‘The Wolverine’ Director Shortlist Includes Jose Padilha, Doug Liman, Mark Romanek & More
By Russ Fischer/May 25, 2011 3:34 pm EST
Let’s do the quick rundown. Jose Padilha would be ironic, given that he’s now got the RoboCop film that Darren Aronofsky was once going to make. He’s also been attached to a new movie, Tri-Border, which we’ll cover in a minute. So he might be out. Doug Liman could handle the movie, as could Antoine Fuqua, but neither impresses me as the right man. Same for Justin Lin, though in the wake of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career pause, I wouldn’t be surprised if this went to him while he waited to make The Terminator 5 or Fast Six.
James Mangold and Gavin O’Connor also fit into the capable but seemingly not as likely category, with James Mangold possibly being a better fit. And we don’t know enough about Gary Shore for me to make a call. Of this list, I like the idea of Mark Romanek, because I want to see something more than glossy mainstream action brought to this film. He doesn’t strike as being quite right either, but I’d take his attempt above just about anyone else on this list.
Given this crop of possible names, where would you place your bet?
