According to Vulture, Wolverine's time in Japan will be over seen by one of two men.
Insiders tell Vulture that it's come down to two directors vying to call the shots on Fox's sequel to Wolverine. "Twilight: Eclipse" director David Slade, and Robert Schwentke ("Flightplan," "The Time Traveler's Wife"). Both men have been approved by the studio's brass, and though Jackman will ultimately be the one to make the call after meeting with each next week, a well-placed source inside the production insists, "It's going to be Slade."
Before anyone freaks out too much at the prospect of a
Twilight Director taking on Wolverine, remember that Slade also directed the great
30 Days Of Night and the excellent
Hard Candy, so I'm hoping he gets the gig. Schwentke will next bring us another CBM,
Red, and has also directed
Flight Plan and
The Time Travelers Wife. We had previously been led to believe that Tony Scott of Matt Reeves might be in the running. Christopher McQuarrie will pen the script which will see Logan head to Japan to battle samurai(we hope!).
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