Hugh Jackman says Aronofsky’s exit from ‘The Wolverine’ was ‘complicated’
Four years after “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” hit theaters, the adamantium-enhanced mutant will return to theaters next summer.
“The Wolverine” has endured several setbacks and star Hugh Jackman spoke to Total Film about one of the biggest – the departure of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.
“It’s a wonderful idea, which is why Darren [Aronofsky] was interested in doing it,” Jackman said. “He’d been looking for a movie for a long time and he said that this was the best script he’d read. It didn’t work out in the end for many, complicated reasons but it was kind of a reassurance to me that I knew we were on the right path.”
James Mangold takes over and Jackman is hopeful to find success with this new film.
“For various reasons with the first movie I don’t think we got to the bottom of the character,” he said, “and I think that’s why, in this one, we’re calling it ‘The’ Wolverine. It should feel like a standalone movie.”
Jackman is joined by Will Yun Lee, who will play the villain Silver Samurai and Rila Fukushima as Yukio.
“The Wolverine” arrives in theaters July 26, 2013.