Disney has made a nonexclusive deal to develop multiple theatrical tuners for Hugh Jackman to produce and topline.

Jackman has formed a company with new partner John Palermo, and they will be joined in the venture by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who exec produced the feature version of "Chicago" and are producing "Hairspray." The quartet will produce each film.

Jackman was eager to form a production company with Palermo, whom he met when the latter was Bryan Singer's assistant on "X-Men." And they sparked to Disney because Jacobson and Cook gave them the latitude to hatch several vehicles and provided Zadan and Meron as tuner-tested guides.

Jackman and Palermo will also cut their teeth as producers by getting involved in the third installment of "X-Men," as well as a "Wolverine" spinoff feature "Troy" scribe David Benioff is penning at Fox.

Source: Variety