Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Wolverine 2

Darren Aronofsky is reportedly directing Wolverine 2 (source). At least it's not a prequel or a reboot.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine was unbelievably awful. But then again, 90% of the comics featuring Wolverine have been unbelievably awful. Marvel Comics has so often nearly killed the goose that laid the adamantium eggs with overexposure, contradictory origin stories, convoluted time-lines, and knock-off characters (because more of the same is what the audience demands, isn't it?). Hell, there's even dispute about Wolverine's designation. Is he Weapon X (the letter), or Weapon 10 (Roman numeral X), as suggested in the now-nearly-wiped-out-of-canon Grant Morrison New X-Men stories? At this point, who cares? And of course, the movies versions of the X-Men are different again.

I haven't seen Black Swan yet, but Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, and The Wrestler have all been excellent films. No reason why Aronofsky won't succeed with a genre piece. I'll go see it, but to see what he's doing, not Wolverine.

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