'Slumdog's Beaufoy writing 'Wolverine 2'

Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy will reportedly pen the script for Wolverine 2, says Ain't It Cool News.

Speaking at the Bradford International Film Festival, Beaufoy revealed that 20th Century Fox has contracted him to pen a follow-up to the forthcoming superhero prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Beaufoy allegedly admitted that he wasn't familiar with Marvel's Wolverine character when offered the job, but accepted it at the behest of his agent.

The British writer's other credits include The Full Monty and Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which sees Hugh Jackman reprise his role as the adamantium-clawed anti-hero, will open in UK cinemas on April 29.