Dan Trachtenberg Courted For Mystery Marvel Movie — Wolverine or Iron Man 4?

Dan Trachtenberg is reportedly deep in conversation with Marvel Studios to write and direct a potential theatrical film, per a new report.

According to My Cosmic Circus’s Alex Perez, Dan Trachtenberg is being courted for an unspecified film within the Mutant Saga that is set to revolve around a single character rather than an ensemble like recent films The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Thunderbolts*, and Avengers: Doomsday. The question then arises, who is this character?

With X-Men now officially underway at Marvel Studios, all eyes are on the most popular mutant — Wolverine. Casting for principle characters in the film seem complete, leaving Weapon X actorless and likely not part of the film. Marvel, of course, is expected to have plans for the character, whose popularity is largely thanks to an iconic portrayal by Hugh Jackman, and with Marvel setting up adamantium in Captain America: Brave New World, it seems obvious that a Wolverine project is on the way.

Dan Trachtenberg is best known for his work in the Predator franchise, all of which involve science fiction action and the dangers of instinctual killers. These, too, are often attributed to works involving Wolverine.

Now, on today’s Hot Mic episode, insider Jeff Sneider exclaimed that he thinks a fourth Iron Man film is secretly in development (though does not explicitly state this is based on BTS information) and that Robert Downey Jr, 61, will be back to star, for some reason. He thinks Trachtenberg may be a pick for that possible film, which makes sense considering the previous instalment in the franchise was also directed by The Predator‘s Shane Black.

It’s worth mentioning that Marvel Studios is also developing a Nova film, which officially has no director attached, though it will likely fall under Michael Waldron’s watchful eye, with the Loki creator already writing the film. Perez also entertains the possibility that the film could be Blade, which matches the aforementioned action criteria, though would be a pivot from the studio courting Black talent behind-the-screen.

Besides his work on the Predator franchise, Trachtenberg is also working on a Sleeping Beauty film for Disney Studios.

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