Shortly after X-Men Origins: Wolverine's release, a sequel was green-lit. The film will likely be set in Japan, as hinted in its predecessor.[57] At the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, Jackman stated that the sequel will take place in Japan.
In August 2009 Christopher McQuarrie was hired to write the script. McQuarrie was a writer on the first X-Men film, but voluntarily took his name off the movie when the final version was more in line with David Hayter's script than his.[58]
In January 2010, at the People's Choice Awards, Jackman stated that the film will start shooting sometime in 2011. In March 2010, during an interview with Bryan Singer and Lauren Shuler Donner, about the future of X-Men franchise, Singer revealed that he had recently had lunch with Hugh Jackman, but was quickly silenced by Donner before revealing anymore details. |
