When Scott was announced as a possible director to take over directing duties on the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine sequel I'm not sure how many people actually thought he would do it since its really not his style. I for one hoped he would as I'm a fan of most of his movies. Anyway, doesn't look like its happening. According to screen rant..
The veteran helmer is pondering the John Grisham adaptation The Associate, which has Shia LaBeouf lined up to star; he also has his long-gestating Hell’s Angels film, which also has LaBeouf onboard alongside Mickey Rourke. There’s also Potzdamer Platz, which would also star Rourke. Still with me?
Apparently he is leaning towards either
Potzdamer Platz or
Hell’s Angels, and whichever one of those he chooses still has to film after his next flick,
Unstoppable with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine which opens November 12th. Scott isn't what you would call the most subtle of directors, but he is very good at what he does, and manages to provide great action but still keep the heart in place(see
Man On Fire), so I was looking forward to seeing what he might do with the
Wolverine sequel, which will follow(how faithfully we don't know) Logan's sojourn in Japan as depicted in Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's acclaimed comic run. I didn't think the first movie was quiet as bad as most, and I'm not even sure how badly Gavin Hood did given the script he had to work with, but I would definitely like some new blood on the next one.
Who do you guys think would do the Japan Saga justice on the big screen?
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