Christopher McQuarrie has signed on to write the script for 20th Century Fox’s Wolverine sequel. McQuarrie won an oscar for writing The Usual Suspects and reteamed with that film’s director, Bryan Singer, for the first X-Men.
McQuarrie voluntarily took his name off X-Men when the final version was more in line with David Hayter’s script than his.
Hugh Jackman will again star as Logan/Wolverine. He is also producing via his Fox-based Seed production company along with Lauren Shuler Donner.
The Hollywood Reporter says the movie’s story line will takes its cue from the early 1980s Chris Claremont-Frank Miller miniseries, which is set in Japan and features Wolverine dealing with ninjas as he struggles whether to follow his animal killer instincts or the life under a samurai’s code of honor and respect.
Made for about $150 million, “Wolverine” earned $363.2 million worldwide.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
