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Synopsis
Based on the celebrated comic book arc, The Wolverine finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will leave him forever changed. Credits
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Latest Wolverine International Trailer Is Filled With New FootageThe Wolverine finds Logan (Hugh Jackman) toiling in life, crushed by the loss of Jean Grey (Famke Janssen). The story changes, however, when he is given the opportunity to fly to Japan, where he encounters a man he once saved as well as an enemy that could change his entire future. Will Yun Lee, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada and Brian Tee co-star in the movie, which will be in theaters on July 26th....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-06-12 13:31:26comments
Hugh Jackman Suggests The Wolverine Could Be His Last Solo Movie As The CharacterWhile Hugh Jackman's Wolverine was unquestionably the most popular character of the X-Men trilogy, his first solo effort as the character put a pretty serious dent in the franchise. The film was a decent success at the box office, but it was torn apart by critics and left a bad taste in audience's mouths that some suggest resulted in X-Men: First Class not performing as well in theaters as all of the other movies in the series....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-06-03 11:28:06comments
Wolverine Slices His Way On To The Cover Of Entertainment WeeklyBy the time James Mangold's The Wolverine will be released in July it will be the third superhero movie of the summer, having arrived after both Shane Black's Iron Man 3 and Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, but that in no way dulls our excitement to see the film....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-05-22 14:53:30comments
The Wolverine Trailer Finally Puts The Silver Samurai Into ActionWe've got one superhero movie out of the way this summer, with Iron Man 3 continuing to shatter box office records everywhere, and the next one is coming up very soon, with Man of Steel debuting June 14. The only superhero mystery that's really left is The Wolverine, which brings back Hugh Jackman as the adamantium-clawed berseker eager, retreating to Japan and haunted by losses from the past and a desire to part ways with his own immortality...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-05-21 07:34:57comments
The Wolverine Set Photo Reveals Clashing Claws And SwordsMangold sent out the image with the message, "Hiro Sanada and HJ rehearse clash of claws and blades. Hiro is a truly great actor, martial artist and friend." Sanada plays Shingen Yashida, a samurai also known as Lord Shingen, in the movie....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-05-15 01:29:01comments
What Will Be The Summer's Biggest Movie? We Place Our BetsIron Man 3 is an enormous hit right now, nearing $1 billion at the worldwide box office and ruling the American charts for the second weekend in a row. The Great Gatsby opened just last week and managed to stun nearly everybody by making $51 million. Summer movies are there to entertain us, sure, but they're really all about the money, and even more than we want to know the true identity of Star Trek's villain or what's really going on in Edgar Wright's The World's End...by Katey, Kristy, Sean, Eric and Mack | published: 2013-05-13 15:31:16comments
Another X-Man Rumored To Cameo In The WolverineBack when it was revealed (via a Vine video) that Famke Janssen would reprise her role of Jean Grey in James Mangold’s upcoming The Wolverine, fans stopped trying to plot out which X-Men characters would cameo in the standalone Logan adventure. As far as they knew, the “riddle” had been solved. But has it? ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-05-08 06:51:36comments
Silver Samurai Poster Promotes The Wolverine With Art, Not CarnageThe image appeared courtesy of director James Mangold’s Twitter page, tagged with the message, “As we are beginning to offer glimpses of Silver Samurai, here’s a new great one sheet image for #thewolverine.” This Japanese watercolor-style portrait of the villain-turned-hero-turned-villain was almost definitely designed by the same guy who gave us a similar look at Wolverine himself last year....by Nick Venable | published: 2013-05-04 14:55:12comments
The Wolverine CinemaCon Footage Features Leaping Ninjas And A Silver SamuraiThere’s no denying that this still looks worlds more engaging than the mess that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but it lacks all cohesiveness and doesn’t really clue anyone into the film’s storyline. They should have just showed a piece of a battle scene....by Nick Venable | published: 2013-05-01 11:17:05comments
The Wolverine Japanese Trailer Thrills With New Footage, A Better PaceIt’s not that the footage shown in this trailer is vastly different. But the pacing of the clip is slower, more deliberate, and it gives The Wolverine room to breathe, which reminds me that Mangold knows how to direct a picture and, hopefully, he pans out as being the right choice to helm the first great Wolverine movie. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-04-23 08:33:00comments
The Wolverine Gets Four New Behind-The-Scenes ImagesStrangely, Twitter has become a surprisingly valuable resource for directors of superhero movies who want to get the word out about their films, and James Mangold has been getting in on the action as well with The Wolverine....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-04-10 13:45:14comments
Hugh Jackman Explains Jean Grey's Importance To The WolverineIt's clear that Jackman and director James Mangold are bringing Wolverine to some dark places in this sequel, but also packing it with a lot of samurai fighting and a very fast-paced sequence on a bullet train, which Jackman calls "insane." We're still holding out all the hope we can muster that The Wolverine is a vast improvement on X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but we're staying a little nervous too...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-03-28 11:50:54comments
The Wolverine Trailers: Am I The Only One Who Loved Them?It’s foolish to judge a film on its trailer. Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens looked fantastic as a two-minute tease. Too much can change when a movie plays out at feature length, obviously, but there are a number of elements in Mangold’s trailers that lead me to believe he and Jackman figured out how to tell a standalone Wolverine movie. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-03-27 09:57:47comments
Two Wolverine Trailers Show Their Claws"It's an honor to meet the Wolverine." "That's not who I am anymore." Suffering from the pressure of immortality and hiding from his superpowers, Logan (Hugh Jackman) seems to be running away from it all at the start of this trailer… but of course, when you've got adamantium claws and a lot of people interested in your powers, that's not going to last for long...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-03-27 07:17:27comments
The Wolverine Director Apologizes About Yet Another Teaser To The TrailerToday, we get a new clip hosted by Hugh Jackman and MTV claiming to be “the very first footage of The Wolverine, anywhere in the world.” You mean except for that Vine clip that we leaked the day before? ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-03-26 09:25:33comments
The Wolverine Gets An International Poster And 8 New StillsComic book fans have been waiting for this week for a long time. While James Mangold's The Wolverine is set to be released this July, the director and the studio have held off on releasing the first theatrical trailer - but that all changes this Wednesday. ...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-03-25 13:46:56comments
The Wolverine Trailer Sneak Peek Reveals A Major CameoAfter months of parsing through set photos and Hugh Jackman's facial hair, we're finally about to get our first look at The Wolverine in the form of an honest-to-God trailer-- but that doesn't mean we don't have to sort through a Vine video to get there. Posted by the movie itself, the video reveals a lot of quick shots from the upcoming trailer, plus one pretty huge reveal of Famke Janssen reprising her role as Jean Grey...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-03-25 10:57:04comments
Wolverine Hi-Res Stills Have Blood Dripping From The Mutant's ClawsA trailer finally will be attached to prints of G.I. Joe: Retaliation (in theaters on March 29), giving Wolverine fans their first idea of how the Knight & Day director is approaching one of the most important characters in the Marvel universe (who isn’t controlled by Marvel’s film arm). Will we like what we see?...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-03-18 11:35:17comments
The Wolverine Behind-The-Scenes Photo Shows Aftermath Of A BlastMangold promises “a world through that blast hole,” saying that this was from the end of a shoot on “one of Francois Audoy’s amazing sets.” The production designer’s credits include all three of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Mangold’s upcoming Wolverine movie. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-02-26 14:34:20comments
Hugh Jackman Looks Back With Anger In New Still From The WolverineSet after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, The Wolverine takes the titular clawed mutant (Hugh Jackman) to Japan where he is trained as a samurai and must not only face external life-or-death struggles, but also internal conflicts with his own immortality. ...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-02-20 17:58:50comments
The Wolverine's First Trailer Won't Arrive Until Late MarchIt would have made a lot of sense for 20th Century Fox to attach the first trailer for James Mangold's The Wolverine to this weekend's A Good Day To Die Hard. Not only is the same studio releasing both movies, they are also both being aimed at the same demographic and the timeline fits perfectly (with the superhero flick due in theaters on July 26th). And yet it looks as though we won't be getting our first look at The Wolverine for more than a month....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-02-11 15:11:15comments
Hugh Jackman Suits Up In New Image From The WolverineIn Bryan Singer's 2000 film X-Men it was established that Wolverine wasn't a big fan of the leather jump suit the team had him wear, but that doesn't fully explain a certain pattern that has developed in the marketing for James Mangold's upcoming superhero film The Wolverine. Thus far there have been three official stills and one photo-based poster for the movie (the teaser poster was illustrated) and all of them have featured the titular character not wearing a shirt....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-01-28 17:26:46comments
The Wolverine: James Mangold Talks Berserker Rage And Japanese InfluenceWe've now seen trailers for most of 2013's summer blockbusters, including titles like Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Pacific Rim, Star Trek Into Darkness and The Lone Ranger, but yet The Wolverine has continued to keep its distance....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-01-24 11:32:11comments
Iron Man 3, Man Of Steel And The Wolverine Deliver New Stills2012 was a huge year for comic book movies. Sure, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a title we'll probably soon forget (if most of us haven't already), but it's hard not to appreciate the fact that we got The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man and Dredd 3D all within a few months of each other....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-01-10 20:32:41comments
The Wolverine Will Be A Samurai Without A Master, The Movie's Timeline ExplainedIt came as a total shock last year when director James Mangold revealed that his latest film, The Wolverine, isn't actually a sequel to 2009's disastrous X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but instead picks up the timeline way further down the road past the events of X-Men: The Last Stand....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-01-08 13:37:55comments
Hugh Jackman Confirms One Of The X-Men Will Cameo In The Wolverine"My character is at his lowest. He is supposed to be able to heal himself, but he may encounter someone who has worked out a way to really hurt him,” Jackman said. “And there is a cameo from one of the past X-Men in it."...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-12-23 13:31:00comments
The Wolverine Had Only One Mutant In Early DraftsOne of the biggest problems with Brett Ratner's X-Men: The Last Stand was that it tried to do too much with too many mutants. Somehow the filmmakers got it into their heads that the only thing people want out of an X-Men movie are cool mutant abilities, and the rest of the movie suffered as a result. So it's strange to think that The Wolverine was almost the complete opposite of that....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-19 14:05:26comments
The Wolverine Gets A Stormy New International PosterHugh Jackman has already played Wolverine in five different movies, a record for any actor playing a live-action superhero. The Aussie actor has become synonymous with the part and has made a big screen icon out of the character with six claws and a pair of mutton chops. So it's no surprise that 20th Century Fox believes that they can get away with a title-less international poster for director James Mangold's The Wolverine - and the truth is that they really can....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-12 22:51:50comments
The Wolverine Gets An Awesome New Teaser PosterOne major element that separates the upcoming The Wolverine from all of the other X-Men movies we've seen is that rather than taking place in America, most of the movie is actually set in Japan. It would have been a shame if they failed to implement this very special aspect into the promotional materials, but the good news is that with the first ever teaser poster it looks as though they actually plan to display the cultural distinction proudly....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-10-29 15:03:32comments
Something's Off About Wolverine's Claws In This New ImageThere's a lot of interesting news floating out there right now about The Wolverine, which is really exactly what the movie needs right now. It's technically a sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a spinoff that virtually nobody liked despite the presence of the always-great Hugh Jackman...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-26 11:19:47comments
The Wolverine Takes Place After All Other X-Men MoviesX-Men Origins: Wolverine, as is pretty obvious from the clumsy title, was a prequel to the first trilogy of X-Men films that was apparently intended to be the first of many. Showing us how Hugh Jackman's Logan went from being a soldier of fortune to a grieving superpowers mutant, the first standalone Wolverine movie had a lot of backstory and not a whole lot of interest...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-25 09:34:32comments
Hugh Jackman And James Mangold Will Answer Your Wolverine Questions LiveIt’s interesting that Mangold admits they’re nearly ready to wrap production on the sequel to the prequel. And also, I like that they’ll be broadcasting from the set, hopefully allowing Mangold to show us some of his official construction (so that we’re not spying it in blurry set photos leaked to the Internet). ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-10-22 11:14:19comments
Which Member Of The X-Men Is Rumored For A Cameo In The Wolverine?We aren't sure if the following rumor is true or not, but in the interest of protecting our own asses here is our very important warning to all of you that if you don't want any part of The Wolverine to be ruined before you see it. If you're part of that group, I recommend clicking on another one of our awesome articles....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-10-21 20:03:48comments
The Wolverine Set Photos Reveal Svetlana Khodchenkova As ViperAt one point the role was set to go to Jessica Biel, but discussions didn't work out and now Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova is playing Viper in The Wolverine, the new film currently in production in Sydney, Australia. Hugh Jackman is returning to play the clawed warrior Logan, and it was his devoted fans who helped dig up the first photos of Khodchenkova in costume ...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-10 13:38:27comments
Hugh Jackman Glowers And Flexes In First Official The Wolverine PhotoThe development of the film has been a rollercoaster ride of thrilling possibilities and soul-crushing disappointments for fans of the franchise. But now with a first official photo of Hugh Jackman back in action and ready to brawl as the titular badass, fans can take some comfort in the fact that Logan's never before looked so intimidating. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-09-24 10:01:10comments
The Wolverine Gets An Official Plot SynopsisEarlier this week we learned that The Wolverine, the latest film about the superhero played by Hugh Jackman, would be more of a standalone film and separate from X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but we still didn't have a clear idea of exactly what the plot would entail. Today we have a much better idea....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-08-16 15:08:58comments
Hugh Jackman Says The Wolverine Will Be A Standalone FilmBut that's not all that Jackman had to say in the way of assuring Marvel fans that the new film will be a proper treatment of the character. While many complained that X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine were overstuffed with too many mutants, apparently this time around they've shown some restraint and have decided to keep things simple....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-08-13 18:00:07comments
New Wolverine Shots Show Hugh Jackman As Yukon Mountain ManTwentieth Century Fox has been pretty tight lipped about details on the latest addition to their X-Men franchise, The Wolverine. A sequel to the critically loathed X-Men Origin – Wolverine, it's reportedly based on the four-issue mini-series Wolverine comic penned by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. This arc takes Logan to Japan, where he trains with a samurai warrior, making the latest shots from the film's production a bit of a mystery. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-08-03 11:16:59comments
Hugh Jackman Goes Shirtless On The Set Of The WolverineAs we discussed in our feature ranking the 20 best superhero costumes seen on film, Wolverine's outfit in the X-Men franchise is pretty damn boring. While it's nice that star Hugh Jackman commits to the look with the mutton chops, pointy hair, and adamantium claws, the rest of the costume has always felt half-assed, the character 99% of the time just wearing an ordinary white wife-beater....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-08-02 17:47:42comments
First Look At The Set Of The WolverineIt feels like it's taken forever to get into production, but The Wolverine has finally started filming. The movie, which will be based on the origin story by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, hit a speed bump when Darren Aronofsky dropped out as director and experienced further scheduling issues when a massive tsunami hit Japan last year, but it's finally back on track......by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-07-24 15:45:18comments
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Actress To Play Viper In The Wolverine?With the exception of Hugh Jackman, I must admit that I am not all familiar with the actors that have been cast thus far in The Wolverine, the upcoming sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Set to be directed by James Mangold, the project recently added Japanese actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Hal Yamanouchi, Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima as well as Will Yun Lee (who will play Silver Samurai) to the cast, but none of them are household names in America. ...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-07-19 15:37:41comments
The Wolverine Won't Include Jessica Biel As Viper After AllAfter years of delays, The Wolverine will finally be our chance to catch up with Hugh Jackman's claw-wielding character, who will be finding his way through Japan this time around. So far the only actors officially cast beyond Jackman are Japanese, plus American Will Yun Lee as Silver Samurai...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-18 08:06:58comments
Jessica Biel Might Play Viper In The WolverineNo deals have been signed and nothing is set in stone, but if she does board, it would make a lot of sense. Given the so-so response from fans to the first endeavor, it’s important for The Wolverine to not only be good but also a bit splashy. Biel’s casting would bring a lot of buzz and excitement from fanboys, and as a capable actress, she would definitely be able to handle the material....by Mack Rawden | published: 2012-07-13 15:00:37comments
The Wolverine Adds Will Yun Lee As Silver SamuraiWhen I reported earlier that Hiroyuki Sanada, Hal Yamanouchi, Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima had joined the cast of James Mangold's The Wolverine, I noted that because of the quickly coming production start date that we would start seeing a rush of Wolverine casting announcements soon. I didn't anticipate for it to start this quickly, however....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-07-09 16:53:02comments
The Wolverine Lands Four Japanese ActorsBecause Hugh Jackman's co-stars from X-Men Origins: Wolverine likely won't be showing up in the sequel, the cast of The Wolverine is pretty damn empty. Jackman, of course, will be back to play the titular mutant, James Mangold is attached to direct, and Christopher McQuarrie wrote the script (with a rewrite by Mark Bomback), but even with production scheduled to start up shortly the IMDb page for the movie is mostly blank....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-07-09 14:05:16comments
Hugh Jackman Says The Wolverine Begins Filming In AugustThis remains one of those believe-it-when-I-see-it situations, as Jackman has appeared ready to slip back into the adamantium claws for some time now, and has run into numerous delays. Directors come and go. Natural disasters affect Japan. Jackman moves on to musicals, like Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-05-21 12:31:24comments
The Wolverine Will Film In Japan, After AllTom Rothman, as any good executive would, say their script “is excellent,” and he praises Jackman for his commitment to the character. “I can just tell you on behalf of him, his goal is to make the ultimate, bad ass, berserker rage Wolverine," Rothman says of his star....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-04-27 13:26:43comments
The Wolverine To Film In Hugh Jackman's Home TownSince The Wolverine first started to get going, one of the biggest problems has been the country of Japan. While the original plan was to be finished with production in 2011 to potentially get ready for a 2012 release, the X-Men Origins: Wolverine sequel found itself in trouble when the Asian nation was rocked by a tsunami. Since then, the production has been searching for a location to shoot in that could double for Japan....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-04-19 16:23:58comments
Promo Art Reveals That The Wolverine Will Be Rising SoonClear, simple design that tells us without a lot of flash that Wolverine is heading to Japan. It's minimalist, which has been a bit overdone in recent years, but it's still a cool poster complete with a great tagline (playing on "Land of the Rising Sun." I can't help but think back to the campaign for X-Men: First Class. While that movie ended up being spectacular, the artwork was stunningly terrible....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-03-20 23:23:39comments
The Wolverine Set For July 2013 Release DateThat date, just a year and a half from now, isn't especially a lot of time, especially with Hugh Jackman planning to be in production on Les Miserables this year in time for its December release date. But Jackman has never been one to step down from a challenge, and if they've set a July date, it must be because the star is ready too...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-02-07 12:21:47comments
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