Aronofsky ejects from Wolverine

Darren Aronofsky won’t be directing Wolverine after all.

In a statement, Aronofsky said, “As I talked more about the film with my collaborators at Fox, it became clear that the production of ‘The Wolverine’ would keep me out of the country for almost a year. I was not comfortable being away from my family for that length of time. I am sad that I won’t be able to see the project through, as it is a terrific script and I was very much looking forward to working with my friend, Hugh Jackman, again.”

I hope this means there’s still a chance Aronofsky could direct Angelina Jolie in Serena (think a female version of Daniel Plainview), though there’s no indication of that happening right now.