The Russo brothers are ready to make a film about Wolverine for Marvel

Hollywood directors Joe and Anthony Russo want to work on a new mutant movie James Howlett (Logan / Wolverine). They announced this in a podcast Lights Camera Barstool

Filmmakers consider the character special and draw parallels with Batman… We are talking about a lot of responsibility: you need to choose the right actor, competently work out the script, and so on.

“You have to think about how to arrange everything, you have to find a suitable actor who will come and rethink the character,” – said Joe Russo.

The comment refers to the fact that for many, the image of Logan is inextricably linked with the actor. Hugh Jackman, “retired” on a high note in 2017 when DJames MangoldLogan“(Logan). Under the current conditions, the Russo brothers do not exclude that Marvel have to take a break before taking on a new project. But in the future, directors want to tackle such a difficult problem.

As known, X-Men already began to appear in the fourth phase cinematic universe… Moreover, movie officially announcedDeadpool 3“(Deadpool 3) rated R.

Insiders add that Marvel is interested in the return of Hugh Jackman, but his age (the actor is already 52 years old) can be a serious obstacle. The best option for the return of an actor is called a movie in which Logan and Deadpool unite into a team. Then you can rekast, explaining Wolverine’s metamorphoses with the inflamed imagination of a chatty mercenary.

Moreover, the actor Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) confessedthat such a project was in development before Disney bought Fox Film Division… According to the idea, “Deadpool 3” was to become a road movie, in which the main characters set out their versions of the events that took place. As a source of inspiration, the actor named the legendary tape Akira KurosawaResemon“(Rashomon).

References to Wolverine can already be found in the latest trailer for the series “Falcon and the Winter Soldier“(The Falcon and the Winter Soldier). The fact is that the video shows Madripoor – a fictional analogue of Singapore from Marvel Comics… The Asian city-state is strongly associated with Logan, who turned the territory into his “hunting grounds”.

According to the chief editor of the portal Geekosity Mikey Sutton, Marvel writers are already working on the plot of a solo project about Wolverine. The comic strip, in which the mutant first appeared, will allegedly be based on.

It’s about the confrontation between the Hulk and Logan. But in the MCU, history will change. According to the idea, who participated in the project “Weapon X“the mutant escapes from a secret laboratory, and a squad of Canadian superheroes must pursue him Alpha flight

While trying to hide, Logan will face the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), who again lost his self-control and went into berserk mode. However, the green-skinned giant himself is on the wanted list, and his main opponent, the general, is hunting him. Thaddeus Ross (William Hurt), which in the comics is Red Hulk… In future Marvel projects, it is planned to tell how exactly the military received superpowers.

All of the above cannot yet be called the final version, because the studio is only discussing possible concepts so far. But Sutton noted that Mickey Mouse house still could not agree with the studio Universal on the issue of returning the rights to the Hulk, so Marvel still cannot release solo projects about the character.

As for the Russo brothers, they are busy in the near future. Their new film comes out at the end of February “Cherry“(Cherry), in which the main role of an army medic suffering from PTSD Niko Walker played Tom Holland… The directors also announced that the script for the film will be completed this week “Hercules“(Hercules), which will be a reboot of the cartoon of the same name from the Disney studio.

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