Well, There We Go...The Wolverine Has a Director
Wed, June 15, 2011 
That figures. Just as I finish writing about the possibility of Hugh Jackman starring in a Les Miz film, we get an update on just who will be directing that Wolverine sequel. Must be karma.
According Deadline, James Mangold will be the lucky person who gets to replace Darren Aronofsky, who dropped out of the project several months ago. Mangold's previous directing credits include 3:10 to Yuma, Knight & Day, and Walk the Line. He also previously directed Jackman in 2001's Kate & Leopold.
The Wolverine, which will center around Logan's adventures in Japan and will hopefully be closer in quality to the awesome X-Men: First Class than 2009's lackluster X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is set to start shooting in the fall. No word yet on whether or not they still plan on shooting in Japan, which was unfortunately hit by a devastating earthquake back in March.
X-Men: First Class made terrific strides in restoring my faith in my favorite franchise in the superhero movie genre...let's hope that continues with The Wolverine.
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