Jackman Says 'Wolverine' Sequel Is in The Works

Yesterday MTV reported a story from the Teen Choice Awards that Hugh Jackman was already working on a follow-up to this summer's X-Men spinoff, Wolverine. "Japan is where we're heading, [and] we're starting to work on it now," Jackman said in a taped interview. "We're in ... the first steps of developing that story."

Suffice it to say that the first film was not universally well-received, so a sequel might give the filmmakers more time to put together something better-suited and more faithful to the character's illustrious comic book legacy. While Jackman didn't officially confirm that the film would follow the storyline of the 1982 miniseries that catapulted the character from supporting player to superstar, he observed that could certainly be a jumping off point for the film: "I think the fans love that saga," he said. "It's my favorite saga of the Wolverine stories. That's a movie I've longed to make from the beginning, so that's where we're heading."

The question is, does that aspect of his back story really matter any more?
Essentially every subsequent Wolverine film going forward still qualifies as a prequel to the X-Men films, unless they're planning to jump forward to the post-X3 era, which seems silly without including at least a few of his teammates. Meanwhile, with four films under his belt and some two decades of history committed to film, Logan is no longer an unknown quantity; indeed, we know pretty much everything we need to about him, including how he got his powers, how he lost his memory, and how he joined the X-Men.

That said, who would be the ideal director to breathe new life into Wolverine? Personally I'm partial to Paul Greengrass in almost any reboot scenario that requires a lot of frenetic and intense action, but the possibilities seem pretty open. How about Katherine Bigelow, whose is currently receiving some of the best review of her career, and who certainly understands big-boy thrills?

Who would you suggest? Or who would you love to see sit in the director's chair the next time Wolverine unleashes his claws? Let us know!