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Hugh Jackman Reveals Summer Start Date for ‘Wolverine 2′

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:13:40 +0000

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 ...

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

Sandy Schaefer — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:11:03 +0000

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 ...

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Is This The First Poster For ‘The Wolverine’?

Rob Keyes — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:27:41 +0000

[UPDATE: It turns out this is a concept art design that will most likely not be used in the marketing for the film.]

Twentieth Century Fox has successfully split their X-Men film franchise into two. The X-Men: First Class sequel is already in development, launching a new set of team-based prequels to the original trilogy and at the same time, X-Men Origins: Wolverine was able to secure a franchise of its own for poster boy Hugh Jackman.

Come next summer and Jackman will finally get his wish of being able to play the Adamantium-laced, rage-infused mutant on his travels to Japan in The Wolverine, something the Aussie actor had to delay in order to tell the character’s origin story first. Today, we have what may be the first teaser poster for the film.

The ...

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Ryan Reynolds: ‘Deadpool’ Not Connected to ‘X-Men Origins’; Talks ‘Green Lantern 2′

Ben Moore — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:34:15 +0000

The cinematic adaptation of Marvel’s Deadpool has been stuck in development hell for some time now, a situation that doesn’t seem likely to immediately improve now that the character’s intense popularity has begun to wear off.

Still, Ryan Reynolds (who has been doing the rounds for Safe House) is optimistic that it’ll get made eventually.

In a recent interview, he talked about the proposed film — which apparently no longer has any connection to X-Men Origins: Wolverine – and discussed whether or not we’ll see a sequel to 2011′s greatest superhero flop, Green Lantern.

On the quality of Deadpool‘s current screenplay, courtesy of IGN, Reynolds said:

“The script, I think, is fantastic. It has been developed even further in the ...

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‘The Wolverine’ Snags A Summer 2013 Release Date

Sandy Schaefer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:24 +0000

2011 was a rough year for The Wolverine (a.k.a. Wolverine 2). The X-Men spinoff flick was originally supposed to hit theaters this summer, with Hugh Jackman working under the direction of Oscar-nominee Darren Aronofsky; that is, before Aronofsky bailed on the project, and the Japanese tsunami forced an additional delay in production, and then shooting under new helmer James Mangold was pushed back again, to the latter portion of Spring 2012.

However, once Jackman wraps up his role in director Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables musical adaptation, he is expected to begin work on The Wolverine – and 20th Century Fox has now officially slated the movie to hit theaters in Summer 2013, on the assumption that there will not be any additional major production holdups.

Fox has selected a July 26th, 2013 theatrical release date ...

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Answered: Which Studios Own Which Marvel Characters

Carl Lee — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:50:50 +0000

[We first published this article three years ago, but with the recent rumblings of a cameo by a certain superhero in The Avengers, we thought it might be a good time to bring this to your attention once again. - Editor]

With X-Men Origins: Wolverine a little under three weeks from release, we here at Screen Rant thought an overview of all Marvel properties (and possibilities) might be in order. Though the new independent studio is now producing their own films, solely distributed by Paramount Pictures, there are a number of iconic characters still residing at Hollywood’s other major studios.

Now that the film division of Marvel Entertainment exists, we’ve seen questions around the inter-webs about certain properties and copyrights concerning top-tier Marvel characters. Many readers have been calling for Wolverine to cameo in the expected 2012 film ...

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10 Badass Characters Neutered by Their Sequels

Chris Schrader — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:10:45 +0000

Sequels are definitely a mixed bag in terms of quality, but one of their advantages is an audience’s immediate connection and empathy towards a familiar and (hopefully) beloved character. No one really cares what’s inside the Temple of Doom or where the Holy Grail is hidden, they just want to go on another adventure with Indiana Jones.

Our interest and investment in these characters and their worlds often percolates in the years (or sometimes decades) between installments, and the opportunity to revisit them is often greeted with unmatched fervor – which makes it enormously disappointing as you watch a film unfold and realize that while the character on the big screen may look and sound the way you remember, something is… missing.

Characters originally depicted as being total badasses ...

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James Mangold Talks ‘The Wolverine’: An Unconventional Superhero Movie

Sandy Schaefer — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:35:46 +0000

X-Men fans have become increasingly concerned about the potential quality of The Wolverine (a.k.a. Wolverine 2) ever since director Darren Aronofsky abandoned the project. While a solid replacement, in the form of James Mangold, was eventually hired on to fill his place, the combination of production delays and significant script rewrites have left many people grumbling about how this sequel seems destined to follow in the (mediocre) footsteps of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

However, between star Hugh Jackman talking up the possibility of a R-Rated cut of The Wolverine and a recent interview with Mangold, discussing his approach to the film, there is arguably still very good reason to remain hopeful that this new X-Men flick will be something memorable.

Here is what Mangold told The Playlist, ...

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X-Men Regenesis NYCC ’11: Wolverine & the X-Men, Uncanny X-Men & More

Ben Moore — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:57:50 +0000

On Sunday at NYCC ‘11, Marvel held a panel about the explosive new direction the X-Men comic books are going to be taking in the coming months (dubbed X-Men: Regenesis) as a result of the recent Schism crossover – wherein Wolverine and Cyclops had both a figurative and physical fight of massive proportions before going their separate ways.

Marvel Director of Communications Arune Singh hosted the event, with guests that included Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, editors Jeaneane Schaefer, C.B. Cebulski, and Daniel Ketchum, writers Marjorie Liu (X23), Jason Aaron (Wolverine and the X-Men), Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men), Peter David (X-Factor), Greg Pak (Astonishing X-Men), Brian Wood (Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha and Omega), James Asmus (Generation Hope), and Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (The New Mutants).

For those who didn’t read Schism, in short: Wolverine got fed up with Cyclops’ philosophies as leader of the X-Men – and his willingness to ...

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Hugh Jackman Discusses R-Rated Version of ‘The Wolverine’

Sandy Schaefer — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:51:55 +0000

There hasn’t been much to report on The Wolverine as of late, other than Hugh Jackman’s continued assurances that the film’s script rewrites, directorial change-ups, and production delays won’t result in a final product that fails to mark an improvement on the less-than-loved X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

However, Jackman – who can currently be seen teaching robots how to box in Real Steel and is set to headline the Les Miserables musical adaptation next – recently broached a topic that should pique fans’ interest: the possibility of a R-Rated Wolverine flick.

Current Wolverine helmer James Mangold has delivered solid R-Rated and gritty thrillers in the past (see: 3:10 to Yuma, Cop Land), so it’s not a stretch to say he’s up for the task. However, given the more box office-friendly nature of PG-13 tentpole ...

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Hugh Jackman On ‘The Wolverine,’ ‘X-Men: First Class’ & ‘X-Men 4′

Ben Moore — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:34:18 +0000

Considering its somewhat humble budgetary beginnings, the X-Men film series has easily become one of the most successful superhero franchises of all time, with two successful sequels, two spin-offs, and a sequel to one of those spinoffs on the way.

Recently, while discussing his upcoming robot-boxing film, Real Steel, Hugh Jackman went into great detail about all things X-Men – including The Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: First Class 2, and X-Men 4. Check it out below.

On why Darren Aronofsky jumped ship on The Wolverine, courtesy of IndieWire:

“His personal life precluded him from making the movie. I asked him to do ‘X-Men 3,’ I asked him to do ...

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‘Live Free or Die Hard’ Scriber Hired To Rewrite ‘The Wolverine’

Sandy Schaefer — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:24:26 +0000

It’s been a rough year for The Wolverine (a.k.a. Wolverine 2), between losing Darren Aronofsky as director, having its originally-planned production timeline disrupted by the Japanese earthquake/tsunami, and recent reports that its start of filming may be delayed until next spring, while star Hugh Jackman works on the musical Les Miserables adaptation instead.

The rumors of a delay-in-production may be true after all, based on the latest Wolverine-related story – Fox has hired on Mark Bomback to rework Oscar-winner Christopher McQuarrie’s screenplay for the X-Men spinoff sequel.

Bomback has been quite busy of late, between working on the script for Len Wiseman’s Total Recall remake and Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer (which McQuarrie also worked on). He also previously scripted the Jackman vehicle Deception, but ...

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‘The Wolverine’ Possibly Facing More Delays [Updated]

Rob Keyes — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:24:32 +0000

[Update: There are now conflicting reports that The Wolverine won't be delayed, and will start filming in Canada this fall. Scroll down for details.]

Hugh Jackman was the poster boy for Bryan Singer’s X-Men trilogy, and even though the director dropped out of the third installment, Jackman remained the star of the show in the career-making role of Wolverine. The success of the mutant franchise led Jackman to getting his own spin-off movie, a prequel explaining his character’s history in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. While critics panned it as another weak installment in the franchise after the poorly received X-Men: The Last Stand, the movie made big coin as the summer’s kick-off movie of 2009.

This success led to the quick greenlight of a sequel, to be titled The Wolverine, that would explore a ...

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Hugh Jackman News: ‘Wolverine 2′ & ‘Greatest Showman On Earth’

Sandy Schaefer — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:16:19 +0000

Hugh Jackman isn’t just one of the classier acts around Hollywood (see: his “surprise” appearance at Comic-Con 2011), he’s also one of the busiest.

If all goes according to plan, Jackman will appear in the delayed Wolverine 2 (a.k.a. The Wolverine), followed by a turn in Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the Les Misérables musical – and, some time thereafter, portray famed showman P.T. Barnum in the musical biopic The Greatest Showman On Earth.

Deadline has learned that visual effects supervisor and commercial director Michael Gracey is officially set to helm Greatest Showman for Universal. He’s reportedly been attached to the project for the past few months, but now the deal is set in stone – just two weeks after Gracey also finalized a deal to helm Disney’s Snow White-inspired ...

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Casting Rumors: ‘Wolverine 2′ & Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Frank or Francis’

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:19:59 +0000

Fox’s next X-Men flick, The Wolverine, and Charlie Kaufman’s Frank or Francis are just about as different as it gets – and yet both films are starting to move forward quickly, having narrowly avoided falling into development limbo.

Rumors are circulating around both titles, concerning a rising starlet and a well-to-do funnyman, who could show up in each respective movie. Neither one should be considered anything near a lock right now, though.

The Wolverine sequel is still aiming for a 2012 release, with franchise staple Hugh Jackman working under the direction of James Mangold (3:10 To Yuma). Kaufman’s latest mind-trip, by comparison, doesn’t have a tentative release date just yet, but could be ready to hit theaters by the latter half of next year, seeing how it already has three ...

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Hugh Jackman Hints At ‘Wolverine 2′ Start & Release Dates

Rob Keyes — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:53:44 +0000

The search to replace Darren Aronofsky in the director’s chair of The Wolverine ended two weeks ago when James Mangold was selected by Hugh Jackman and Twentieth Century Fox to helm the X-Men Origins: Wolverine follow-up.

With fan-approved Aronofsky dropping out of Wolverine 2, combined with the terrible natural disasters Japan faced, it seemed for quite some time that The Wolverine wouldn’t be able to claw its way to a timely production start in order to make its tentative 2012 release date. According to Hugh Jackman however, the film can still be ready for theaters next year.

In an interview on Toronto’s CHFI radio station, the host asked Jackman about the second Wolverine solo affair to which Jackman gave a rather candid response.

“We shoot in ...

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The Wolverine Gets A New Director

Rob Keyes — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:54:59 +0000

X-Men: First Class was a pleasantly surprising success for Twentieth Century Fox and most fans of the franchise. Not only is it performing well at the box office worldwide, but it’s critical response has been overwhelmingly positive as well, currently sitting at more than double the fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an 87% vs. X-Men Origins: Wolverine and its 37%. Hugh Jackman as the adamantium-laced, hot tempered mutant is still an easy sell for the studio and they are continuing work on preparing for another solo feature for the franchise star with The Wolverine.

Things were on the right track when news broke that the sequel to Wolverine’s first solo outing wouldn’t be a direct sequel, but rather another story about the character. Pairing star Hugh Jackman with ...

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The Wolverine: A Look At 8 Potential Directors

Rob Keyes — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:56:53 +0000

Ever since Darren Aronofsky dealt a crippling blow to the production of The Wolverine by exiting the project, Hugh Jackman and Twentieth Century Fox have been forced to find another director who, by Jackman’s own description, is “as good” as Aronofsky. In their search to pick the right person to helm the quasi-sequel, names such as David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and Duncan Jones (Source Code) popped up, with no news on the project in a month and a half since.

Reports now claim that Fox is looking at a shortlist of directors which includes 8 names, none of which include the previously rumored candidates.

Both X-Men Origins: Wolverine and X-Men 3, directed by Gavin Hood and Brett Ratner respectively, were torn ...

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‘Deadpool’ To Be Directed By Tim Miller

Rob Keyes — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:40:24 +0000

Less than two weeks ago, X-Men franchise producer Lauren Shuler-Donner provided an update on the status of X-Men Origins: Deadpool, reiterating what we heard from Ryan Reynolds about the film having a stellar script, one that’s R-Rated. She indicated the Reynolds was still on board and that the film’s story would entirely ignore that of the character’s awful introduction in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

There are two things holding back the realization of what may be a proper adaptation of the Deadpool character from Marvel Comics: Green Lantern and a lack of a director. One of those problems just got solved.

During press interviews at WonderCon, Ryan Reynolds was frequently asked about the status Deadpool and whether or not Green Lantern and potential sequel duties would prevent his involvement. Sure enough, he sounded dedicated ...

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Wolverine 2: David Slade or Duncan Jones Could Direct

Rob Keyes — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:45 +0000

With the news that Hugh Jackman is being sought after to replace Viggo Mortensen as the Huntsman in Rupert Sanders’ Snow White movie, also came a nugget of information regarding who’s being look at by Twentieth Century Fox to direct The Wolverine.

The sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine was off to a promising start with Darren Aronofsky signing on to direct the pic which would shoot in Japan. Then came the news that Aronofsky dropped out and the natural disasters which may postpone filming.

With the dream team of Aronofsky and Jackman no longer a reality, who could step in to replace as the helmer of The Wolverine? Jackman himself promised he/she would be someone “as good” as Aronofsky and they wouldn’t settle ...

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