The Wolverine

[mykel14]

Wolverine 2
Release Date: TBA
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Hugh Jackman


Plot Summary: Fox is in development on a sequel to "Wolverine." The Seed partners have begun planning the sequel, which they are squarely focusing on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series.

JACKMAN TALKS WOLVERINE 2, CONFIRMS ARONOFSKY
Shooting starts March 2011

[sickmaggot]

Darren Aronofsky? count me in!

[st.anger]

Can Aronofsky turn crap to gold? We shall see.

[thescene]

Silver Samurai!!!

[mykel14]

Can Aronofsky turn crap to gold? We shall see.

It can't get any worse, right?

[MrSinister]

WOLVERINE Sequel Titled “THE WOLVERINE”

Director Darren Aronofsky revealed the title on Saturday for the new Wolverine movie starring Hugh Jackman. The movie, to be titled The Wolverine, will not be a sequel to the Gavin Hood-directed X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Aronofsky said that The Wolverine will be a "one-off," or standalone project. The script, written by Christopher McQuarrie, involves Logan beginning a forbidden romance with a Japanese woman whose hand in marriage is, unfortunately, promised to another man. Since Logan won't take "no" for an answer, it puts him into battle with her father and her samurai-sword-wielding brothers.

[mykel14]

Will PM admin CaRaMBa to edit the thread title. Thanks MrSinister.

[Aya_Alexa]

kaloka bakit puro nalang si Wolverine. wala na ba for the other characters.

[mykel14]

Mark Bomback to rewrite The Wolverine

Akala ko okay na 'yung script.

[WhiteTigerzord]

Oo nga, bakit si wolverine na lang parati!

[MrSinister]

When Hugh Jackman showed up at Comic-Con, he revealed who the villian for The Wolverine sequel will be when he travels to Japan: Silver Samurai

"Chris McQuarrie has written a fantastic script." He added that he will fight the Silver Samurai in the new film and "that should be exciting."

[MrMagalang]

Omega Red naman sana.

[mykel14]

THE WOLVERINE GETS A RELEASE DATE

Despite some production delays, the highly-anticipated franchise sequel, The Wolverine, appears to be back on track and now has an official release date of July 26, 2013.

To be directed by James Mangold, The Wolverine will follow up 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine and finds Logan beginning a forbidden romance with a Japanese woman whose hand in marriage is, unfortunately, promised to another man. Since Logan won't take "no" for an answer, it puts him into battle with her father and her samurai-sword-wielding brothers and Silver Samurai.

The new release date tentatively puts the project up against Lionsgate's Dirty Dancing remake and Walt Disney Pictures' Phineas and Ferb film.

Christopher McQuarrie provided the original screenplay with rewrites performed by Mark Bomback.

[Aya_Alexa]

‘Wolverine 2′ To Shoot in Japan, Possibly in 3D



Last week’s announcement that a healthy chunk of The Wolverine is going to be shot in Australia left many fans wondering whether star Hugh Jackman’s homeland will be standing in for 1980s Japan in the delayed X-Men spinoff sequel.

While attending the ongoing CinemaCon 2012, 20th Century Fox CEO Tom Rothman clarified that Wolverine 2 will still be filmed on location in Japan. However, the majority of the movie’s sound stage work is going to be conducted “Down Under.”

Following the aftermath of the devastating Japan earthquake/tsunami in early 2011 – coupled with the departure of director Darren Aronofsky – The Wolverine, believed to be based primarily on Chris Claremont’s four-issue “Wolverine” comic book run about the adamantium-clawed mutant’s adventures in Japan, was left between a rock and a hard place. Last summer, there was a brief window of time where production on Wolverine 2 was prepped to get underway in Vancouver (as a substitute for Japan). Ultimately, such a shooting scheme proved to not be feasible, and the project was instead put on the backburner – and given a rewrite, courtesy of Mark Bomback – until Jackman completed his work for the Les Misérables musical adaptation.

Assuming there are no further unexpected delays (knock on wood), director James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma) will set to work filming The Wolverine later this year, so as to make a Summer 2013 scheduled release date. Rothman confirmed to MTV that the cast will include “a great number of Japanese actors” and reiterated Jackman’s longtime claims that this flick will feature “the ultimate, badass, berserker rage Wolverine” fans know so well from classic X-Men comic book mythology. Of course, Jackman promised as much with X-Men Origins: Wolverine – but, still, by all accounts, Claremont’s Samurai-themed comic book storyline about Logan is also the one that Jackman’s been the most passionate about actually making since Bryan Singer’s original X-Men movie.



One issue that’s not been raised with respect to The Wolverine - what with all the curve balls the project has been thrown during pre-production – is whether or not the film could be shot in 3D – or, at least, with post-conversion in mind (a la The Avengers). Rothman says the issue is still up in the air right now, which seems to suggest that Wolverine probably won’t be shot in the 3D format – given the degree of foresight and advance planning it requires – but could still be given the “stereoscopic treatment” during post-production. Naturally, depending on what sort of camerawork Mangold favors for The Wolverine, the result could vary from inconsequential to uneven but periodically solid (see: Wrath of the Titans).

Expect additional updates on the “to 3D or not 3D” issue, along with information about which Japanese stars will be joining Jackman for his latest romp as Wolvie, over the upcoming months.

The Wolverine attacks theaters around the U.S. on July 26th, 2013.

[Aya_Alexa]

Hugh Jackman Reveals Summer Start Date for ‘Wolverine 2′



Even as superheroes like Iron Man and The Avengers thrive under Marvel Studios’ watch, the X-Men film franchise (over at 20th Century Fox) has continued to struggle.

First, X-Men: The Last Stand took longer than expected to happen, after director Bryan Singer was swapped for Brett Ratner. Thereafter, the Origins: Wolverine spinoff/prequel was infamously passed around to several different filmmakers, ultimately suffering from too much studio interference; and, just last year, X-Men: First Class managed to re-invigorate fan interest in the franchise, despite it being pushed through the production pipeline at a furious rate.

The same has been true for Wolverine 2 (a.k.a. The Wolverine) – which, after a couple years’ worth of false starts, is finally ready to begin production. Fox officially settled on a July 2013 release date for The Wolverine a few months back, but it’s star Hugh Jackman who has revealed (via Twitter) that principal photography will commence this August. That will allow the A-lister around two months to “take a break” from acting – and rebuild his bulky frame, after he dropped some weight in order to portray a malnourished Jean Valjean for the Les Misérables musical adaptation (which will wrap production in a few weeks, says Jackman).

Location shooting on The Wolverine will take place overseas in Japan, as the film is based primarily on Chris Claremont’s famous “Wolverine” comic story arc from the 1980s – wherein Logan goes on an adventure in (and around) Tokyo, encountering many a dangerous foe and friend along the way. However, sound stage work on the X-Men flick (which may or may not be released in 3D) will be completed over in Australia.



James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma, Knight and Day) is directing Wolverine 2, working from an original script draft penned by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) – then, subsequently reworked by Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard, Unstoppable). That’s a complimentary mix of talent, as McQuarrie is known for writing more cerebral, dramatic thrillers, whereas Bomback’s forte is in the area of faster-paced, spectacle-driven action fare. Mangold completes the triumvirate by being a flexible filmmaker, who has handled everything from serious real-life stories (Girl, Interrupted) to lightweight rom-coms (Kate & Leopold) and the previously-mentioned western/action titles.

That’s all to say: there are enough skilled people working behind-the-scenes on The Wolverine to suggest it could potentially be Jackman’s best outing as the titular character yet (something the actor has long promised). Many fans will probably always wonder what the film might’ve been like, had it been directed by Darren Aronofsky as originally planned – but, c’est la vie, as they say…

Look for The Wolverine to attack theaters around the U.S on July 26th, 2013.

[Rick_dias]

kapag hindi pa rin maganda ang result ng film na ito, gawa sila ulit ng sequel with Alpha Flight...

Hulk vs. Wolverine...

first appearance ni Wolverine with yellow spandex fighting the Hulk in Canada...

[MrSinister]

WOLVERINE Cast Adds Hiroyuki Sanada, Hal Yamanouchi, Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima

A slew of new casting additions include two veteran actors and two relative newcomers to the screen, all of Japanese descent. Hiroyuki Sanada (The Last Samurai) and Hal Yamanouchi (The Way Back) will be joined by Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima. The latest additions to director James Mangold’s The Wolverine will join Hugh Jackman, who is starring in the title role.

The Wolverine will reportedly follow the comic book arc from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller in which Wolverine/Logan finds himself as an outsider in Japan.

- Sanada will play Shingen, a character created by Claremont and Miller, who was a Yakuza crime boss and antagonist to Wolverine.

- Yamanouchi is reportedly playing a character called Yashida, who may be the head of the Yashida clan to which Shingen belonged.

- Okamoto will star as Mariko, daughter of Shingen and one-time fiancee to Wolverine.

- Fukushima is set to play Yukio, one of the deadliest assassins in Shingen’s clan.

[MrSinister]

Will Yun Lee had been cast as The Wolverine‘s main villain, Kenuichio Harada a.k.a. the Silver Samurai

[Insaniac]

^ so the rumors are true, the villain is Silver Samurai

[naturecrawler]

NightCrawler naman sana..