Friday, July 20

• Wolverine gets a director

  Looks like Wolverine, the upcoming X-Men spin-off exploring the origins of Hugh Jackman's character, finally has director. Variety reports that South African director Gavin Hood, whose 2005 flick Tsotsi won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, snagged the prized gig after Fox execs caught a glimpse of his latest film, Rendition, a political thriller set to open in October.

  Fox must have really liked what they saw in Rendition. Hood's a newcomer to the comic book world with no previous genre experience. It'll be interesting to see how he approaches the Wolverine character.

  Wolverine is currently slated for a November 2008 release.

  
  

  Posted 07/20/2007 by Thomas

  Hugh Jackman | Gavin Hood | Thomas Leupp | X-Men: The Last Stand | X2: X-Men United | X-Men

Friday, April 27

• Goyer on board for Magneto spin-off

  Variety reports that Fox has finally given the go-ahead to the long-awaited X-Men spinoff Magneto, with David Goyer attached to direct. The movie will be a prequel of sorts, dealing with the origins of villain depicted in the X-Men films by Ian McKellen.

  One of the industry's most sought-after screenwriters, Goyer's directorial efforts to date have underwhelmed critics. His latest film, The Invisible, opens today.

  Things are mighty busy over at Marvel these days. Another X-Men spin-off, Wolverine, is also moving forward, with Hugh Jackman set to star.

  
  

  Posted 04/27/2007 by Thomas

  Hugh Jackman | Ian McKellen | David S. Goyer | X-Men: The Last Stand | X2: X-Men United | X-Men