The Wolverine (Film)
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| The Wolverine | |
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| Directed by | James Mangold |
| Produced by | Lauren Shuler Donner Hutch Parker |
| 'Screenplay by | Mark Bomback Scott Frank |
| Based on | Wolverine by Chris Claremont Frank Miller |
| Starring | Hugh Jackman Hiroyuki Sanada Famke Janssen Will Yun Lee |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography | Ross Emery |
| Edited by | Michael McCusker |
| Production companies | Marvel Entertainment<be>The Donners' Company TSG Entertainment |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | July 16, 2013 (London) July 24, 2013 (United Kingdom) July 26, 2013 (United States) |
| Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom[1] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120 million |
| Box office | $414.8 million |
The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine. The film, distributed by 20th Century Fox, is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series. Hugh Jackman reprises his role from previous films as the title character, with James Mangold directing a screenplay written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. In the film, which follows the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, Logan travels to Japan, where he engages an old acquaintance in a struggle that has lasting consequences. Stripped of his healing factor, Wolverine must battle deadly samurai while struggling with guilt.
The film's development began in 2009 after the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Christopher McQuarrie was hired to write a screenplay for The Wolverine in August 2009. In October 2010, Darren Aronofsky was hired to direct the film. The project was delayed following Aronofsky's departure and the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. In June 2011, Mangold was brought on board to replace Aronofsky. Bomback was then hired to rewrite the screenplay in September 2011. The supporting characters were cast in July 2012 with principal photography beginning at the end of the month around New South Wales before moving to Tokyo in August 2012 and back to New South Wales in October 2012. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.
The Wolverine was released on July 24, 2013, in various international markets, and on July 26, 2013, in the United States. The film received generally positive reviews from film critics and earned US$414.8 million worldwide, nearly 3.5 times its production budget of $120 million, making it the fifth highest-grossing film in the series. A third Wolverine film, titled Logan, was released on March 3, 2017.
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[edit] Cast
- Hugh Jackman as Logan:
- A mutant, whose prodigious healing abilities and adamantium infused skeleton combine to make him virtually immortal. Jackman also portrayed the character in the previous X-Men films. In terms of his character Jackman views Wolverine as "the ultimate outsider" and that "the great battle, I always thought with Wolverine, is the battle within himself". Regarding Logan's struggle with extreme life longevity, Jackman said, "He realizes everyone he loves dies, and his whole life is full of pain. So it's better that he just escapes. He can't die really. He just wants to get away from everything." Jackman stated that he ate six meals a day in preparation for the role. Jackman contacted Jayme Johnson for some tips on bulking up for the film. Johnson suggested that for six months, he gain a pound a week, by eating 6,000 calories a day which consisted of "an awful lot of chicken, steak and brown rice".
- Ichirō's son as well as Mariko's father and corporate rival, who is proficient in kendo.
- Tao Okamoto as Mariko:
- Ichirō's granddaughter, whose life becomes threatened as a result of her grandfather's will. About her character, Okamoto said that Mariko is no pushover and is proficient in karate and knife-throwing.
- Rila Fukushima as Yukio:
- A precognitive mutant and one of the deadliest assassins in Ichirō’s clan. Fukushima said, "My character's very physical. Yukio and Wolverine have a lot in common. She really takes care of him and he also cares about her." Mangold described Yukio as a lethal fighter who is "both sexy and almost kind of sprung from the anime world."
- A mutant and former member of the X-Men, whom Logan killed at the end of X-Men: The Last Stand. Jackman said, "There’s no doubt that the most important relationship in his life is — we’ve seen through the movies — is his relationship with Jean Grey. Yes, we saw her die at the end of ‘X-Men: The Last Stand,’ but in this movie, she has a presence, which I think is vital to the movie, particularly for him confronting the most difficult thing within himself."
- Will Yun Lee as Harada:
- A former lover of Mariko and head of the Black Ninja Clan, sworn to protect the Yashida family. Lee said that he underwent rigorous sword training for the film.
- A mutant, who has an immunity to toxins. About her character, Khodchenkova said "Viper doesn't really have many people that she cares about, most of them she just uses for her own purpose." Mangold said, "as her name would imply, she's kind of snakelike," and that Viper views Logan "like a great hunter might view hunting a lion in his quarry." The film does not reference Viper's comic book history as an agent of Hydra, due to rights issues with Marvel Studios.
- Haruhiko Yamanouchi as Yashida:
- Shingen's father, Mariko's grandfather and the head of Yashida Industries, a powerful technology zaibatsu. Ken Yamamura portrays young Ichirō.
- Brian Tee as Noburo:
- A corrupt minister of justice, who is engaged to Mariko.
Additionally, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen reprise their roles as Charles Xavier / Professor X and Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in cameo appearances during the mid-credits scene.
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[edit] Sequel
- Main article: Logan (film)
[edit] Notes
- ^1 Sources differ regarding the country or countries of origin of The Wolverine. Some indicate that the United States is the sole country of origin, while others list it as a co-production of the United States and Great Britain.
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[edit] Further reading
- Gray, Simon. "Rapturous Action". American Cinematographer. Vol. 94, No. 8. August 2013. ISSN 0002-7928. Hollywood: California. ASC Holding Corp. Pages 56–65. Behind-the-scenes article on The Wolverine focusing on the film's camera work, lighting, etc. 9 pages, 17 color photos.
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