Cream Of The Claw

Matt Reeves ("Let Me In," "Cloverfield") and Tony Scott ("Deja Vu," "Top Gun") have emerged as the two major contenders to call action on X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 says The Playlist.

Others who were approached include Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker"), Timur Bekmambetov ("Wanted") and Daniel Espinosa ("Snabba Cash")

"W2" is based on a classic comics mini-series by Frank Miller and Chris Claremont and is set primarily in Japan.

Production was set to begin in January but will likely be delayed for a bit...My vote? Why Scott of course!