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With director Matthew Vaughn's X-Men franchise prequel, X-Men: First Class, opening in theaters in just over a week, it appears as if Fox is finally getting around to looking for a replacement for Darren Aronofsky as director of the studio's next Marvel Comics adaptation, The Wolverine, the planned stand-alone sequel to 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In the wake of Aronofsky's departure—the Academy Award-nominated director didn't want to spend an entire year away from his family filming the movie overseas—David Slade (Twilight Saga: Eclipse), who had been in discussions with Fox before Aronofsky was hired, was rumored to be the top candidate to take the helm until he announced that he has had "no discussions" with Fox about the movie. Speculation then turned to Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code), who is a fan of the character, but he recently revealed his intention to make his sci-fi passion project, Mute, the next movie he directs. Now, Variety has revealed that Fox has put together a short list of eight potential directors to bring the feral mutant back to the big screen.
who is on the list? >> Posted 05.26.11 by BrentJS -
New images from co-writer and director Gavin O'Connor's Warrior, starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton, were just revealed this week, and now the trailer for the movie has come online.
Warrior is likely going to draw comparisons to The Fighter because both movies are about fighting and the leads are brothers, but, unlike The Fighter, Warrior isn't based on a true story, is set in Pittsburgh, and is about Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and not boxing. So, really, Warrior isn't about The Fighter at all outside of fighting and siblings.
Watch the trailer >> Posted 04.08.11 by Ryan -
Several new still images from co-writer and director Gavin O'Connor's (Pride and Glory) new movie, Warrior, have been released online. The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports drama stars Tom Hardy (Inception) as Tommy Riordan, an ex-Marine who returns home to Pittsburgh to enlist his father (Nick Nolte) and former coach to train him for the largest purse in MMA history. As Tommy moves up in the ranks, his brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), a former MMA fighter, returns to the ring to provide for his family. The passage of time has done little to soften the relationship between Tommy and Brendan and the two find themselves on a collision course that ends in the ring. Kurt Angle and Jennifer Morrison also star.
Posted 04.07.11 by BrentJS -
Two mirror-image character posters from co-writer and director Gavin O'Connor's new MMA-themed sports drama, Warrior, were recently leaked online by actress Jennifer Morrison, who co-stars in the movie. Apparently, Morrison has since taken down the images because the link comes up as "unavailable," but not before ComingSoon could copy the images and upload them to their site. The posters feature the two lead actors, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton, who portray quarreling brothers who settle their differences in an MMA ring.
read the synopsis >> Posted 03.11.11 by BrentJS