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Jackman, Seed Planning Wolverine 2 and More

May 5, 2009

Hugh Jackman and Seed Productions partner John Palermo are developing several projects for the X-Men Origins: Wolverine star, reports Variety.

Fox and Seed are in development on a sequel to "Wolverine." The Seed partners have begun planning the sequel, which they are squarely focusing on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series, says the trade.

Fox has just closed a deal to acquire Personal Security, a spec script by Matt Lieberman. Jackman will star as a tough New York police detective forced into bodyguard duty for a spoiled teen heiress who is receiving kidnapping threats.

While Jackman has not set his next star vehicle, he has gotten revved up over Drive, a Seed-produced adaptation of the James Sallis novel set up at Universal. Jackman will play a solitary man who drives race cars by day and getaway cars by night in Los Angeles.

Long-in-the-works Carousel is also now a priority at Fox 2000, after David Magee turned in a script that Jackman and Palermo said keeps the timeless spirit of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, but injects relevance for a contemporary audience. Jackman will play Billy Bigelow.

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COMMENTS (45)

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May 5, 2009

As long as he's not in another movie like Deception, I'm good. That movie almost made my head implode.

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eddict

May 5, 2009

so he's remaking Taken and The Transporter :D

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MarkFaust

May 5, 2009

Oh Catman, another X-movie is really hurting your feelings? Let's give baby what baby wants, no more X-movies.

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Goggles_Pizano

May 5, 2009

The samurai thing could be cool, but I wanna see ALPHA FLIGHT!

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rusty kneecapp

May 5, 2009

I haven't seen Wolverine yet but I'd rather see Jackman do movies like The Prestige and The Fountain.

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Another xmen movie?

May 5, 2009

I'd be up for another xmen movie..but with wolverine. There are so many better x-men to fill the screen. So yes..a world without wolverine would be nice.

Come to think of it, a world without markfaust would be even better :D

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Zephyr

May 5, 2009

I was very unfulfilled by X-Men Origins: Wolverine; however, if they DO do the samurai storyline and do it well, I might give it another shot.

Maybe it could answer some huge questions, namely what happens with Sabretooth. But keep it simple: keep it to Victor, Silver Samurai, maybe Lady Deathstrike, and a much larger role for Gambit.

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WCB

May 5, 2009

It'd be awesome if they put in Wolverine taking on the Hulk in the sequel

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have to say

May 5, 2009

cool, 'X-Men Origins - Wolverine' is very good and very underrated, I will see it again and glad a sequel is going to be made. Can there please also be a X4/5/6 be made? With Mr. Sinister and Apocalypse as the villains?

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have to say

May 5, 2009