According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has named Gavin Hood director for the upcoming Wolverine film which begins production in November. The script is from David Benioff (The Kite Runner, Troy), with star Hugh Jackman  also producing (see 'Jackman to Produce 'Wolverine' Movie').

 

Gavin Hood's film Tsotsi won the 2005 foreign film Oscar. Rendition, due out later this year, stars Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep and Peter Sarsgaard.