In a recent interview, Lauren Shuler Donner talked about some of her upcoming projects. Of particular note were her comments on two of the most popular comic films, X3 and the potential “Wolverine” spinoff.
On X-Men – “It will follow the Dark Phoenix thread, with new storylines and characters.” She is “a huge fan of Joss [Whedon]” and as for his not directing the project – “Nothing is certain yet.”
On Wolverine – “I would never go with a different Wolverine. In fact, we met, Benioff and Hugh and I, and Benioff told him the story and Hugh loved it. Hugh’s on board… The plan is to do more of an origin story for Wolverine.”
She continues, “The first one. If that’s successful, my deepest desire – I’m not reflecting Fox but you never know – my deepest desire is after the origin story, which David has worked out beautifully, it’s really good – if that works, the second one could be the Mariko, ninja story. That whole Mariko love story is phenomenal because he gets down to his basest self and it’s so cool. That’s a great storyline. But I think you have to do the origin first to educate the broader audience.”
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