Two months ago, Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky bailed from what would have been his first foray into big budget action filmmaking. Reteaming with his Fountain star Hugh Jackman, Aronofsky was on board to deliver a gritty version of The Wolverine, the not-quite-prequel-sequel to 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Since then, the movie's been in flux, suffering the loss of the talented director and a hiccup in production due to the tsunami disaster affecting their desired shooting location of Japan. For all intents and purposes, the movie was not moving forward.
Now, thanks to Variety, we have the first news since the shake up, a short list of contenders for the director's seat. Missing are previous names like Robert Schwentke, David Slade and Duncan Jones, replaced by a few "in" directors, a few indie talents and guys who've been doing the action thing for most of their careers. A healthy mix to be sure.
Since then, the movie's been in flux, suffering the loss of the talented director and a hiccup in production due to the tsunami disaster affecting their desired shooting location of Japan. For all intents and purposes, the movie was not moving forward.
Now, thanks to Variety, we have the first news since the shake up, a short list of contenders for the director's seat. Missing are previous names like Robert Schwentke, David Slade and Duncan Jones, replaced by a few "in" directors, a few indie talents and guys who've been doing the action thing for most of their careers. A healthy mix to be sure.
- 5/26/2011
- UGO Movies
British comics have not been well served in their Hollywood adaptations. Transatlantic transitions from page to screen result in either being too faithful, as Zack Synder’s Watchmen arguably was, or too loose with the essence of the source material, resulting in a genre bound snooze fest – Judge Dredd please stand up (and don’t remove your helmet!).
While the golden age of American comics have lit up the screen in this last decade, with visionary directors taking the basic elements of these iconic characters to their own conclusions, British comics have not garnered such attention. Nolan’s Batman, Raimi’s Spiderman and the Supermen of Donner and Singer have their own unique identity; the depth of the mythology of these superheroes allows numerous interpretations, and some of the most interesting re-imaginings of our own myths and legends have occurred on the screen as well as on the page.
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While the golden age of American comics have lit up the screen in this last decade, with visionary directors taking the basic elements of these iconic characters to their own conclusions, British comics have not garnered such attention. Nolan’s Batman, Raimi’s Spiderman and the Supermen of Donner and Singer have their own unique identity; the depth of the mythology of these superheroes allows numerous interpretations, and some of the most interesting re-imaginings of our own myths and legends have occurred on the screen as well as on the page.
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- 11/29/2009
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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