Fox Enlists David James Kelly to Script 'Wolverine' Sequel
Sat, March 22, 2014 
With a release date of March 3rd, 2017 announced just a few days back, 20th Century Fox has now brought in little-known screenwriter David James Kelly (not to be confused with TV producer David E. Kelley) to script the sequel to last year's The Wolverine.
Looking at Kelly's filmography, he only has a short film called Straw Man back in 2010 to his credit (which he also directed and produced), but he did in fact work on the Daredevil reboot when it was being developed my David Slade in 2012.
Both franchise star Hugh Jackman and The Wolverine director James Mangold are expected to return.
I liked The Wolverine, but felt it had a lot more potential to be better than it was. It seemed as if the studio pushed less down the creative team's throat than say X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but still felt it was a missed opportunity.
Hopefully Fox gives Mangold and Jackman (and this new screenwriter, Kelly) more creative freedom to do what they wants this time.
Source: Deadline
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