Retro_Link Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/113/1134208p1.html Wolverine Title Announced Plus director reveals that the film will be a standalone project rather than a sequel. Darren Aronofsky gave a brief update on the status of his Wolverine project at the weekend, revealing the title and explaining that it will be a standalone film. Speaking to HitFix, Aronofsky said that the film will simply be called The Wolverine, and that it will very much be a "one-off." The feature will therefore be unconnected to both the X-Men movies and Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Best decision to distance this film from the others, as all the latest films have been rubbish! Seems like The Wolverine story is being retold yet again, hopefully better this time! Edited November 15, 2010 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 It's such a surreal situation, having Aronofsky direct this. It's like he's doing them a favour, out of goodwill or something. It feels like if David Lynch announced he'd be directing the next High School Musical. Hopefully he'll make it awesome. He's a great director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Yeah, I still cannot believe Aronofsky is doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Going to be sick bled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diageo Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Is Hugh Jackman the only man who can play Wolverine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Is Hugh Jackman the only man who can play Wolverine? Well why change, when he's so perfect for the role, and a good actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I can't imagine anyone else playing him to be honest... I actually like a lot of the Casting from the X-Men films. Thought Cyclops, Jean, Wolverine, Professor X, Magneto etc were all great. And Rebecca Romijn was a great movie Mystique, if very different to the comic version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 IMDB's synopsis says "Wolverine travels to Japan to train with a samurai warrior." Not sure if there's enough salt in the sea to take with that, but there you go. I have no idea if there's any work done with wolvie and Japan that's at all canonical, either. Too sooooon, for me. Reeks of money-spinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 wow. I was not expecting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Wolvie being Big in Japan is well established canon at least. Never been that keen on the idea myself though truth be told. Reeks of 80s JAPAN IS AWESOME geek wankery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I disagree actually. Wolverine was hugely influenced by his time in Japan, its helped mould his character immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Yeah, Japan is a big part of Wolverine's backstory. I have no opinion on it as I have very little opinion on the character himself these days (despite my avatar and sig). But yeah, Japan isn't some random addition. He was even gonna get married to a japanese betch. And Lady Deathstrike is from there etc. p.s I love Madelyne Pryor's hair in that second scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I'm tired of superhero movies. Just like I'm tired of Zombies, Cowboys, Aliens, Mobsters, and all the other overdone, deeply annoying ramparts of the film industrys inability to approach their medium with anything other than fiscal considerations. That said, I did go and see Jackass 3D. Can anyone say "part of the problem"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I'm tired of Thrillers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I'm tired of being sexy. *waits for who gets the reference* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 It's ok, I bought sexy back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokong Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Is Hugh Jackman the only man who can play Wolverine? Just until I'm discovered by Hollywood (skip to 1min 58 ) (skip to 2mins 40 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I'm the only one to really dislike Jackman? Seriously Just one of those people who annoys me for no apparent reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Fuck you man! He's an insanely nice guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazza Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Flippin' heck, that's like hating John Barrowman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Fuck you man! He's an insanely nice guy! Totally. I honestly cannot fault him. Bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I hate John Barrowman. I like Hugh Jackman. Seems like one of those people who'd really listen to what you say in a conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I'm the only one to really dislike Jackman? Seriously Just one of those people who annoys me for no apparent reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/121/1211063p1.html The Wolverine Will Be Unlike Any Other Superhero Film So claims director James Mangold. The Wolverine director James Mangold declares that "we're out to make that Wolverine movie that people have been looking forward to seeing." In a chat with The Playlist, Mangold said he and screenwriter Mark Bomback are aggressively revising the screenplay and that he is glad to be free from having to tell an origin story or a save the world yarn. "I think that this movie is much more an intense psychological and action-packed character piece, that's much more about Logan getting lost in this very unique and insulated world of Japanese culture, gangster culture, and ninja culture," said Mangold of the Japan-set tale. Saying it has more in common with classics such as The Outlaw Josey Wales and Chinatown than it does other comic book movies, Mangold said The Wolverine "is like a foreign-language superhero movie that's as much a drama and a detective story and a film noir, with high-octane action as it is anything like a conventional tentpole film." He called the film "a character piece, asking really interesting questions that are what pulled me in about what it means to be immortal. What is it to live forever, when you lose everyone you've ever loved? Either you watch them get killed, or you just lose them by attrition. What is it to feel the burden of saving mankind through all of its mistakes, over and over and over again. What's the toll it takes on you as a living being that is somehow living this Frankensteinian, eternal life? And there's a lot of interesting dramatic questions we're going to deliver on as well as some really inventive action." The Wolverine aims to finally start filming next year. I've never really been impressed with anything they've done with Wolverine up til now, so I really do hope for something different. I think I'd rather they just handed the character back to Marvel... let them dress him in Yellow, and stick him in the Avengers 2! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Mangold said The Wolverine "is like a foreign-language superhero movie Yes, I'm sure there won't just be a majority of Japanese characters all speaking english with a Japanese accent. Wolverine speaks fluent Japanese in the comics - but I don't expect Jackman to learn that...nor that any producer/s would let such a potential money-spinner be foreign language. [/mildly pedantic/nitpicky] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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