“Who knows what’ll be coming up next – I have a lot of meetings and catching-up to do when I get back to LA,” says the director, who’s since confirmed that one of them would be with 20th Century Fox to talk Logan. “[Wolverine is] more interesting to me than Batman,” he told IGN at this weekend’s Kapow! “A good Wolverine film could be an amazing thing.” Yes, it’s vague but it does sound like Jones is a strong contender.
While Jones has other possible projects on his plate, he’s pretty much free for the moment. As I think about it, if he really wants Wolverine, I don’t see a reason for Fox to turn him down- so long as he agrees to stick to the Japan storyline which is a focus of the film. I’ll say it is in the realm of possibilities. It would also slightly confirm Hugh Jackman’s optimism that the production would ‘find a director’ within a short period of time.
Nothing’s set in stone yet, but what do you think? Would Jones bring something interesting to the X-Men film universe?
