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First Look: Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine
February 13, 2008
Source: USA Today
by Alex Billington
First things first, we all know what Hugh Jackman looks like as Wolverine - we've seen him in three X-Men movies - so this isn't about a first look at Wolverine, but rather a first look at the new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and some interesting quotes from USA Today. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a spin-off prequel that focuses on the character of Logan, aka Wolverine. USA Today caught up recently with Hugh Jackman, who is currently filming Wolverine down in New Zealand, and got some worthwhile quotes out of him on top of a brand new photo.
Let's just get right down to it, I know you all want to see the photo, so without further ado here it is.
We've been talking about X-Men Origins: Wolverine for quite a while here on FS.net, as it's been a project that sounds better and better at every new turn. An Oscar-winning director is attached, Gavin Hood, and Jackman is back again not only as Wolvie but also as a producer. You might wonder why Jackman is reprising his role for a fourth time when some actors won't even do a sequel as the same character. Well, Jackman admits that "I became a fan of Wolverine like everyone else. That's why I keep holding on to the character." And that's not all he has to say about the reprising the character that will impress fans.
"I know it seems odd given, you know, the guy is already half animal," Jackman tells USA Today. "But with all the success of the X-Men, you feel the pressure to keep pushing it further."
The new film will focus on Wolverine's past as he "discovers the world of mutants and, ultimately, the ominous Weapon X program, which turns people into living weapons." It's been mention many times previously that both William Stryker, who was portrayed by Brian Cox in the X-Men films, and Wolvie's arch-nemesis Sabretooth will have a role in the story. Jackman promises that Sabretooth "is going to play a big part in it." But that's not all, he also says that we will see "a good bit of cameos" of new and familiar mutants and that "you can't give too much away, because fans are pretty hard-core. Their expectations go up a level every time you come out with a new film." That's certainly true!
I wish we had more from X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but unfortunately we've got to wait more than year for the movie, due out in theaters on May 1st, 2009. Unfortunately this photo will have to hold over Wolverine fans until Comic-Con in July. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Rendition) and written by David Benioff (25th Hour, Troy, The Kite Runner).
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Reader Feedback - 30 Comments »
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Can't wait for this one.. Damn nice pic too, but those blades don't seem to come outta the hand (seem artificial).
Gdn | TD on Feb 13, 2008
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Cant wait for this movie loved the 1st two 3rd one just plain out sucked. The picture looks awesome really looking forward to seeing this next year
Curtis on Feb 14, 2008
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Of course they're artificial… he doesn't really have blades that come out of his hand… it's a movie you idiot.
Jocko on Feb 15, 2008
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I know what he means though, they seem like the claws are resting on his hands instead of protruding outwards.
blu on Feb 15, 2008
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anyone know why his teeth are bone if his skeleton was replaced with the metal "adamantium"??
ry on Feb 15, 2008
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I know what you mean Gdn, but I imagine the post production wasn't finished so those are probably just stand-ins. those look like i could have photoshopped them in. the final will probably look much more natural.
and jocko i forgive you for being rude because you've clearly been disillusioned by movies in the past. yesterday, when you found out movies weren't real, did it make you sad? is that why you're so bitter?
x on Feb 15, 2008
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Yeah I hope this one is better then the otherones, wasn't a big fan, but this one will look nice on bigscreen :).
Lamonte on Feb 15, 2008
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At first I was a little "meh" at this since we've already been through 3 X-Men movies and, while they were decent popcorn flicks, that's all they were. However, that was before I read that it's being directed by the same guy that did Tsotsi & Rendition (both excellent movies above the standard Hollywood fare), and written by the same guy that wrote Kite Runner and Spike Lee's 25th Hour (certainly not who I expected for this type of movie, a very intriguing choice)
Jack Sparrow on Feb 15, 2008
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Can't wait to see how they screw with the actual backstory and make Wolverine an American instead of Canadian.
Richard on Feb 15, 2008
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@ 5) teeth aren't made of bone
macross on Feb 15, 2008
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Nice picture… I guess having an adamantium laced sphincter leads to constipation
Mystech on Feb 15, 2008
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"anyone know why his teeth are bone if his skeleton was replaced with the metal "adamantium"??"
1) Your teeth are separate from your skeleton
2) In the comic, his bones are not replaced with adamantium. Instead, grooves are cut into his skeleton and adamantium is inserted. (Kinda like putting a steel rod on the inside of a wooden post.) This is something you could do to anyone, but they did it to Wolverine because his healing mutation would actually let him survive it. The surgeons were not dentists, ergo they left his teeth alone. 
Mr. T on Feb 15, 2008
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Sphincters don't have a bone in them…wait, your's might
josepi on Feb 15, 2008
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His bone was not totally replaced. they just added metal to it.
onesojourner on Feb 15, 2008
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ry: his skeleton wasn't replaced, the adamantium was grafted onto his bones.
anon on Feb 15, 2008
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HUGH JACKMAN MAKES A LAME WOLVERINE. For x's sake, wolverine's supposed to have some sense of sarcastic humour, be short, and act tough, but with a sensitive touch. Jackman's is all sensitiveness, no humor and a bit o toughness, but not near enough. Enough? Enough of those love-struck faces/soap opera barnish. We just want action.
The only guy in showbizness who could've played the role is Mr. Wolf himself, the wonderful Harvey Keitel. No other. The problem is that the guy was born 20 years ahead of the technology required to make the movies, but the good thing is he could go on doing more interesting things than summer blockbuster… and so should other wasted directors, such as Christopher Nolan and Brian Synger. Not that I'm putting them on the same level as Mr. Keitel, but they could get there if they dedicated themselves to more appropriate endeavours.
That said, I'll be checking out the wolverine movie when it comes out, not that anybody should mind.
Kraftman on Feb 15, 2008
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Nicely researched - It's being filmed in New Zealand
Bob on Feb 15, 2008
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Its called a joke, Josepi. Loosen up your non-adamantium laced sphincter and laugh a little.
The Amazing Clue by Four on Feb 15, 2008
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Gavin Hood has not won an Oscar. That's balls out wrong.
Prove It on Feb 15, 2008
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..and don't give me Tsotsi, the producers get that award - not Gavin Hood. He has no Oscar on his resume.
Prove It: Electric Boogaloo on Feb 15, 2008
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The colours look great, but to be honest, his claw-blades look like they were just placed on his hand in photoshop. I'm not overly impressed.
Spitball on Feb 15, 2008
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Photo? Photo(shopped) more like. His arms aren't that big.
Name on Feb 15, 2008
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Still not buying this argument. Nothing on Gavin Hood's resume doesn't remotely rise to the level of Bryan Singer. You can say that Gavin Hood directed the Oscar-winning Tsotsi.
And the "no other director who has ever made a comic book" argument folds under the weight of Ang Lee and his film Hulk. Ang Lee has won an Oscar. Sam Raimi is a far better director then Hood ever will be. Tim Burton is a better director. Christopher Nolan is a better director. Guillermo del Toro took on a similar challenge with Blade 2 and made a film better than the first. Need I even mention that Warren Beatty made Dick Tracy and he's won multiple Oscar's? Altman directed Popeye and he's won numerous Oscar's. Road to Perdition was a graphic novel, serious comic if you will, and that was directed by on Oscar winner. So yeah, other comic films have had greater talent behind the camera.
Gavin Hood followed up Tsotsi with Rendition. Not so good. I'd be more interested as to who is writing this film, rather then who is behind it. More often then not, indie directors put on big films lose focus and control over the material succumbing to star-power and pushy producers. We'll see. Look, anything will be better then Ratner and his X3. At least this will have a style.
Prove It: All Night Long on Feb 15, 2008
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Probably should've thrown Zemeckis in that list. Roger Rabbit contains comic elements, and was based on the mass market mystery, "Who Censored Roger Rabbit".
Seeing Tsotsi and Rendition, small achievement, but thank you. Prouder of seeing things like F for Fake, The Orphic Trilogy, Stalker, Solaris, hell most Tarkovsky films. Stuff like 8 1/2, The Third Man, or Welles' Chimes at Midnight - that's stuff you've got to seek out. Tsotsi and Rendition come to you. Kurosawa, Bob Fosse's excellent All that Jazz. Catching a 70mm print of Lawrence of Arabia or driving for 5 hours in the upper midwest to Milwaukee to see Pulp Fiction and Ed Wood on the same day. The really good stuff, the lost memories that many producers outright steal from, excuse me - remake, are like dim bulbs in a jalopy of a theater. Seen by a handful, forgotten by most, left to be eaten away by acids in a cannister at the bottom of some basement.
That my friend, blows ass.
Prove It: Quest for Peace on Feb 15, 2008
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One of the sets is across the road from my house.
They have had two all-night filming sessions this week.
Stu on Feb 16, 2008
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I guess "Prove It: Quest for Peace" posts already got the point but, just to underline this, Gavin Hood *has not* won a Oscar. A film he directed has. I think it's only good journalism to point this out.
Facts, not perception. You may perceive him as a fantastic director and try to back this out by pointing out that Tsotsi, a film he direct, has won an Foreign Movie Oscar Award but you can never say that he won an Oscar. And you've included an link to IMDb's Gavin Hood profile there. If your readers check the link, they won't see an Oscar award on that profile — which will, in turn, look bad for you.
Storm on Feb 17, 2008
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jennj6 on Feb 18, 2008
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check out the site for a full-length script for X-Men 4: Fall of the Mutants! Here's the synopsis, but I promise, the story is LOADED with the characters we want, the storylines we've been waiting for, and twists you won't see coming…!
Synopsis: The effects of the Mutant Cure were only temporary, which again, sends the governments of the world in to a panic, knowing that Magneto or someone or some group like him, will bring the human world to its knees. Feeling that the Mutant Cure was a more humane way of dealing with mutants, a secret faction of the United States government, led by Bolivar Trask, has designed a much more permanent cure: annihilation of the mutant race by way of 12-story tall robots also known as Sentinels.
Phil Good on May 3, 2008