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Darren Aronofsky Bows Out of 'Wolverine'
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SolsticeZero
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God damn.... I'm sad now....
Anticitizen One
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ughhhg first he bows out of Batman and Robocop and now this. Aronofsky is such a pussy
mellowyellowod
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Blader5489 said:
Is there a synopsis online about his Batman: Year One movie?
Escape Goat
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erlim said:
Have you seen his wife? Yikes.
I just saw this news. I am unable to express how unsurprised I am at this news, because that expression would be no different from how I felt the moments before I read the news. Lol.
I don't think I ever really believed this movie was going to get made the way it was promised.
I don't think I ever really believed this movie was going to get made the way it was promised.
Salvor.Hardin
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Teh Hamburglar said:
What the hell? She could be his mum!
triplestation
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MidnightCowboy said:
sixteen-bit
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smhBlader5489 said:
AgentChris
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Fox sucks. Its good that Aronofsky left. I loved The Fountain so more stuff like that.
CartridgeBlower
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Why does everyone hate Wolverine so much? Kinda feels like 'the cool internet thing to do.'
It wasn't a top shelf superhero movie by any stretch, but most everything about it was decent. Acting, special effects, story, villain. Not great, but not an abomination, either. Pacing was fine. Bought all the motivations of the characters. Didn't see what the big problem was with it then, and still don't today.
It wasn't a top shelf superhero movie by any stretch, but most everything about it was decent. Acting, special effects, story, villain. Not great, but not an abomination, either. Pacing was fine. Bought all the motivations of the characters. Didn't see what the big problem was with it then, and still don't today.
MidnightCowboy
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You guys are crazy. After Deadpool's head is cut off, it continues to fire lasers as it circles down and destroys that huge complex. IT'S FUCKING INCREDIBLE. I like the movie because it's ridiculous. It's just an awesomely fun movie to watch.
AgentOtaku
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depressing thread and yeah, Darren A. was the only reason I was even remotely interested in this project...
Sucks to hear. Not because I am some huge Wolverine fan, but I was just curious to see what Aronofsky could do with a mainstream franchise like that. Plus Jackman who I think is amazing, has been tied to this shit for so long and it would have been great to see some sort of payoff for all the effort he has put into the character. I think he is one of the best actors around and half of his career is tied to this damn character. If he is not going to let it go, then just let Hugh direct the damn thing.
No, it was just pretty bad. The acting rarely, if ever, rose above OC-level melodrama. The script, the same. The story was horribly contrived and just seemed an excuse to shoehorn every character they could into it. I mean, Christ, when Gambit said, "Here we are - Three Mile Island", I half expected him to add: "Where nothing can possiblay go wrong." And the special effects, like they ever make a good movie, were even pretty questionable.CartridgeBlower said:
As for Aronofsky walking away from this, it's hardly surprising. That said, outside of Raimi, I've never really seen a superhero movie directed by one of my favourite directors. Aronosky, unlike the likes of Vaughn or Snyder, makes intensely stylish movies with substance beneath them. I was looking forward to it. Oh well. C'est la vie.
ConradCervantes
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He bowed out because he realized he was Darren Aronofsky, Academy Award nominee, and not Darren Aronofsky, director of comic book schlock.
And the custody thing too.
And the custody thing too.
Why is anyone shocked by this news? It's Fox. And Aronofsky.
This was never going to happen.
And, from what I've heard, if you were to ask Matthew Vaughn about how it is working at Fox I'm sure he wouldn't have very positive things to say.
X-Men:First Class is still on course to be crap and the horror stories about Gavin Hood's time 'directing' the first Wolverine should turn anyone of note off working with Fox.
And to the above poster, yes, that is Hugh Jackman's 'wife'.
This was never going to happen.
And, from what I've heard, if you were to ask Matthew Vaughn about how it is working at Fox I'm sure he wouldn't have very positive things to say.
X-Men:First Class is still on course to be crap and the horror stories about Gavin Hood's time 'directing' the first Wolverine should turn anyone of note off working with Fox.
And to the above poster, yes, that is Hugh Jackman's 'wife'.
Snowman Prophet of Doom said:
How many drug addicts do you know? Anyway, it's been too long since I've seen the film for me to comment on specific examples of characterization that I liked, but the mother was quite a good character, I thought, and pretty much all of the scenes between her and Jared Leto are heart-breaking. I felt the writing was good enough to give me a good sense of the other characters. The movie covers a pretty sizable span of time, and I think the storytelling style works very well with that in mind.
How are we beaten over the head over and over? The bad things don't happen until the "Winter" section of the movie, at which point every character is sucked into their irreversible downward spiral. It's not like life is constantly shitting on each of these characters throughout the entire film. You can say that it's unrealistic that bad things would happen to these characters all at the same time, but fiction often makes sacrifices like that.
You've never heard of drug-addicted women entering the sex trade to feed their addictions?
It just sucks that XMEN in general is held hostage by FOX. I love the XMEN and there are enough popular characters, story lines, and just pure awesome cool powers to make great movies that don't have to be shitty summer blockbusters. At FOX they are doomed for that.
Jackman really likes the character and has put in his heart and soul into it but Fox keeps dicking him over.
Oh well I will forever have the army attacking the mansion in X2 scene where Wolverine goes nuts.
If they had given AD control, ala Nolan with Batman, we possibly could have had a great movie.
Jackman really likes the character and has put in his heart and soul into it but Fox keeps dicking him over.
Oh well I will forever have the army attacking the mansion in X2 scene where Wolverine goes nuts.
If they had given AD control, ala Nolan with Batman, we possibly could have had a great movie.
PhoncipleBone
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Naeblish said:Have you seen Aronofsky's EX wife?
Fixed that for you.
Another rumor out there is the travel thing is partially legit because of custody of the kids, and being away that long would not be good for him on the legal side with the children.
Ultimate truth that most people don't want to accept.ConradCervantes said:
I agree.duckroll said:
My condolences Aronofsky/Wolverine lovers. But it wasn't ever a realistic thing to begin with. :sadface:
Also, X-Men first class will be good.
The mere fact that Fox wants to destroy it, should be an indication of how much control Vaughn had forcefully taken from Fox's hands.
PhoncipleBone
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If they pick Paul WS Anderson, Uwe Boll, The Strausse Brothers, or Brett Ratner I think you might care.ToxicAdam said:
ConradCervantes said:
Sort of like how Spielberg, Cameron, Nolan, and other directors realize they are academy award winners and or nominees and bow out of comic book schlock, action movies, or summer blockbusters?
Oh wait no. He bowed simply because FOX meddled and or his family issues. He wouldn't sign up otherwise. Its not like the Black Swan is the first movie of his that has ever been nominated or critically praised. He didn't just realize he is "too good" for this material. And as its been chronicled before, he has had interest in doing comic book movies before but its just never worked out.
Again boo to people who think comic book movies should be only made by lesser directors and then turn around bitch and complain how bad comic book movies are. WTF? When talented directors want to work on them, out of interest not force, you people complain they could be doing something better but when bad comic book movies are made you complain that they are shit.
PhoncipleBone
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I thought about it, but refrained. As mediocre director he is, he does produce some TV shows I greatly enjoy, so he is on the second list of shit directors and not the first list I posted.Ceres said:
Death Dealer
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Puddles said:
He obviously just didn't like Requiem, which is an entirely different matter than to suggest it was poorly directed. (which is a wrong opinion)
ToxicAdam said:
What's the deal with Wolverine and Japan ? I never saw the first movie. Does the character have some history or do his special powers originate from there ?
MisterHero
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Is this the movie where they changed his name from Wolverine to The Wolverine, that's some deep development
Wolverine is a samurai. He met his fiancee there but then got hassled by some ninja clanDeath Dealer said:
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