Darren Aronofsky drops out of Wolverine sequel!

Darren Aronofsky won’t be directing the next Wolverine sequel because of film’s shooting schedule overseas.

The Black Swan director says he doesn’t want to be away from his family for over a year.

“As I talked more about the film with my collaborators at Fox, it became clear that the production of The Wolverinewould keep me out of the country for almost a year,” Aronofsky told The Hollywood Reporter in a joint statement with 20th Century Fox.

“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.”

Says Fox, “While we are of course disappointed that Darren can’t do The Wolverine, we also understand and respect his reasons. Having done both The Wrestler and Black Swan with Darren, we know he is an extraordinary talent and we look forward to working with him on other projects in the future.

“Hugh Jackman and Fox both remain fully committed to making The Wolverine. We will regroup and move forward aggressively.”

No release date has been set by the studio.