Hugh Jackman recently took to discussing the potential sequel to his “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” “Japan is where we’re heading, [and] we’re starting to work on it now. We’re in the first steps of developing that story.” Jackman has been a fan of the Japanese storyline for a long time and revealed a possible compromise he made in the first film, for the second. “That’s a movie I’ve longed to make from the beginning, so that’s where we’re heading.” We always wondered why Jackman put up with the studio-crap in the first film. Turns out it might be so he could make the Japan-set story. [MTV]
McG has admitted that he did “a lot of things right… and we did many things wrong” in “Terminator Salvation.” Unfortunately, he’s not going to do the franchise the service of ending his involvement there. “We can’t wait to get back at it and show the world what becomes of that war and how we master time travel.” — Here we go, again. — “It’s very, very likely that John Connor is going to end up running through rooms like this where he knows something that none of us know. And I think that is a platform for great storytelling. It will be more of a chase movie with a new Terminator that is on your ass.” Yawn. [IGN]
The Comic-Con effect: Lionsgate, Paramount and Universal are lining up for Matthew Vaughn’s “Kick-Ass.” Vaughn originally financed the project independently after some studios found the project’s violence too graphic and some of its dialogue too profanity-laced and opted not to board it at the script stage. Sony originally boarded the project before dropping over creative differences. What makes these guys think an R-rated ultra-violent comic book with kids is financially viable? [RiskyBizBlog]
John Debney is set to score for Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man 2.” Debney previously worked with Favreau on “Elf” and “Zathura.” Meanwhile, Scottish composer Craig Armstrong will be providing the score for Louis Leterrier’s “Clash Of The Titans.” Armstrong’s previous works include “Love Actually,” “Moulin Rouge” and “Romeo + Juliet.” [UpcomingFilmScores/UFS]
Wolfgang Petersen is reportedly set to helm an adaptation of book/anime “Paprika.” The story centers on a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient’s dreams. When its stolen, all hell breaks loose, and only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika. Haha. [Moviehole]
Looking forward to seeing the Basterds in action in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film? Well, watch this Esquire short film – other than Brad Pitt, Eli Roth and B.J. Novak, the Basterds seriously get more screen time in this 3 minute short than in the feature (we know, we just saw the post-Cannes recut version of ‘Basterds’ down in the Melbourne Film Festival). [Esquire]