From: MTV.com
Written By: Blair Marnell
‘Wolverine’ Sequel To Shoot In 2011?
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.
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Monday, 18 January 2010
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Writer gets claws into Wolverine sequel
From: coventrytelegraph.net
Written by: David Bentley.
ONLY the other day, X-Men Origins: Wolverine star Hugh Jackman confirmed there would be a sequel and that it would be set in Japan.
The follow-up is obviously being fast-tracked as a writer for the project has now been announced.
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Christopher McQuarrie has signed on to pen the screenplay.
Jackman is also producing along with Lauren Shuler Donner.
The movie's storyline will follow the early 1980s Chris Claremont/Frank Miller miniseries, which sees Wolverine learning the ways of the samurai. He battles a ninja clan called The Hand as he struggles with whether to follow his animal killer instincts or the samurai code of honor and respect.
The story was hinted at in one of the movie's post-credit scenes in which the character is sat in a bar in Japan.
McQuarrie, who won an Oscar for writing The Usual Suspects for Bryan Singer, had worked with Singer on the first X-Men film but asked for his name to be removed from the credits after David Hayter reshaped the script into the version that was used. McQuarrie also wrote the Nazi war thriller Valkyrie, directed by Singer.
The first Wolverine movie was penned by David Benioff (Troy, The Kite Runner) and Skip Woods (Hitman, Swordfish), who are obviously not returning, and directed by Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Rendition), whose return to the franchise is now also in doubt.
Oddly, there has been no news yet of any movement on other X-Men projects such as X-Men: First Class, X-Men Origins: Magneto or a Deadpool spin-off, all of which seem to be more anticipated by fans than another Wolverine adventure.
Ryan Reynolds, who played Wade Wilson - the mercenary who becomes Deadpool - in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, recently signed to play Green Lantern for Warner Bros but indicated he was still keen to appear in the Deadpool spin-off too. It's unclear whether Reynolds' move to Warner Bros has impacted on Fox's plans for Deadpool.
For fans, the real shame is that the X-Men series seems to unfold in such an ad-hoc fashion, with no overarching strategy in mind.
Written by: David Bentley.
ONLY the other day, X-Men Origins: Wolverine star Hugh Jackman confirmed there would be a sequel and that it would be set in Japan.
The follow-up is obviously being fast-tracked as a writer for the project has now been announced.
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Christopher McQuarrie has signed on to pen the screenplay.
Jackman is also producing along with Lauren Shuler Donner.
The movie's storyline will follow the early 1980s Chris Claremont/Frank Miller miniseries, which sees Wolverine learning the ways of the samurai. He battles a ninja clan called The Hand as he struggles with whether to follow his animal killer instincts or the samurai code of honor and respect.
The story was hinted at in one of the movie's post-credit scenes in which the character is sat in a bar in Japan.
McQuarrie, who won an Oscar for writing The Usual Suspects for Bryan Singer, had worked with Singer on the first X-Men film but asked for his name to be removed from the credits after David Hayter reshaped the script into the version that was used. McQuarrie also wrote the Nazi war thriller Valkyrie, directed by Singer.
The first Wolverine movie was penned by David Benioff (Troy, The Kite Runner) and Skip Woods (Hitman, Swordfish), who are obviously not returning, and directed by Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Rendition), whose return to the franchise is now also in doubt.
Oddly, there has been no news yet of any movement on other X-Men projects such as X-Men: First Class, X-Men Origins: Magneto or a Deadpool spin-off, all of which seem to be more anticipated by fans than another Wolverine adventure.
Ryan Reynolds, who played Wade Wilson - the mercenary who becomes Deadpool - in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, recently signed to play Green Lantern for Warner Bros but indicated he was still keen to appear in the Deadpool spin-off too. It's unclear whether Reynolds' move to Warner Bros has impacted on Fox's plans for Deadpool.
For fans, the real shame is that the X-Men series seems to unfold in such an ad-hoc fashion, with no overarching strategy in mind.
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Jackman gets his claws into "Wolverine 2"
From: mymovies.net
We all knew it was coming. The only thing left to do was for Hugh Jackman to put the doubters out of their combined misery. Yes, "Wolverine 2" is on its way and, apparently, there‘s nothing we can do about it! The hirsute star, in an exclusive chat with MTV, was practically gushing about shooting the "X–Men Origins" sequel in Japan.
"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," Jackman said. "I think the fans love that saga. It‘s my favourite saga of the Wolverine stories."
Said saga is based on Frank Miller and Chris Claremont‘s story arc with Wolvie slowly piecing together his identity and kicking some serious Weapon–X tail.
We all knew it was coming. The only thing left to do was for Hugh Jackman to put the doubters out of their combined misery. Yes, "Wolverine 2" is on its way and, apparently, there‘s nothing we can do about it! The hirsute star, in an exclusive chat with MTV, was practically gushing about shooting the "X–Men Origins" sequel in Japan.
"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," Jackman said. "I think the fans love that saga. It‘s my favourite saga of the Wolverine stories."
Said saga is based on Frank Miller and Chris Claremont‘s story arc with Wolvie slowly piecing together his identity and kicking some serious Weapon–X tail.
Monday, 11 May 2009
Wolverine character creators thrilled by X-Men: Origins movie
From: coventrytelegraph.net
Written by: David Bentley
TWO comic book writers who created key characters in Hugh Jackman's X-Men Origins: Wolverine say the filmmakers did an amazing job.
Written by: David Bentley
TWO comic book writers who created key characters in Hugh Jackman's X-Men Origins: Wolverine say the filmmakers did an amazing job.
Chris Claremont, who created Sabretooth and Gambit, told Newsarama: "Hugh Jackman is such a delight to watch on the face of it, but then when you throw in Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth and Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, it was just amazing."
London-born Claremont (pictured) added: "The bringing to life of characters that I've worked on, and doing it so well, was just an incredible treat."
Claremont, 58, has a long history of writing for the X-Men comics and created the legendary and acclaimed Dark Phoenix Saga which was adapted for the big screen in the second and third X-Men films.
Len Wein, who created Wolverine in 1974, said: "I was thrilled. I had a terrific time at the movie. I thought, and it was my wife's point too, that it was very much my Wolverine.
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Monday, 27 April 2009
Review: 'X-Men' Animated DVDs Volumes 1-2
From: comicmix.com
Written by: Robert Greenberger
In the 1970s, Chris Claremont was arguably the first comic book writer to advance Stan Lee’s style of writing for the Marvel super-heroes, delving deeper into his characters and exploring what it meant to be born a mutant in a world that feared the different. As a result, much as everyone glommed onto Spider-Man in the 1960s, Chris’ X-Men in the 1970s became the new standard for popularity.
Television was slow to recognize the resurgent popularity in super-heroes, not really adding a comic book to screen adaptation for years until Batman: The Animated Series debuted in the wake of the wildly successful Tim Burton film. With its critical acclaim and ratings success, the networks began looking for other series and they finally learned how popular Professor Xavier’s students had become in the intervening years.
Marvel Animation produced a very faithful comic book adaptation which debuted October 31, 1992 and ran for five seasons, totaling 76 episodes. It was the tipping point in making the franchise a big deal for merchandise and eventually, the long-awaited live-action film version.
Written by: Robert Greenberger
In the 1970s, Chris Claremont was arguably the first comic book writer to advance Stan Lee’s style of writing for the Marvel super-heroes, delving deeper into his characters and exploring what it meant to be born a mutant in a world that feared the different. As a result, much as everyone glommed onto Spider-Man in the 1960s, Chris’ X-Men in the 1970s became the new standard for popularity.
Television was slow to recognize the resurgent popularity in super-heroes, not really adding a comic book to screen adaptation for years until Batman: The Animated Series debuted in the wake of the wildly successful Tim Burton film. With its critical acclaim and ratings success, the networks began looking for other series and they finally learned how popular Professor Xavier’s students had become in the intervening years.
Marvel Animation produced a very faithful comic book adaptation which debuted October 31, 1992 and ran for five seasons, totaling 76 episodes. It was the tipping point in making the franchise a big deal for merchandise and eventually, the long-awaited live-action film version.
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Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Wolverine Artist Appreciation Month
From: ComicMix.com
Written by: Glenn Hauman
Written by: Glenn Hauman
Marvel is proud to announce that in honor of Wolverine's 35th anniversary, numerous Marvel titles will feature Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant Covers in April, as part of Wolverine Art Appreciation Month. In the tradition of Marvel's previous variant cover programs, featuring everything from villains to zombies to monkeys, select Marvel titles will feature variant covers spotlighting the most popular X-Man through a unique lens! Inspired by some of the world's greatest artists, these variant covers depict Wolverine like you've never seen him before, in styles reminiscent of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and more!
"This is a huge year for Wolverine as he proves why he's arguably one of the most popular characters in the world," explained Joe Quesada, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief. "He's not just popular with fans but also with artists, as evidenced by how many of today's top comic artists jockey for a chance to draw him. This got us thinking: what if Wolverine had been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years? What great, classic artists would want a crack at drawing a Wolverine cover?"
We here at ComicMix are hereby starting Wolverine Artist Appreciation Month. This will pay tribute to the great, classic artists that have gone into creating Wolverine over the years, yet somehow are not getting their fair share from Marvel over the character to which they contributed so much, and who have been underappreciated in so many other ways.
So please, take a moment to thank:
In particular, if you'd like to honor the late great Dave Cockrum, please consider purchasing some of his file copy comic books from his estate to help his widow Paty. The list of available books is here.
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Stan Lee's Wolverine Cameo Confirmed by Hugh Jackman
From: ComicBookMovie.com
Hugh Jackman learned of Lee's cameo from the X-Men creator himself while both were attending the San Diego Comic-Con...
Jackman, who returns to his iconic role as the mutant super-soldier, Wolverine in the X-Men films, was amongst the first to hear the news directly from Lee, and soon spilled the beans to the attending press.
Jackman and Lee, who have known each other since 2000 from the first X-Men movie, hooked up Thursday at the con after Jackman made an unscheduled surprise appearance. Jackman later proceeded to make an unscheduled surprise announcement when he accidentally told the the Associated Press about Lee’s cameo appearance. “Don’t tell anyone,” he joked. “It's always a big shock when people see him."
Jackman went on to praise Lee; "Around here this guy is like a god," he said. “People see this guy, they faint. Their whole livelihood and everything they're interested in came out of his mind."
Lee joked with Jackman, promising that he would try not to overshadow him in the movie.
Side note: The character of Wolverine is one of the few characters not created by Stan Lee. He was created by writer Len Wein and Marvel art director John Romita Sr., who designed the character, and was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe in a cameo appearance on the last page of Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974) and his first "full" appearance in Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974). X-Men writer Chris Claremont played a significant role in the character's subsequent development as well as artist/writer John Byrne, who insisted on making the character older than the other X-Men. Frank Miller also helped to revise the character in the early 1980s with the eponymous limited series in which Wolverine's catch phrase, "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do isn't very nice", was first written.
A mutant, Wolverine possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, retracting bone claws, and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound. This healing ability enabled the supersoldier program Weapon X to bond the near indestructible metal alloy adamantium to his skeletal system. He is also a master of hand-to-hand combat and martial arts.
20th Century Fox’s new X-Men film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is due for release in May 2009.
Hugh Jackman learned of Lee's cameo from the X-Men creator himself while both were attending the San Diego Comic-Con...
Jackman, who returns to his iconic role as the mutant super-soldier, Wolverine in the X-Men films, was amongst the first to hear the news directly from Lee, and soon spilled the beans to the attending press.
Jackman and Lee, who have known each other since 2000 from the first X-Men movie, hooked up Thursday at the con after Jackman made an unscheduled surprise appearance. Jackman later proceeded to make an unscheduled surprise announcement when he accidentally told the the Associated Press about Lee’s cameo appearance. “Don’t tell anyone,” he joked. “It's always a big shock when people see him."
Jackman went on to praise Lee; "Around here this guy is like a god," he said. “People see this guy, they faint. Their whole livelihood and everything they're interested in came out of his mind."
Lee joked with Jackman, promising that he would try not to overshadow him in the movie.
Side note: The character of Wolverine is one of the few characters not created by Stan Lee. He was created by writer Len Wein and Marvel art director John Romita Sr., who designed the character, and was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe in a cameo appearance on the last page of Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974) and his first "full" appearance in Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974). X-Men writer Chris Claremont played a significant role in the character's subsequent development as well as artist/writer John Byrne, who insisted on making the character older than the other X-Men. Frank Miller also helped to revise the character in the early 1980s with the eponymous limited series in which Wolverine's catch phrase, "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do isn't very nice", was first written.
A mutant, Wolverine possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, retracting bone claws, and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound. This healing ability enabled the supersoldier program Weapon X to bond the near indestructible metal alloy adamantium to his skeletal system. He is also a master of hand-to-hand combat and martial arts.
20th Century Fox’s new X-Men film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is due for release in May 2009.
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Claremont Reveals The New Generation Of X-Men In GeNext!
From: MarvelNews.
You asked for it X-Fans and now the series voted for on Marvel.Com is here! Enter the extra-sized GENEXT #1 (of 5), from legendary X-Men scribe Chris Claremont and artist Patrick Scherberger, introducing you to the children of the X-Men—but who are they? And what's happened to the original X-Men? Packed full of extras including character design sketches with commentary from Claremont and more, this issue is a can't-miss for X-Fans!
"I think people are going to get a kick out of this new generation of X-Men that Chris and Patrick Scherberger have created," said Senior Editor Mark Paniccia. "They're students expected to carry on the legacy of their forefathers and foremothers, but they're also kids with aspirations of their own. What's life like for a mutant in a world where most of the original X-Men are long gone? The story plays to Chris's strengths in character development and Patrick's art has an energy that makes this series really pop. It's fun and tugs at your heart as the drama of these five very special young people unfolds and surprises."
After 30 years of conflict and chaos, it's time for an all-new, all-different X-Men—but can the X-Men's children live up to their parents' legacy? Find out in GENEXT #1!
GENEXT #1 (of 5) (MAR082234)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Cover by DOUG GREGORY ALEXANDER
Rated T+ …$3.99FOC—4/24/08, On-Sale—5/14/08
To find a comic shop near you, call 1-888-comicbook
You asked for it X-Fans and now the series voted for on Marvel.Com is here! Enter the extra-sized GENEXT #1 (of 5), from legendary X-Men scribe Chris Claremont and artist Patrick Scherberger, introducing you to the children of the X-Men—but who are they? And what's happened to the original X-Men? Packed full of extras including character design sketches with commentary from Claremont and more, this issue is a can't-miss for X-Fans!
"I think people are going to get a kick out of this new generation of X-Men that Chris and Patrick Scherberger have created," said Senior Editor Mark Paniccia. "They're students expected to carry on the legacy of their forefathers and foremothers, but they're also kids with aspirations of their own. What's life like for a mutant in a world where most of the original X-Men are long gone? The story plays to Chris's strengths in character development and Patrick's art has an energy that makes this series really pop. It's fun and tugs at your heart as the drama of these five very special young people unfolds and surprises."
After 30 years of conflict and chaos, it's time for an all-new, all-different X-Men—but can the X-Men's children live up to their parents' legacy? Find out in GENEXT #1!
GENEXT #1 (of 5) (MAR082234)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Cover by DOUG GREGORY ALEXANDER
Rated T+ …$3.99FOC—4/24/08, On-Sale—5/14/08
To find a comic shop near you, call 1-888-comicbook
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