You may recall that a few weeks before Darren Aronofsky got the job as director of The Wolverine, several other high-profile directors were in contention for the job, and one of those filmmakers was Twilight: Eclipse and 30 Days Of Night director David Slade. However, in a recent interview, Slade all but says he had the gig until Aronofsky became interested and he was slowly pushed out of the frame! Here's what he had to say:
"I must have read or been at least offered 40+ projects. I’ve gone after two. And therefore for reasons that are completely valid, those things didn’t happen. “The Wolverine” was like that, I had a great meeting with Hugh Jackman. We were all ready to go and then Darren Aronofsky, who has a great relationship with Hugh, showed up. You kind of feel like: “well, the girlfriend’s come back. I can either put up a fight here or I can just let nature take its course."
What do you guys think about this? Would Slade have been a better choice, or are you happy that Aronofsky is helming the standalone picture that thankfully won’t have anything to do with Gavin Hood‘s
X-Men Origins: Wolverine? Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place!