Gavin Hood To Direct Wolverine

Gavin Hood To Direct Wolverine

By Peter Sciretta/July 20, 2007 10:38 am EST

Wolverine will mix action with the origin story from Frank Miller’s Weapon X book series, which told the story of how Logan escaped kidnappers and an experimental facility to become an indestructible mutant with retractable adamantium claws.

Jackman is being paid $20 million to produce and star in the film. He worked with Benioff on the script, aiming for a smaller-scale character piece. Jackman has also said that he doesn’t see the need for an R-rating, because he doesn’t want to exclude all the young fans. “We can still give it an edge though”

Wolverine starts production in November for a 2008 release.