The film begins shooting in November, possibly in British Columbia, for a 2008 release.
Producers are Lauren Shuler-Donner, Jackman and his Seed Prods. partner John Palermo.
Hood is the South African director whose 2005 film "Tsotsi" won the best foreign film Oscar.Based on the Marvel Comics character and Frank "Sin City" Miller's "Weapon X" graphic novels, premise of the film will focus on how 'Logan' emerged from a clandestine experiment to become a mutant with retractable razor-sharp claws.
