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• Series: Deadpool, Captain America: The First Avenger, R.I.P.D., Captain America: The First Avenger, Walking Dead, Deadpool, Fantastic Four 3, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, The Wolverine (Wolverine 2)

Aronofsky to direct WOLVERINE 2?

Comics2Film: WOLVERINE and Darren Aronofsky
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Aronofsky to direct Wolverine 2? Plus: Rodriguez unlikely for Deadpool. One Fantastic Four rumor debunked. R.I.P.D. director close? More! Also known for the Flintstone flop, it's your Comics2Film 10.8.31!

FANTASTIC FOUR Rumor Doomed to Be Debunked

The first of the recent flurry of rumors surrounding 20th Century Fox's Fantastic Four relaunch may have been shot down. Over the weekend ComicBookMovie.com claimed an offer had been extended to True Blood actor Stephen Moyer to play Doctor Doom in the movie.

However if an offer is out, as reported, the actor has yet to receive it. Or at least he's not admitting to it

MTV News chatted with Moyer at the Emmy Awards on Sunday who said, "I know nothing about it."

However, we do know actors like to play word games when in the early stages of negotiations, so it's possible that Moyer is just being evasive. He did admit that he'd "maybe" be interested in taking on such a role.

Until the cast of the new movie is actually filled, we'll be seeing a lot more such reports thrown against the wall.

C2F Quick Hits

• Actress Diora Baird talks to Shock Till You Drop about playing an annoying vampire hunter in the upcoming DVD/Blu-Ray release 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, the latest extension to the franchise based on Steve Niles' break-out comics.
   
• Actor Stanley Tucci told MTV Splash Page that his character in the Captain America: The First Avenger movie is part mad scientist and part serious researcher. He also gushed about the director an his fellow cast members. He returns to the set of the film in October.
   
• It's a comic book. It's a TV show. It's not a graphic novel but now the Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead shuffles on in prose form as well. The Isotope Comics website presents fans with a chance to check out the first ever prose short story, penned by Kirkman himself, from the franchise. It's part of the newly published anthology book The Living Dead 2. Click through to take a gander.
   
• Thanks to AntoBlueberry for the submission.

Rodriguez Looking Iffy for DEADPOOL

In spite of strong mutual interest between 20th Century Fox and their chosen director, it appears unlikely that Robert Rodriguez will helm the much-anticipated Deadpool movie, according to a report by Deadline.com.

Rodriguez told that he likes the script by Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese  and Paul Wernick but the prohibiting factor right now is the schedule. Ryan Reynolds is attached to star in the film and has a small opening in his schedule to shoot the movie next year between other jobs (such as Green Lantern, R.I.P.D., Safe House and the probable Green Lantern 2). Rodriguez wants to do the movie but has the launch of Machete to contend with as well as a commitment to make Spy Kids 4 sooner rather than later.

"They are trying to make a certain small window that's going to be tough because of Spy Kids," Rodriguez told me. "If they push it back, it would be a lot better for me."

It's hard to imagine Fox delaying the film when Reynolds' star is white hot and interest in the Deadpool character is probably reaching its peak. Passing on this window would likely mean no production start until very late in 2011 or early in 2012. Our bet is Fox goes for another director.

Thanks to AntoBlueberry for the submission.

Schwentke Closing in on R.I.P.D.?

The same Deadline.com article indicates that director Robert Schwentke is favoring the long-percolating R.I.P.D. adaptation as his next film after the comic-based RED.

Yep, this one is also meant to start Ryan Reynolds as a dead cop who finds himself enlisted in the Rest In Peace Department, which polices the world of the living for ghosts who have refused to pass on. It's comedy action in the vein of Men in Black and was created by Peter Lenkov for as a series published by Dark Horse Comics.

Schwentke's name has come up on this project before, but the Deadline piece suggests he's getting serious about it, having recently passed on directing X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2.

Thanks to AntoBlueberry for the submission.

Aronofsky the Latest WOLVERINE 2 Contender?

The biggest nugget from the Deadline.com article places Darren Aronofsky as one of two contenders to take the helm of X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2. The other contender is one David Slade (of 30 Days of Night and Twilight Saga: Eclipse fame).

Aronofsky has reportedly been in conversations with Jackman, who he previously developed The Fountain with. Although he's not a bankable director for the studio to put on a big tentpole movie. Fox gambled on art-house director Gavin Hood for the first one and the results weren't so good. On the other hand if producer/star Jackman wants Aronofsky, he'll probably get him.

Deadline speculates that Slade is the more likely candidate given the blockbuster success of the Twilight movie.

What do you think, Maniacs? How do Slade and Aronofsky rate for your WOLVERINE needs? Post your comments below...

Thanks to AntoBlueberry for the submission.

Rob M. Worley is the writer and creator of the all-new, all-cat kids comic book series Scratch9 which arrives in comic shops on September 9th! Come see him on September 1st at Wonderworld Comics in Taylor, MI where he's signing pre-release copies of the first issue of the new book!