June 8, 2011
Marvel Movie Madness! Part 14: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Alex:Hey, brainy directors making comic book movies: Learn the lesson of Gavin Hood and don't approach the genre like you're doing fanboys a favor. You're actually just doing yourself a disservice. Hood, an obviously smart guy with movies like Rendition and Tsotsi, ditches his strengths, takes every opportunity to try to be awesome and instead comes off as pandering and desperate. Obviously excited by the idea of having a special effects budget to tell a bigger story yet having no idea how to put it effectively on screen, Hood gives us stuff that looks OK if ridiculous (twirling mutant laser beam destroys a cooling tower), really bad (bullets hit the ground, obviously digitized dirt burst up), and downright horrible (Wolverine's adamantium claws). Seriously, what was up with the claws? Lawnmower Man quality.
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May 31, 2011
Top 10 Movie Mutants
Mutants: for good and for and for evil, terror and wisdom, metaphor and good old fashioned gross-out, movies have seen them in all shapes, sizes and skin conditions. The most famous, arguably, are Marvel's X-Men, who've enjoyed four big screen incarnations and an enduring place in the popular mind. This week, the gifted outsiders return in X-Men: First Class, Matthew Vaughn's anticipated prequel that takes the series' characters back to their origins. To celebrate, we've put together a list of 10 of movies' most memorable mutants -- so kick back in the teleportation chamber, pass the radioactive goo... and enjoy.
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April 10, 2011
Fox Hires Tim Miller to Direct Deadpool
Visual effects guru Tim Miller has been hired to direct "X-Men Origins: Deadpool," which could film sooner than expected thanks to Darren Aronofsky's recent departure from "The Wolverine."
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October 27, 2010
Does Deadpool Have Its Director?
Robert Rodriguez's on-again, off-again relationship with "Deadpool" seems to be over, leaving commercial and video director Adam Berg as the surprising favorite to take over the project.
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September 15, 2010
Ryan Reynolds Promises "Emotional Filth" for Deadpool
The "Deadpool" movie still doesn't have a director, but it does have a very excited Ryan Reynolds attached to star -- and in a recent interview with the L.A. Times' Hero Complex, Reynolds shed a little light on what viewers can expect from the finished product.
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January 13, 2010
The Adventures of the Wolverine Leaker
For many of us, the kerfuffle that erupted around the early online leak of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has been mostly forgotten -- but for Gilberto Sanchez, the man who leaked it, the drama isn't over yet.
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October 15, 2009
Wolverine Creator Len Wein Talks About the Film
Len Wein is a living legend. Whilst not known around the globe like Stan Lee, mention his name to any comic book aficionado and they'll kneel down and say things like 'we're not worthy'. Wein has been a proud superhero parent for decades -- helping give birth to Swamp Thing, Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus and of course, Wolverine, which he helped create as a foe for The Incredible Hulk. His work in the mid '70s saw a renaissance of the X-Men and a legacy that endures to this day. As an editor, he has worked at both Marvel and DC, and was the man at the helm who helped shape Watchmen. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2008.
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October 14, 2009
Gavin Hood Talks Wolverine; Possible Sequel
South African Gavin Hood directed the Oscar-winning Tsotsi but has also knocked about Hollywood, acted in over a dozen movies and, following his political thriller Rendition, got the nod to helm the blockbuster
X-Men Origins: Wolverine . Though the film drew mixed reviews, its box office has been enough to set in motion plans for a sequel. Recently we caught up with Hood to ask him about it, and share his thoughts on working with Hugh Jackman, comic book movies, and his admiration for fellow countryman Neill Blomkamp.
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September 14, 2009
RT on DVD: Wolverine, Next Day Air, And Lots Of Horror
The new releases in home video this week are definitely a sign that we're approaching the Fall season rather quickly. Most of the notable selections sit squarely within the horror or thriller genre, and the picks we highlight this week reflect that. Aside from the two brand new DVDs dropping this week (X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Next Day Air), we've also got a couple of compilations featuring selections from two horror masters (John Carpenter: Master of Fear Collection and Wes Craven Collection), a couple of quirky genre-benders (Army of Darkness: Screwhead Edition and King Kong vs. Godzilla), and an anthology dedicated to one legendary movie villain (The Hannibal Lecter Collection). But we've also thrown in a couple of alternate choices for everyone else, so have a look!
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August 11, 2009
Jackman Talks Wolverine Sequel
Hugh Jackman dished on the "Wolverine" sequel at the Teen Choice Awards over the weekend, saying "Japan is where we're heading, [and] we're starting to work on it now. We're in the ... first steps of developing that story."
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May 16, 2009
Cannes 2009: Exclusive ? Taylor Kitsch Takes Gambit Forward for Wolverine 2
Taylor Kitsch sat down with RT today on the beach in Cannes to share details of his latest project, The Bang Bang Club, in which he plays a photojournalist in post-Apartheid South Africa alongside Ryan Phillippe and Malin Ackerman. While we talked, of course, we couldn't help but ask about his next steps with Gambit, who he played in this year's Wolverine: Origins. Fox wasted no time announcing a movie based on Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool character in the film, but Kitsch seemed unaware that a Wolverine sequel had been given the go-ahead too and he shared his excitement with RT.
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May 8, 2009
Weekly Ketchup: Wolverine in Japan, Family Guy movie planned
This week's Ketchup features five new projects for Hugh Jackman following the success of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, two new movies each for Ben Stiller and Ray Stevenson, and new movies for Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Keanu Reeves and even... Peter Griffin???
After X-Men Origins: Wolverine opened last weekend to $85 million, it's not surprising that 20th Century Fox is already developing a sequel. On half of the prints in theaters there is a scene after the credits that shows Wolverine drowning his sorrows in a Japanese bar. That scene is indeed intended to be a teaser for Wolverine 2, which will see Logan heading to Japan, a popular and long-running setting for his adventures in the comics.
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May 5, 2009
Jackman Eyes Wolverine Sequel
Hugh Jackman has started lining up his next few projects -- including a "Wolverine" sequel which will potentially focus "on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series."
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May 3, 2009
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Wolverine Has Huge $87M Opening
Fox's super hero spinoff X-Men Origins: Wolverine crushed the competition and ruled the global box office kicking off the summer movie season with a scorching debut. The romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past opened reasonably well in second place helping the overall marketplace match the same weekend a year ago when Iron Man got 2008's record summer season started.
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April 30, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: Wolverine Sinks Claws Into Summer Box Office
Six sharp adamantium blades kick off the summer movie season as Fox unleashes its most popular comic book character in his own film with X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Hugh Jackman starring and producing. The North American box office is set for the first in a long string of blockbuster openings as major franchise films debut every weekend in the month of May. Also hitting multiplexes this weekend are the romantic fantasy comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner and the animated adventure flick Battle for Terra. Invading over 4,000 theaters domestically and more than 9,000 additional screens internationally in a massive global assault is Wolverine which documents the history of the fan-favorite mutant.
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April 30, 2009
Critics Consensus: Wolverine Isn't Looking Too Sharp
This week at the movies, we've got everyone's favorite mutant (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman and Liev Schriber), a rake's progress (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner), and interstellar conflict (Battle for Terra, featuring voice work by Evan Rachel Wood and Luke Wilson). What do the critics have to say? Forced to choose, most X fans would select Wolverine as their favorite. Well, he's got his very own feature film, and unfortunately, the critics say it's a few cuts below the previous X-Men movies. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past has a mildly intriguing premise: what if an unrepentant rake was shown the consequences of his philandering, no-strings-attached ways?
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April 28, 2009
Tomatometer Watch: Is Wolverine Marvelous?
As much as audiences love the blockbuster genre of the comic book movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is only the second such adaptation to hit screens in all of 2009. (Can it fare better than the first comic book movie of the year, Watchmen?) While that film's odyssey to the screen was decades-long, Wolvy's beleaguered trip is also nothing to sniff at, overcoming reshoots, publicized debates between director Gavin Hood and Fox, and the recent leak of the Wolverine work print, which was downloaded illegally hundreds of thousands of times. So come Friday, will fanboys be in love? Does Hugh Jackman's reprisal of one of comicdom's most beloved characters hold up? The initial reviews are in, which have sharpened the Tomatometer... to a perfect 100%.
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April 27, 2009
An Easter Egg Hunt for Wolverine
Gavin Hood is making the promotional rounds for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," talking about exactly what was missing from that early leaked cut -- and why you may want to make sure you sit through the closing credits.
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April 22, 2009
Meet the Characters of X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine marks the fourth film appearance for Marvel's most popular mutant. By now, you should be pretty familiar with Wolverine and his super-powered teammates from the previous X-Men movies, but unless you're a comics aficionado, you might not recognize some of Logan's other compatriots, such as Wade Wilson, John Wraith, and Agent Zero. And although Sabertooth, Stryker, and Cyclops have been seen on the big screen already, there are new actors playing those roles this time around. That's why we've put together this rundown of the major players you're going to see in the upcoming installment of the X-Men saga.
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April 17, 2009
Weekly Ketchup: X-Men: First Class characters confirmed
This week's Ketchup has news about sequels to Nanny McPhee, remakes of Piranha and Little Shop of Horrors, a movie version of Father Knows Best and new movies for Kristen Bell, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Megan Fox.
X-Men franchise producer Laura Shuler-Donner clarified this week one of the big mysteries and confusions about the upcoming X-Men: First Class project, although given the title and source material, it shouldn't have been a mystery at all. The confusion started when Variety a while back speculated that the movie would focus on the young mutants from the previous movies, like Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Iceman, etc.
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April 8, 2009
Hugh Jackman Responds to Wolverine Leak
Calling the cut of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" that leaked onto the Web "a Ferrari without a paint job," Hugh Jackman has promised reporters that the responsible parties "will be found."
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April 1, 2009
How Did Wolverine Get Leaked?
By now, you've probably heard that a non-watermarked, DVD-quality copy of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has made its way onto the Web. The question now posed by CHUD -- and folks in the Fox boardroom, no doubt -- is how it happened.
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March 15, 2009
Ryan Reynolds Talks Deadpool, Wolverine
Ryan Reynolds is out doing press for "Adventureland," but what people really want to talk about is his appearance as Deadpool in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Fortunately, he's been more than happy to oblige.
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February 8, 2009
Wolverine Bumped to April?
Excited to see "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"? Your wait may have just gotten a little shorter -- according to Den of Geek, the release date has been bumped up from May 1st to April 29th.
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January 28, 2009
Wolverine Reshoot Set Photos Leaked
They weren't exactly officially sanctioned, so they may not stay online for long, but some photos of the "Wolverine" reshoots have surfaced on Flickr.
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January 19, 2009
Hugh Jackman Clears Up Wolverine Reshoot Rumors
Responding to rumors about "Wolverine" reshoots, Hugh Jackman wrote into AICN to clarify the reasons for additional filming -- and included "an exclusive shot of some characters you may recognize."
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January 16, 2009
Wolverine Goes Back for Reshoots
In a move the studio is chalking up to an effort to capture "specific weather conditions," Fox has commissioned extensive "Wolverine" reshoots. Snikt!
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January 1, 2009
EW Offers First Looks at 12 of '09's Hottest Movies
Happy New Year, film fans! As their way of kicking off '09, Entertainment Weekly is offering a gallery of 21 images from a dozen of the year's most highly anticipated movies, including "Public Enemies," "Watchmen," "Wolverine," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," and "Terminator Salvation."
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December 10, 2008
A Few Words on the Wolverine Trailer
It isn't quite the same as seeing it for yourself, but Collider has caught a glimpse of the trailer for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," and their first impression is just waiting to be read.
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December 9, 2008
Liev Schreiber Talks Wolverine
So, what's it like playing Sabretooth in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"? Read Collider's new interview with Liev Schreiber to find out.
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December 5, 2008
Wolverine Sequels are Inevitable
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" won't be out for months, but according to CinemaBlend's sources, Fox is already counting on multiple sequels -- and planning on Hugh Jackman making an appearance in "X-Men: First Class."
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November 28, 2008
Jackman Ponders Wolverine Sequel
He's got "Australia" in theaters and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" coming out next year, but Hugh Jackman is already looking ahead to a possible "Wolverine" sequel -- in fact, as he recently told MTV, he has an idea for the story.
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November 26, 2008
Wolverine Trailer Debuts December 12
ComingSoon has confirmed that the trailer for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" will make its theatrical debut December 12, attached to screenings of "The Day the Earth Stood Still."
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November 24, 2008
Hugh Jackman Talks X-Men: First Class
Wondering what Hugh Jackman thinks of the recently announced "X-Men: First Class" movie? So was IGN, and they were lucky enough to get his thoughts in a recent interview.
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November 6, 2008
Wolverine Teaser Coming in December
Dying to see a teaser for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"? The word on the street is that Fox will be rolling it out with screenings of "The Day the Earth Stood Still."
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October 10, 2008
Taylor Kitsch Talks Wolverine
It doesn't contain much in the way of actual information, but if you're excited about seeing Taylor Kitsch play Gambit in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," you'll want to read his recent interview with MediaBlvd.
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October 8, 2008
Wolverine Producer Hopes for Deadpool Movie
ComingSoon recently caught up with Lauren Shuler Donner on the red carpet, and took the opportunity to ask the "Wolverine" producer a few questions about the upcoming "X-Men" spinoff.
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July 28, 2008
Wolverine Footage Leaked, Too!
One leaked trailer deserves another -- so why not scope out the X-Men Origins: Wolverine footage that was shown at Comic Con before it's taken down?
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July 24, 2008
Hugh Jackman Premieres Wolverine Footage at Comic-Con
X-Men fans, rejoice! The first footage from Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine flick debuted today at Comic-Con, revealing "bad ass" clips... and the screen debut of one particularly long-awaited member of the X-Men family.
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July 8, 2008
Meet Wolverine's Blob
In a recent interview, actor Kevin Durand talked about playing The Blob in the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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June 11, 2008
New Wolverine Set Photos Surface
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is doing some location shooting in Australia this week, and you know what that means -- surreptitiously shot set photos. See 'em while they last!
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April 30, 2008
Jackman Talks Wolverine Inspiration, Sequels
In a new interview with MTV, Hugh Jackman compares next year's X-Men Origins: Wolverine to Batman Begins, and declares himself ready to strap on those claws "another ten or eleven" times.
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April 17, 2008
Photo Update: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
In anticipation of its May 1, 2009 release, promotional materials are slowly trickling out for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the Gavin Hood-directed, Hugh Jackman-starring movie exploring the beginning days of Marvel's beloved feral hero.
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February 20, 2008
Wall Street Spills Beans On Upcoming Marvel Projects
Last December, Stan Lee promised Collider that every "important Marvel character" would soon be getting its own film. Yesterday, the publisher's fourth-quarter 2007 earnings report made it clear that Lee wasn't kidding.
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February 19, 2008
Wolverine Cast Gets Bigger
Now that filming has finally begun on the first X-Men prequel, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, details of who will be joining Hugh Jackman on his latest trip down Adamantium Way are starting to come to light.
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February 15, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Wolverine On Film, Justice League May Lose A Couple Of Heroes
In this week's column, Greg Dean Schmitz gives us the lowdown on some upcoming superhero movies, like Wolverine, Justice League, and Dr. Strange. There is also news about some game adaptations, such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, believe it or not, Monopoly!
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January 30, 2008
Young Wolverine Hits The Road
Kodi Smit-McPhee -- the 11-year-old Australian actor who will make American audiences' acquaintances as young Logan in X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- has joined the cast of The Road.
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January 14, 2008
Liev Schreiber Joining Wolverine?
Plenty of names have been floated as possible co-stars for Hugh Jackman in the forthcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- and one of the most frequently mentioned has been Liev Schreiber as a young Colonel William Stryker.
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December 28, 2007
David Benioff Promises Fun Wolverine
Gavin Hood may be trying to justify directing Wolverine with his explanations of its existential metaphors, but screenwriter David Benioff just wanted to write a fun movie.
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December 13, 2007
David Benioff on The Kite Runner: The RT Interview
Adapting a book into a feature film can be a daunting task, especially when it is one of the best selling books in recent history. But David Benioff, the screenwriter of The Kite Runner -- opening on December 14th -- bravely decided to tackle this challenge. And just for kicks, the majority of The Kite Runner is in Dari rather than English, requiring Benioff to spend countless hours working with translators to make sure each line was perfect.
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November 26, 2007
Maggie Q Joining Wolverine Cast?
So what if X-Men Origins: Wolverine isn't coming out until May of 2009? When it comes to rumors, gossip, and news, we can't get started early enough -- so here's a little tidbit about who might be joining Hugh Jackman when he finally gets down to snikt-ing at a theater near you.
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September 30, 2007
Gavin Hood Suggests A Philosophical, Operatic Wolverine
Gavin Hood devoted a few minutes of time at a Rendition press day to answer questions about the upcoming project on everybody's mind: Wolverine. Even the director of the Oscar-winning Tsotsi could joke about why he took on the big studio comic book project.
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September 10, 2007
Wolverine Set to Start Filming
It's got a script, a director, and a star -- and now, reports TheXverse, the X-Men spinoff Wolverine is prepping for production.
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August 7, 2007
More Wolverine News Than You Can Shake a Claw At!
In the mood for a little dish on the forthcoming Wolverine movie? How about a lot? Today's your lucky day -- Wizard has posted a fat pantsload of information, speculation, and other assorted -ations, and we're here to break it down and point you in the right direction for all the Wolvie news that's fit to print.
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July 20, 2007
Wolverine Has a Director!
Fox has (finally) signed a director for their upcoming "Wolverine" spin-off, and the lucky helmer is ... Gavin Hood, whom you might know from the South African film "Tsotsi."
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June 21, 2007
Wolverine Still Beats Magneto to Film
Marvel has hired David Goyer to bring their "Magneto" spinoff to life, but they are still putting their eggs in Wolverine's basket for the first "X-Men" solo film. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige gave us the update while hanging out on the "Iron Man" set.
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May 29, 2007
Update on the "X-Men" Spinoffs
Wondering what's up with the "Wolverine" and "Magneto" movies? So were the guys at the "X-Men" Films blog, so they got in touch with producer Tom Rothman...
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April 30, 2007
Has Casting Begun on "Wolverine"?
No, we don't have any names just yet, but the fact that there's presently a casting call for the "Wolverine" movie tells us that pre-production is officially underway on the "X-Men" spinoff.
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April 27, 2007
David Goyer to Direct "Magneto"
He's had his hand in a whole bunch of superhero flicks, and you can now add another one on to the filmography of writer/director David S. Goyer. He'll be directing and (re-)writing the "Magneto" flick for Fox.
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November 16, 2006
Shawn Ashmore Ponders "X-Men" Sequel Possibilities
The net has been buzzing about the "Wolverine" prequel since Hugh Jackman has been on the PR circuit for four consecutive films in a month, but the other X-men deserve some love too. Like Shawn Ashmore, who plays Iceman. He's available.
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November 12, 2006
Hugh Jackman Reports "Wolverine" Offer Out to Directors
On his press rounds for "The Prestige" and "Flushed Away" last month, Hugh Jackman promised reporters to have news on a director for the "Wolverine" film come the time of the "Fountain" junket. Unfortunately, he hasn't locked one in yet.
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October 31, 2006
Hugh Jackman Psyched for "Wolverine," Loves the Screenplay, Too
Versatile actor Hugh Jackman is most definitely best known for his portrayal of Wolverine in the "X-Men" trilogy, and by now you're well aware that the guy's getting his very own spinoff flick. And based on what Jackman has to say about the burgeoning project, it sounds like we're in for one heck of a superhero adventure.
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October 9, 2006
The Latest On "Wolverine," "X-Men" Spinoffs
It looks like the next "X-Men"- related film will be "Wolverine," but "X-3" director Brett Ratner told IGN FilmForce he'd love to make a fourth "X-Men" as well. Meanwhile, co-creator Stan Lee said the X-Men universe is diverse enough to yield a number of spinoffs -- including films about such characters as Magneto.
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