the leading comicbook-to-film movies and shoot X-Men back on top where they belong! However, it's not going to be easy in this post BatMan reboot era we are now living in...

[anniecakes661]

The interviewer is annoying "don't you have to blow shit up?". No douche...not every action movie has to have pointless explosions just for spectacle! I'd much rather see a dark and deep storyline with elements of seduction and romance and great bloody fighting scenes. Wolverine is ferocious and the movie needs to show that. There wasn't any blood or guts in Origins. It wasn't realistic.

[Fragile0Still]

I wish Aronofsky got the job for Man of Steel, it would have meant Nolan and Aronofsky would have teamed up. 

[fullstack2]

Hopefully he will make it right. His dark gloomy touch fits the true Wolverine character. Hopefully we can pretend in the next movie that the utter disaster of the 1st one did not exist. Lets just call it a re-quel.

[vidman7]

Darren actually turned down an offer to make Batman Begins. Chris Nolan was a fine alternative.

[DoctorNickson]

darren aronofsky meets wolverine... orgasm.

[MadameTeresa]

pornstache.

[newfrontier3000]

what the hell does he say... man talks fast(the interviewr

Who does he mention when he says

"the funny thing is ---------- gets a lot of shit...." at 2:16

[ZombieZifiction]

The only reason Nolan picked Snyder over Aronofsky is because Nolan is scared Aronofsky will 1up him. We all know this. I hope Wolverine is better than the new Superman, although Aronofsky's take on Superman would have been amazing.

[OfficialJabberwocky]

Hell fucking yes

[BoredOfFakeTalents]

It's not going to be the WOLVERINE movie the masses are going to expect. It''s going to be a daring experiment with an iconic character that's going to turn heads and turn I think alot of the X-men franchise fans off. Which is AWESOME!!!

[FromTheAbsurd]

Paul-Thomas Anderson and Darren Aronofsky are the two best working directors

[malows1234]

@FromTheAbsurd totally, fuck chris nolan. arronofsky and anderson are way true filmmakers.

[malows1234]

@FromTheAbsurd Ya dude, both darren and paul thomas anderson are just the best directors working for sure. but also they also are stylistically extremely unique. Meaning if you wanna see a PTA or Aronofsky film, you can only get that stylistically from these two maestro's.

[devimon711]

This will be the best movie featuring wolverine of all time. No doubt, no doubt in my mind.

[DescipleOfDeath]

They should reboot the series with someone who's the same size as the Wolverine portrayed in the original comic books.Wolverine was 5"3 inches tall in the comic books NOT 6"4.Do you know why they made him so short in the comic books? because his name is WOLVERINE!!!!! HELLO!!!

Wolverine: a small, vicious animal that has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times its size.

nuff said

[countchunkula]

I'm glad he's rebooting it, origins practically raped my childhood it was so fucking shitty.

[poisonborz]

WTF, he was supposed to make the new RoboCop movie... just looking at imdb it says he's off from that... snap. It would have been a far better franchise for him than the shitass torn-down x-men.

Still, I'm looking forward to this.

[MizerisMoney]

shut the fuck up people about X-Men Origins Wolverine. It was a good action movie not to be taken seriously. Why are you even watching action movies if all your going to do is pick it apart. Name me 1 action movie that can't be picked apart? Just enjoy the action, and special effects and shut the hell up.

[JesusCristo2002]

@MizerisMoney THAT'S the problem. People (whether if you know it or not) anticipate and expect MORE than just overtly dynamic special effects, and kinetically rapid action sequences. People want emotional attachment to characters, and a memorable story. The problem I personally had with "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", was how one-dimensional, and shallow the characters were - Skip Woods poorly written script and Gavin Hood's God-awful use of the special effects. The movie sucked!!!!

[MizerisMoney]

@JesusCristo2002 well. that's your opinion, and you are entitled to it. I personally enjoyed for what it was. Could it have been better? Of course it could, but it's a super hero movie. Nothing in it could actually ever happen, and it is all hokie. So if you don't like it then don't watch it.

[LunarLt]

the first wolverine was horrible. i mean what the hell? the story wasn't even right at all! deadpool is weapon 11 or 13 stupid and the blob doesn't work with wolverine and gambit is not as old as wolverine and wolverine's wife is not his wife, shes supposed to be silver fox from the team they have back than and maverick wasn't introduced, stupid ass movie and than the stealing of the mutant children.... i say REBOOT!!!!!! WITH THE ACTUAL 5FOOT 3INCHES WOLVERINE

[comicbookprodigy995]

This will be good, this will make up for the past films, including Vaughn's First Class.

This will not disappoint, no "Blowing Sh*t up", which wolverine never really does, and it's a stand alone piece..... Oh, God of movie ratings, please, oh please make this R rated!! Gritty, dark, blood spilling wolverine = WIN!!!!!

[CreatorOfPorn]

he kinda looks like christian bale only older and a little bit chubbier..... if you pay close attention.

[batboyjhg]

@CreatorOfPorn lol that's so true

[djamorpheus]

@CreatorOfPorn so weird, i just thought the same thing, before i read your comment

[NightinGal89]

@CreatorOfPorn oh, yeah..so maybe that's why he's hot. lol

[scent007]

@CreatorOfPorn and has more elegance and class than bale

[mega1232]

You can have a Wolverine movie without blowing things up...you just need to make sure that enough bodies drop by means of claws in good fight scenes. Treat this like a modern samurai flick and he's golden.

[Thor101792]

the interviewer is an ass

[lomo82]

I hate how the interviewer tells him you can't have a Wolverine movie without blowing things up, you can see Aronfonsky doesn't want to go in this typical bullcrap hollywood direction and changes the subject.

[simpleton7]

Well he's not worried.

[rhatcher010]

I'm suddenly very interested in Wolverine again. The fact that this is a standalone piece means everything...

[OfficialBrettJustin]

He is one of my favorite directors of all time and I can't wait to see what he does with wolverine..

[ilovepanslabyrinth]

@OfficialBrettJustin

I know I'll be in line, I love Darren

[cspazz]

Wolverine was good enough but not the masterpiece the character deserves. Wolverine deserves a 10/10 film and everything is in place now to do just that... storyline, director, writer, budget and lead actor. GET TO WORK boys!!!

[VastedCouth]

Darren Aronofsky and Chris Nolan should team up and do something.

[fatkidsgettinghurt]

@VastedCouth

I kind of agree but I'm afraid that the combined awesomeness would create a negative reaction.

[f4r0uq1988]

@VastedCouth EXACTLY!!! those are THE 2 greatest contemporary movie directors.

[FromTheAbsurd]

@f4r0uq1988 Paul-Thomas Anderson and Darren Aronofsky are the two best working directors

[f4r0uq1988]

@FromTheAbsurd I guess you find nolan's works too shallow, somehow lacking substance, right? well you're probably right, he mainly does smart-people-movies for the general audience in contrast to D.A.or P.T. Anderson. But I would actually like to see their deep and profound characters combined with nolan's way of story telling, if you know what I mean. Therefore I would prefer a D.A.-C.Nolan-collaboration, like VastedCouth

[FromTheAbsurd]

@VastedCouth Paul-Thomas Anderson and Darren Aronofsky are the two best working directors

[Pwells1]

@VastedCouth Aronofsky and Nolan are two very VERY different directors.

[VastedCouth]

@Pwells1 Doesn't mean they can't work together. I think a big reason for their successes is that they are auteur filmmakers who are willing to be collaborative, which is important in film. That's why both filmmakers have their own teams, people in mainstream Hollywood who are willing to drop everything to work work with them out of friendship, and have done so for at least 10 years. That's pretty rare these days. It doesn't matter that their particular neurosis and techniques are different.

[Pwells1]

@VastedCouth For Batman, Darren and Frank Miller cowrote a script where Bruce Wayne is raised by a used car salesman named Big Al, doesn't have gadgets, and beats criminals to a bloody pulp with a ring on his finger that leaves a mark that looks like a Bat.

They're both dark, but Darren is going to completely rip down the Wolverine character and make him anew.

[LetsGoDusen]

@VastedCouth how would that work...

[getlikemc]

@VastedCouth ... thats a strange combination. When do you ever see two renowned directors collaborate?

[VastedCouth]

@getlikemc Steven Spielberg and George Lucas did great collaborations for the 1st couple Indiana Jones movies.

[getlikemc]

@VastedCouth but nolan does expensive blockbusters and afronofsky does low budget indie films. Lucas and spielberg both had scifi and action going for them, making them similiar direction styles unlike the two you named

[VastedCouth]

@getlikemc First off, the blockbusters Nolan has on his plate are mostly Batman movies, that he got lucky enough to do in the first place. Before then he was making low budget stuff like Aronofsky, and if his wife (producer) hadn't been in his corner he might still be making them. And at heart Nolan still has the same sensibilities when he made arthouse films. I've no doubt Aronofsky would like that road as well. It's just that one happened to find himself in a better position before the other.

[VastedCouth]

A lot of you really overglorify the low budgets indie directors work with. Yeah it forces directors to concentrate more on story and character, but it also means that a lot of projects the director had in mind have to get shelved and will never get seen again.

Darren Aronofsky only has 5 films since 1998; it's not because he's some reclusive hermit like Terry Gilliam or Stanley Kubrick, it's because he can't get freaking funding for his work.

[DrJimbish]

As for comments relating to Gilliam/Kubrick. Firstly, Gilliam isnt near Kubricks league. Secondly, Kubrick was able to work constantly under WarnerB (all studio films, so this has absolutely nothing to do with selling out/indie directors etc like you seem to insist it is). 5 films in 12 years (or 6 in 13ish with Wolverine) isnt that bad. This is a film every 2.4yrs on average or without the anomaly of the Fountain, less than 2. Not bad for an independant (Wes andPT Anderson, Lynch, Haneke etc)

[dhannyboy86]

@VastedCouth impossible, the amount of awesomeness would cause the cameras to explode!

[drainfunk]

@VastedCouth like play golf?

[MisterPretzmann]

@VastedCouth

They are both good directors, but making something together? they are so different in all ways. they should never. EVER, make a movie together. It doesn't work that way.

[KayWildcat]

@VastedCouth NO!!

Darren and Chris are both INCREDIBLE talented filmmakers, but their styles of filmmaking are so totally different that when they come together, instead of creating an even more incredible film, they'll end up creating a mess.

Nolan is the master at HIS approach to his craft, while Darren is the master of his own.

[MikeSteel1989]

@VastedCouth Nolan isn't in Aronofsky's league. Darren is way way way too good for him.

[Marawanasmok]

@VastedCouth why, christopher nolan is terrible, well Inception was terrible

[keewatin427]

the interviewer is an annoying fanboy cunt... "you gonna blow some shit up!? huh? blow some shit up!?" what a fucking putz.

[HRVDNT]

If he can bring the intensity and the razor sharp acting from The Wrestler to The Wolverine, than that will be one hell of a movie.

[SUPERSCHMOO]

he looks a bit like christian bale.

[darrellkaiser11285]

He is so blind as to what FUX has in store for him. Any shred of credibility this Wolverine film will have will be gone by the time filming begins. As for this being a "stand alone film," I would actually prefer it if they replaced Hugh Jackman.

[Glimax]

@darrellkaiser11285 Jackman is good, the problem was the script and the directors. Hopefully with Darren we'll finally see the real Wolverine on screen.

[nethaneld]

@darrellkaiser11285 You are crazy. Every Marvel movie is turning out to be comic pasted onto big action films. If every comic artist who did x-men or wolverine put their own take on it, why can't Darren Aronofsky do that? There are so many different takes and looks to Wolverine, so Aronofsky wants to do the same - his own take.

[darrellkaiser11285]

I'm just saying that as long as Tom Rothman is running 20th Century Fox, the X-Men franchise is in serious jeopardy. Aronofsky will go in with a great script and concept and then Rothman will come in and make the unnecessary changes that will dumb it down, like what he did to the other X-Men films.

[nethaneld]

@darrellkaiser11285 Ok I'll agree with that. I think that Origins could have been great, but all the reshoots and nonsense going on killed what could've and should've been a great film.

[BoredOfFakeTalents]

I can't wait for The Wolverine... Darren is one of the best directors working right now and it's exciting to know he's taking this on... I have about as much faith in Darren as I do with Chris Nolan. It's going to be awesome. I don't like Jackman though...