MaxPower Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 According to Hugh Jackman, the sequel to “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” may begin shooting in 2011. "Wolverine's going to be back,” said Jackman during a backstage interview at the People’s Choice Awards. “He's going to Japan. We shoot that probably in a year, year-and-a-half, something like that." As Jackman has previously indicated, the “Wolverine” sequel will be based upon the classic Chris Claremont and Frank Miller “Wolverine” story that finds Logan facing off against a Japanese crime lord and falling for his daughter, Mariko. Last summer, screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie signed on to pen the "Wolverine" sequel. While a director has yet to be named, Gavin Hood — the director of the first “Wolverine” film — has expressed his interest in returning for the sequel. Back in October, “Wolverine” producer Lauren Shuler Donner hinted that the sequel may be filmed in Japan to capture a sense of authenticity. She also stated that the film would showcase several new fighting styles for Wolverine. "Wolverine will be fighting in a different style to what we've seen before," said Donner. "Mariko's father has this stick-like weapon, so Wolverine will have to fight against that. There'll be samurai, ninja, katana blades, different forms of martial arts — mano-a-mano, extreme fighting." In addition to the “Wolverine” sequel, Bryan Singer’s “X-Men: First Class” adaptation and Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool” spinoff are also in active production. source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 "Wolverine will be fighting in a different style to what we've seen before," said Donner. "Mariko's father has this stick-like weapon, so Wolverine will have to fight against that. There'll be samurai, ninja, katana blades, different forms of martial arts — mano-a-mano, extreme fighting." Sweet. I can go on pretending they never made the first one and watch the one we should have gotten originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 This is the *one* Miller story I like and it's the *one* Wolverine story I like. I want to have high hopes. I just can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadzilla Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I want to have high hopes. I just can't. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I can't wait to see the pre-release version before all of the katanas have been CGI-ed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tnr105 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I can't believe I'm nominating someone for this my first day on the forum, but I nominate Dubs for POD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I wish we were getting another movie with Sabretooth to be honest. Liev Schreiber was the best part of the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I wish we were getting another movie with Sabretooth to be honest. Liev Schreiber was the best part of the first one. He could still be in this one, couldn't he? I mean, Sabretooth showed up in Japan a few times, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I wish we were getting another movie with Sabretooth to be honest. Liev Schreiber was the best part of the first one. He could still be in this one, couldn't he? I mean, Sabretooth showed up in Japan a few times, right? His memory's been wiped. If Victor shows up past this point, he should remember him in X-Men 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 The only thing this movie needs is Hugh Jackman cutting up a shit-ton of Hand Ninjas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I wish we were getting another movie with Sabretooth to be honest. Liev Schreiber was the best part of the first one. He could still be in this one, couldn't he? I mean, Sabretooth showed up in Japan a few times, right? His memory's been wiped. If Victor shows up past this point, he should remember him in X-Men 1. At this point it's probably best he just stays away from any character that's already been introduced, and going to Japan sounds like a good first step. The attempts to tie the original Wolverine movie into the X-men series were almost painful. If the sequel throws all that away, it might actually be fun. Otherwise I think I'd rather them just throw away any continuity and just go crazy. But I doubt that would happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I wish we were getting another movie with Sabretooth to be honest. Liev Schreiber was the best part of the first one. Totally agree, but then I rate Liev as the most underrated actor of his generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 His memory's been wiped. If Victor shows up past this point, he should remember him in X-Men 1. Hey, there are always more magic adamantium memory-bullets, right? *shudder* o_o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 New York Magazine's Vulture is claiming that 20th Century Fox has approved two directors to helm the untitled sequel to their 2009 hit X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first being The Twilight Saga: Eclipse helmer David Slade, the second being Robert Schwentke, the director of the upcoming comic movie Red for Summit Entertainment. The final decision will be up to the movie's star Hugh Jackman, who is said to be meeting with both directors next week although their insiders seem to think the gig is going to Slade, who has less on his immediate plate than Schwentke, who has already been circling other projects to do next. According to the story, the plot in the script written by Christopher McQuarrie involves Logan beginning a "forbidden romance with a Japanese woman whose hand in marriage is, unfortunately, promised to another man." Since Logan won't take "no" for an answer, it puts him into battle with her father and her "samurai-sword-wielding brothers." We fully expect the Silver Samurai to be one of those brothers. His father is Lord Shingen Yashida, a Yakuza crime boss and a mutant himself. One can also expect the movie to deal with Wolverine's relationship with his daughter Mariko Yashida, and who knows, maybe we'll even see Yukio in the new movie, but that's a lot of Japanese (or Asian) actors who should start lining up for roles in the movie if they're going in this direction. A release date has not yet been set for the sequel. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/106031-slade-and-schwentke-up-for-wolverine-sequel Quick someone rundown every Asian mutant that will probably be in this movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 They already wasted Deathstrike and Psylocke, so that leaves Silver Samurai, Sunfire, and *shudder* Jubilee, unless they want to go super obscure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holacik Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 They already wasted Deathstrike and Psylocke, so that leaves Silver Samurai, Sunfire, and *shudder* Jubilee, unless they want to go super obscure. Well Sunfire is related to Silver Samurai so it makes some sense him being in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 After weeks upon weeks of rumors and speculation, it's now (mostly) safe to consider it official: straight from Hugh Jackman's mouth comes word that Darren Aronofsky is indeed directing "Wolverine 2." The "Black Swan" director's approach to the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" sequel will be, according to Jackman, quite "out of the box" and potentially "the best one yet" of all the "X-Men" films the Australian actor has starred in so far. "I really do feel that," Jackman told New York Magazine of Aronofsky's enlistment in the "Wolverine" franchise. "I feel this is going to be very different." Very different indeed. With films like "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream" under his belt, Aronofsky is nothing if not grim and provocative. Some viewers might argue that these qualities evaded the last "Wolverine" film, but Jackman believes that Aronofsky's sensibilities will mesh well with the Japan-set sequel. "This is 'Wolverine.' This is not 'Popeye.' He's kind of dark," said the actor. "This is a change of pace. Chris McQuarrie, who wrote 'The Usual Suspects,' has written the script, so that'll give you a good clue. [Aronofsky's] going to make it fantastic. There's going to be some meat on the bones. There will be something to think about as you leave the theater, for sure." For his own part, Jackman is hard at work transforming himself into the fast-healing adamantium-laced mutant, starting with a strict workout regime and a hardcore diet. "I'm starting; I'm having my six meals a day," said Jackman. "Expect to see four chicken breasts and a whole pile of steamed broccoli on my plate." Source After Requiem For A Dream, I'd see Aronofsky's Tetris opening day, so I'll definitely be seeing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I'd see Aronofsky's Tetris opening day, Hell yes. "Square thought he had everything, but it wasn't until he met the L block that he felt complete." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I'd see Aronofsky's Tetris opening day, Hell yes. "Square thought he had everything, but it wasn't until he meet the L block that he felt complete." "Line to line! Line to line! Line to line! Line to line!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Aronofsky adapting the Claremont/Miller Wolverine could be the greatest comic book movie ever. ...No, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Well, it doesn't have the weight of expectation from the previous film... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Thanks Chris, now I suffer from priapism. I'm a little torn, because like I wish Nolan would quit mucking around with commercial films and do more creative stuff, the feeling is double for Aronofsky. That being said, I hope he makes a very commercially accpeted Wolverine film and gets a shitload of cache to do stuff I want to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Wolverine stabs guys with his claws. If you get to deep with him in a movie you'll lose most of your audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 That's what they said about Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Hell, that's what they said about Inception, which didn't even have a built-in fanbase. Look what happened there. Just because it's deep doesn't mean it can't still be entertaining for the masses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 That's what they said about Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Hell, that's what they said about Inception, which didn't even have a built-in fanbase. Look what happened there. Just because it's deep doesn't mean it can't still be entertaining for the masses. Batman is the world's greatest detective story, so it makes sense to have a more cerebral story. Wolverine is stab stab slice. Completely different characters. I never saw Inception, but loved South Park ripping it apart last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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