Wolverine (film)
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| Wolverine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | TBA |
| Produced by | Avi Arad Hugh Jackman Lauren Shuler Donner John Palermo |
| Written by | David Benioff |
| Starring | Hugh Jackman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | TBA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Wolverine is a film in pre-production based on the fictional Marvel Comics superhero Wolverine. The film is a spin-off project based on Wolverine from the X-Men movies. Hugh Jackman reprises his role of Wolverine for the film.
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[edit] Premise
Latino Review put up a script review of David Benioff's draft, but it was taken down after requests by Fox. The script was about Wolverine's past before Weapon X and it featured Sabretooth and Stryker as main villains. The draft included X-Men characters John Wraith, the Blob, and Forearm as Weapon X operatives. It also featured Silver Fox and Beak as supporting characters. They gave the script a B+ grade. How much of this script will show up in the final draft is still unknown.[1]
[edit] Pre-production
David Benioff was hired to pen the screenplay for Wolverine in 2004.[2] Hugh Jackman worked with Benioff constantly on the script, becoming fully involved as producer as well as star.[3] As of September 1, 2006, Benioff was working on the third draft of the screenplay for the film.[4] The script was finished as of October 15, 2006, and Jackman indicates there will be a year before shooting. He has denied rumours that it will be based on Chris Claremont's and Frank Miller's Wolverine limited series. He had hoped to hire a director in November 2006.[5] He wishes to shoot 3-4 months, possibly in Australia, for an early 2008 release.[6] He doesn't see the need for an R rating.[7]
Brett Ratner is negotiating with the studio to take the helm of Wolverine after impressing the producers with his direction of X-Men: The Last Stand.[8] Possible returning actors include Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut,[8] Tyler Mane as Sabretooth[9][10] and Brian Cox, who played William Stryker in X2. When the presenter Jonathan Ross asked him about Wolverine, Cox replied, "it's set seventeen years ago, which is fine for Hugh Jackman as Wolverine doesn't age but for me, I'm thinking they could do what they did with Patrick and Ian for the start of the third one. I know my character is in it, they've asked me to be in it but that was a while ago now, it's completely stalled so no start date as yet."[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Script Review - Wolverine. Latino Review (2006-06-30). Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
- ^ Fleming, Michael. "'X' marks spinoff spot", Variety, 2004-10-04. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
- ^ Interview- Hugh Jackman. CanMag (2006-10-15). Retrieved on 2006-10-15.
- ^ Schneller, Johanna. "Cover Story: Hugh Jackman", Premiere, 2006-09-01. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
- ^ Newgen, Heather (2006-10-15). Jackman says Wolverine script is ready. SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-15.
- ^ Head, Steve. "Wolverine Machine", IGN, 2006-10-30. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
- ^ Jackman, Hugh (2006-10-20). Hugh Jackman on The Prestige! (Quicktime video). Latino Review. Retrieved on 2006-10-31.
- ^ a b "Ratner To Direct Wolverine Film?", Internet Movie Database, 2006-03-20. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
- ^ Elliott, Sean. "Exclusive Interview: Screenwriter Simon Kinberg Talks X-Men: The Last Stand - Part 3", iFMagazine.com, 2006-06-20. Retrieved on 2006-09-01.
- ^ Shawn Adler. "Movie File: Chris Brown, 'Ocean's Thirteen,' Michelle Trachtenberg & More", MTV, 2007-03-21. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Harry Knowles. "Brian Cox to be CG Young-ified in WOLVERINE movie?", Ain't It Cool News, 2007-02-02. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
[edit] External links
- Wolverine at the Internet Movie Database
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