Wolverine Movie Gets A Director And a start date - thanks, Gavin Hood Source: Variety
Praise be, glory and hallelujah! The long-mooted and long-awaited (at least by us) Wolverine movie finally has a start date for shooting - this November - and a director - Tsotsi's Gavin Hood. With star Hugh Jackman and writer David Benioff already onboard, it looks like ol' Adamantium Claws' spin-off movie is a reality after all.
The story is set to be an origins tale, about How Logan Got Unbreakable Metal Called Adamantium Welded To His Skeleton, drawing on recent Weapon X graphic novels and some of the Frank Miller touches from Wolvie's own spin-off comic as well - although according to rumour, there's a 'Nam flashback but none of the Japanese stuff.
Reading between the lines, characters we might reasonably expect to see returning are Brian Cox' General Stryker (possibly played by a younger actor to allow for the difference in age) and Tyler Mane's Sabertooth. Comic fans may also feel comfortable in guessing that names like Silverfox and John Wraith are also likely to come into play - but we couldn't possibly comment.
The film is set to start in November for a 2008 release, which could mean we see Wolverine as early as this time next year (if they go at an X-Men: The Last Stand shooting and post-production pace, at least). Which is good news for comic fans, good news for vest manufacturers and very good news for makes of superhold hairspray. Roll on next year!
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I wouldn´t mind an adaptation of Barry Windsor Smith´s Weapon X story. As long as they do NOT run with the storyline from the crappy, explain-Logan´s-childhood-and-give-him-a-first-name "Origin" book(s), my interest in this film will remain piqued.
In any case, I just hope they don´t destroy Wolverine´s mystique as they did in the comics where everybody and their uncle´s got some sort of history with the ol´ Canuckle Head. ... Read More
So the story about Len Wiseman or DJ Caruso possibly directing wasn´t true?! Oh thank you sweet Jesus! I forgive thee Empire for publishing that most worrying of stories. ... Read More
I remember the Weapon X series. It was pretty brutal and claustrophobic, real horror stuff. It'd be cool to see Alpha Flight, Maverick and Omega Red in there too, but they shouldn't crowd it. Besides, if they play it right, there's a chance for a whole Wolverine series. And maybe a new X-Men movie that absorbs the bitter taste of the third, like a refreshing lemon sherbert. ... Read More
L: Helen OHara
L: King Solomons Frog
Surely all you experts must know that it was actually Chris Claremont who wrote the mini series that really established Wolverine's character? He was fleshing out the work he had already begun in Uncanny X Men. Frank Miller was the penciler. In fact, I can't recall Miller having written Wolverine, other than maybe a guest appearence in Daredevil. I suppose after Sin City and 300, Frank Miller's name is one that the entertainment press associates wi... Read More
L: King Solomons Frog
Surely all you experts must know that it was actually Chris Claremont who wrote the mini series that really established Wolverine's character? He was fleshing out the work he had already begun in Uncanny X Men. Frank Miller was the penciler. In fact, I can't recall Miller having written Wolverine, other than maybe a guest appearence in Daredevil. I suppose after Sin City and 300, Frank Miller's name is one that the entertainment press associates with co... Read More
L: dragonINC
Just got to thinking about this whole origin story and can't help feel does it really matter???
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Yes it does matter! So there. ... Read More
this is shot for shot the same as Electra. Because that film was brilliant. It was like ER meets weebls-stuff, directed by the guy who made 'Enter the Ninja'. #000000]http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/06/worst-movie s-ev.html p;
Am I losing my touch or are you being sarcastic, cos if your not you've got issues. Electra was shitty bum poo of the highest order, only beaten by any film with Julian Sands in it. ... Read More
L: dragonINC
Just got to thinking about this whole origin story and can't help feel does it really matter??? I know we see flash backs in X1 & X2 and maybe Wolvie does deserve an origin story but why stick completely to the weapon x series? why not use some fan favs to help with the 'cinema' origin? How about we introduce Gambit as Logans comrade in the army? If they had 1 mutant there surely could be others (we could also catch a glimpse of a few other mutants 2)? They could be worst ... Read More
L: Ricky P
King Solomons Frog is a bit of a tosser isn't he?
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Tosser? Probably. What does the P stand for?
I'm a comic book geek. Sticks 'n' stones and all that. ... Read More
