James Mangold‘s The Wolverine could have been a bonafide hit had it not been for some unfortunate scheduling. By the time the film made its debut audiences were pretty much superheroed out. But the film still managed to be a relative hit, even giving Fox enough confidence to explore a sequel and give Mangold another opportunity to direct.

The Wolverine is due out on Blu-ray/DVD early next month, so talks of the unconfirmed sequel are still in the works. But Hugh Jackman isn’t one to shy away from talking about the sequel, even if he already feels tired of playing the hero seven times already. In fact some of the ideas being tossed around are “really cool.” Hit the jump to find out more.

Things did not go so well for the first standalone Wolverine movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. But this year’s sequel, The Wolverine, fared much better, scoring decent ratings and a respectable $413.5 million worldwide at the box office.

Thanks to this success, 20th Century Fox has entered into negotiations with both star Hugh Jackman to return as the popular Marvel antihero and title character, and also The Wolverine director James Mangold to return for another installment in the franchise.

The Wolverine
Director: James Mangold
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie, Mark Bomback, Scott Frank
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Famke Janssen
Twentieth Century Fox
Rated PG-13 | 126 Minutes
Release Date: July 26, 2013

Based on the 1982 comic book series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, James Mangold‘s The Wolverine picks up years after X-Men: The Last Stand with Logan (Hugh Jackman) traveling to the Land of the Rising Sun.

Stripped of his immortality and vulnerable for the first time, Logan is pushed to his physical and emotional limits as he battles the yakuza, ninjas, samurai, and his own inner demons.

Mangold’s film begins with a bearded, long-haired Logan living in the Alaskan wilderness. He’s tracked by Yukio (Rila Fukushima) and summoned to Japan, where her dying employer, Yashida (Hal Yamanouchi), wishes to say good-bye to an old friend.

As Hugh Jackman slowly gets ready for a worldwide press tour for The Wolverine, the actor is making one big announcement about his future playing as the titular character that has been the face of the X-Men film franchise for almost over a decade. The last time he appeared as the character for a lead part was in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and though the film was mildly successful at the box office, it was panned by critics, and even though his fans and fans of the character are eager to see The Wolverine, Jackman feels as though this may be his last go around with the character, unless there is a compelling reason for him to come back.

In a recent interview, Jackman told Entertainment Weekly:

Twentieth Century Fox has released a new trailer for James Mangold‘s The Wolverine, which is pretty much retreading what we’ve seen in the first trailer and the second Cinema Con trailer. The only major difference in this new trailer is the fact that there is the opening that confirms the presence of a familiar character.

You can watch the trailer below.