Hugh Jackman in Action

Hugh Jackman just finished with the opening of his blockbuster "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and now he has several other films in the works. Jackman and Seed Productions partner John Palermo are ramping up several projects for the "Wolverine" star.

Guardians of Ga’Hoole - Jackman is lending his voice to Zack Snyder's ("300," "Watchmen") animated film. Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. The film is based on the first three books in the series. (IMDb)

Ghostopolis - There is no writer or no director for the new Disney based feature. It centers on a man who works for the government’s Supernatural Immigration Task Force. His job is to send ghosts who have escaped into our world back to Ghostopolis. When a living boy accidentally is sent to the other side, the agent must team with a female ghost (and former flame) to bring him back.

The film is based on an upcoming graphic novel from Doug TenNapel and Jackman will produce the feature through his Seed Productions.

Personal Security - A film Jackman will star in as a tough Gotham police detective forced into bodyguard duty for a spoiled teen heiress who is receiving kidnapping threats. Matt Lieberman ("Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief") wrote the script.

Drive - A film in which Jackman will play a solitary man who drives race cars by day and getaway cars by night in Los Angeles. Hossein Amini wrote the recent draft, which Jackman supposedly said captured the tone of a Steve McQueen film.

Carousel - Long-in-the-works "Carousel" is also now a priority at Fox 2000, after David Magee turned in a script that Jackman said keeps the timeless spirit of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, but injects relevance for a contemporary audience. Jackman will play Billy Bigelow. On Jackman's wishlist for the role of Julie Jordan is Anne Hathaway, who dueted with him in the Oscarcast opening number. Negotiations have not begun with the actress.

Wolverine 2 - Fox and Seed are working on a sequel to the box-office topping X-Men Origins: Wolverine. As for storylines, they are squarely focusing on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series, and whose Japanese locale was teased as one of the film’s final credit Easter eggs. A writer has yet to be hired.


More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Sources: Rope of Silicon, Variety