{"id":14465,"date":"2011-06-16T07:13:21","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T12:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=14465"},"modified":"2011-06-16T07:13:21","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T12:13:21","slug":"fox-goes-to-james-mangold-to-direct-the-wolverine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/16\/fox-goes-to-james-mangold-to-direct-the-wolverine\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Goes To James Mangold To Direct THE WOLVERINE"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When Darren Aronofski walked away<\/a> from directing the comic book adaption The Wolverine<\/strong> last March, I wondered if if studio Twentieth Century Fox would be able to find a replacement director that at least approached the level of interest that Aronofski generated in the project. Turns out the answer is they aren’t.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> is reporting that Fox is about to enter into talks with James Mangold to direct this sequel to the lackluster X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/strong>. Since the deal is far from final, things could change. But since Fox wants the film in front of cameras thyis fall, expect things to go fairly smoothly.<\/p>\n

If you’re wondering why I don’t think that Mangold is a good choice for the film, than you are probably one of the many, many people who stayed away from his last film, the Tom Cruise-headlined action flick Knight And Day<\/strong>. Sure, he also has such films as Girl, Interrupted<\/strong> and Walk The Line <\/strong>on his filmography, but those are more dramatic fare. Based on Kinght And Day, I would charitably describe his ability to direct action as “adequate.”<\/p>\n

And adequate is not what the X-Men<\/strong> franchise needs right now. Although it has been performing decently, this summer’s X-Men: First Class<\/strong> is coming in under expectations in regards to box office. X-Men: Origins<\/strong> did marginally better, but felt like a completely unnecessary film from a story standpoint. The Wolverine<\/strong> needs to be the shot in the arm to revitalize the X-Men franchise, but I doubt that Mangold is the one to supply it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The KNIGHT AND DAY director will take on the X-MEN ORIGINS sequel.<\/div>\n

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