I have yet to catch director Gavin OâConnorâs fighter drama Warrior, but Iâve heard nothing but great things about the Tom Hardy/Joel Edgerton-fronted pic. The film earned positive reviews, and OâConnor landed on the director shortlist for The Wolverine. While he didnât end up filling the directorâs chair for the superhero sequel, heâs now set to direct another film that also takes place in Japan. Deadline reports that OâConnor will direct the Universal Pictures thriller Yakuza, which centers on âan American intelligence expert who becomes embroiled in the affairs of a notorious yakuza godfather and finds himself plunged into the violent criminal underworld and toxic landscape of post-tsunami Japan.âOâConnor will rewrite the script with Josh Fagin, and Brian Grazer is onboard to produce. The director is also attached to helm the Peter Pan reimagining Neverland, as well as the thriller The Samurai for Warner Bros. No word on which of the three projects will go first, but OâConnor has lined up a promising post-Warrior slate.