Last month, we told you that  20th Century Fox had narrowed their director search for The Wolverine down to eight directors. The directors on their shortlist included José Padilha (Elite Squad 2), Doug Liman (Jumper), Antoine Fuqua (Shooter), Mark Romanek (Never Let Me Go), Justin Lin (Fast Five), Gavin O’Connor (Warrior), James Mangold (Knight and Day), and short film/commercial director Gary Shore (The Draft).

After a conversation with DigitalSpy, it seems we can scratch Mark Romanek off of that list. Here’s what Romanek had to say;

“That’s just one of those stories that floated around. I was on their list, I received the script months ago. It didn’t seem like my kind of thing. That script was a terrific version of that kind of thing, but not something I felt really passionate about.”

And now, there are seven… which director would you like to see bring on the Snikt!

The Wolverine is slated to hit theaters in 2012.