"prequel and a spin-off focusing on the character Wolverine and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed, as well as his time with Stryker's Team X, before, and shortly after his skeleton was bonded with the indestructible metal, adamantium. David Benioff was hired to write the screenplay for the spin-off film ""Wolverine"" in October 2004. Hugh Jackman became producer as well as star and worked with Benioff on the script. Ratner was negotiated by the studio to take the helm of ""Wolverine"" after directing ""X-Men: The Last Stand"", but no agreement was made. In July 2007, Gavin Hood was hired"
"Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in a variety of film genres. He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the ""X-Men"" film series, as well as for his lead roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy ""Kate & Leopold"" (2001), the action-horror film ""Van Helsing"" (2004), the magic-themed drama ""The Prestige"" (2006), the epic fantasy drama ""The Fountain"" (2006), the epic historical romantic drama ""Australia"" (2008), the film version of ""Les Misérables"" (2012), the thriller ""Prisoners"" (2013), and"
"of more established actors offered their services for the role, with Singer casting Dougray Scott. Part of Scott's contract included a sequel, but backed out due to scheduling conflicts with """" in early October 1999 and was injured in a motorbike accident. Jackman was then cast three weeks into filming, based on a successful audition. Glenn Danzig was invited by 20th Century Fox to audition for the role of Wolverine, as his height and build closely resemble that of the film's protagonist, as described in the original comic books. However, he declined due to scheduling conflicts with his band. Keanu"
"Lynch Foundation to ""bring meditation to everyone from PTSD sufferers to inner-city kids"". Jackman has been the face of several high-profile brands. He is a global ambassador for Montblanc. He is also the brand ambassador of Indian mobile phone maker, Micromax. Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in a variety of film genres. He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the ""X-Men"" film series, as well as for his lead roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy ""Kate"
"an unfinished workprint being leaked on the Internet one month before the film's debut. ""X-Men Origins: Wolverine"" was released worldwide on May 1, 2009 by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews, being praised for its action sequences, the cast's acting (particularly by Jackman and Schreiber), emotional resonance, humor and the musical score, but came under fire for its poorly made CGI, convoluted plot, overabundance of characters, and its deviations from the source material, mostly its portrayal of the Deadpool character. However, it was a financial success, opening at the top of the box office and grossing $179 million"
"screened in many countries. Jackman had his breakthrough role playing Wolverine in Bryan Singer's ""X-Men"" (2000)—a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. Co-starring Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, Famke Janssen and Ian McKellen, the film tells the story of a group of mutants, whose superhuman powers make them distrusted by normal humans. The role was originally written for Russell Crowe who instead suggested Jackman for the part. Jackman says that his wife advised him against taking on the role, as she found it ""ridiculous"". He initially studied wolves to develop his character, as he thought"
"would interfere with his band's nine-month tour. Bryan Singer, the director of the first two ""X-Men"" movies, spoke to a number of actors, including Russell Crowe, Keanu Reeves and Edward Norton, for the role. Fox ruled out Mel Gibson as being too expensive. Though Dougray Scott was cast, the role of Wolverine went to Hugh Jackman. Despite what was thought to be a highly controversial move due to his much taller stature than Wolverine's comic depictions by a nearly full foot of height, Jackman's actual performance was well received. Jackman, at stands 28 cm taller than Wolverine, who is said"
"chosen Boyd Holbrook to portray the main antagonist of the movie, the chief of security for a global corporation that is pursuing Wolverine. Also by April, Richard E. Grant was cast as a villainous mad scientist, and Stephen Merchant had also been cast. In May, Eriq Lasalle and Elise Neal were cast supporting roles, and Elizabeth Rodriguez entered negotiations for a small but key role. Also in May, producer Simon Kinberg revealed that filming had already begun, and confirmed that the movie would be R-rated; regarding the setting and tonality, he stated, ""It takes place in the future, and as"
"versions of the characters played by McAvoy and Fassbender. In December, Singer announced that Hugh Jackman would reprise his role as Wolverine. In January 2013, Singer announced that Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, and Ellen Page would reprise their roles of Rogue, Iceman, and Kitty Pryde. In February, Singer announced that Peter Dinklage would star in the film as the main antagonist. In March, Singer announced that French actor Omar Sy had joined the cast. Halle Berry said in an interview that she would reprise her role as Storm, which was followed by an announcement from Singer that Berry would be"
"Logan (film) Logan is a 2017 American superhero film starring Hugh Jackman as the X-Men character Wolverine. It is the tenth installment in the ""X-Men"" film series, as well as the third and, currently, final Wolverine solo film following as well as a sequel to """" (2009) and ""The Wolverine"" (2013). The film, which takes inspiration from ""Old Man Logan"" by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, based in an alternate bleak future, follows an alternative universe where an aged Wolverine and an extremely ill Charles Xavier defending a young mutant named Laura from the villainous Reavers and Alkali-Transigen led by"
"Dominic Janes Dominic Janes (born February 11, 1994) is an American actor. Born Dominic Roque Janes Centorbi in Tucson, Arizona, Janes has had recurring roles in ""ER"", as Alex Taggart, the son of Linda Cardellini's character R.N. Samantha Taggart, and in ""Dexter"", as the younger version of the title character. He also appeared in ""Crossing Jordan"". He starred in the Cartoon Network original film ""Re-Animated"" and its spin-off series ""Out of Jimmy's Head"". He also portrayed Billy Madsen in the 2007 movie ""Wild Hogs"". He voiced Squidboy in television series ""Wolverine and the X-Men"". Janes has performed improvisation comedy at"
"Ted Biaselli: Loki, Mole Man, Male Computer Voice, Moloids, Lava Men, Civilian 2 Steven Blum: Wolverine, Abomination, Wolverine Brown Suit, Heimdall David Boat: Thor, Thing, Modern Thor Grey DeLisle: Ms. Marvel, Female Computer Voice Jess Harnell: Crimson Dynamo Tom Kane: Magneto, Dark Magneto Josh Keaton: Spider-Man, Black Suit Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099 Mikey Kelley: Silver Surfer, Anti- Surfer Tom Kenny: Captain America, Iron Man, Juggernaut, M.O.D.O.K. Stan Lee: Mayor of Superhero City Nolan North: Asgardians, U.S. Agent, A.I.M Agent, S.H.I.E.L.D Soldier 1, Fireman 1, Civilian 1, War Machine, Frost Giants Liam O'Brien: Nightcrawler, Male Cop, S.H.I.E.L.D. Controller Tara Strong: Invisible Woman"
"the series, he bench-pressed over 136 kg (300 lb). Jackman reprised his role in 2003's ""X2"", 2006's """", and the 2009 prequel """", where Troye Sivan played the younger version of James Howlett. He also cameoed as Wolverine in 2011's """". He returned for the role of Wolverine again in 2013's ""The Wolverine"", a stand-alone sequel taking place after the events of ""X-Men: The Last Stand"", and reprised the character in the 2014 sequel """" and the 2016 follow-up """". In 2015, Jackman announced that the 2017 sequel to ""The Wolverine"", ""Logan"", was the final time that he would play"
"Reeves, Gary Sinise, Mel Gibson, Aaron Eckhart, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton and Bob Hoskins were also considered for the role of Wolverine. Jeri Ryan was in the running for the role of Mystique. Patrick Stewart was first approached by Singer to play Xavier on the set of ""Conspiracy Theory"" (1997), which was directed by ""X-Men"" Executive Producer Richard Donner. Jim Caviezel was originally cast as Cyclops, but backed out due to scheduling conflicts with ""Frequency"". James Marsden was unfamiliar with his character, but he soon became accustomed after reading various comic books. Marsden modeled his performance similar"
"character as popular as possible"" with a large $154 million budget to be mostly spent in Louisiana. Several actresses were being tested for the female lead, including Léa Seydoux. Tatum was renegotiating his contract with Fox at the end of July 2015, and was believed to be close to dropping out of the project due to Fox's intention to have Tatum become one of the ""anchor characters"" of the franchise following the impending retirement of Hugh Jackman as the series' former lead character Wolverine. This would be a major commitment for Tatum to make. Backend compensation was also an issue."
"and Taylor Kitsch was ultimately cast in the role. Kitsch signed a three-picture deal. Fox executive Jeff Katz was confident that the character would be well received, saying, ""there is a level of strategy in how we grow these things, and what characters can transition between multiple films"", indicating that the character could move on to his own standalone film as was the plan with Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool. However, ""Wolverine"" was not well received by critics, and Kitsch's performance did not make him the breakout hit that Fox executives had expected. In September 2013, Tatum expressed interest in taking over"
"Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, and Lucas Till. Newcomers Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Adan Canto, Fan Bingbing, Booboo Stewart and Evan Peters were also signed to play Bolivar Trask, Bishop, Sunspot, Blink, Warpath and Quicksilver, respectively. Although Wolverine is the one to actually return to his ""younger"" body, director Bryan Singer described Pryde as the prime facilitator and it is Pryde's phasing ability that enables time travel to happen. In this film, the catalyst for the Sentinel-dominated future was Mystique's assassination of Bolivar Trask and"
"received solo credit of writing the script, which deviated much from earlier drafts. Around 1989, Stan Lee and Chris Claremont entered in talks with Carolco Pictures and Lightstorm Entertainment to make a film adaptation of the ""X-Men"" comic book series, with Cameron as producer, Kathryn Bigelow as director and Gary Goldman as writer. Late actor Bob Hoskins was slated to star as Wolverine and actress Angela Bassett was attached to star as Storm. Claremont also contacted Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter to revive the character of Jean Grey due the character's demise in ""The Dark Phoenix Saga"" comic book storyline."
"and Lucas Till would return as Havok. In May, Singer announced that the mutant would appear in the film. In July, Hoult revealed on ""Conan"" that Josh Helman would return as William Stryker. In April 2016, Hugh Jackman confirmed that he would make a cameo appearance as Wolverine. Principal photography commenced on April 27, 2015, in Montreal, Canada. In late August, the first-unit production for the film wrapped. Additional filming took place in January 2016. Australia-based Rising Sun Pictures provided, as it did for ""X-Men: Days of Future Past"", the effects for Quicksilver's time-stopping, quick motion effects in the mansion"
"Tom Kane Thomas Kane Roberts (born April 15, 1962) is an American voice actor, known for his work in animation, films and video games. Kane is known for his animation work. Notable roles include Jedi Master Yoda and Admiral Yularen in ""Star Wars: The Clone Wars"" and , The Chancellor in ""9"", Magneto in ""Wolverine and the X-Men"" and """", Ultron in """" and """", Mr. Herriman in ""Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"", Lord Monkey Fist on ""Kim Possible"", Professor Utonium and Him in ""The Powerpuff Girls"". He has voiced Oxnard Montalvo in ""The Angry Beavers"" and the chimpanzee sidekick"
"Singer and DeSanto brought Christopher McQuarrie from ""The Usual Suspects"", and together did another rewrite. David Hayter simultaneously rewrote the screenplay, receiving solo screenplay credit from the Writers Guild of America, while Singer and DeSanto were given story credit. The WGA offered McQuarrie a credit, but he voluntarily took his name off when the final version was more in line with Hayter's script than his. Russell Crowe was Singer's first choice to play Wolverine, but he turned it down, instead recommending his friend, actor Hugh Jackman for the part. Jackman was an unknown actor at the time, while a number"
"film's version of the X-Force team also includes Terry Crews as Bedlam, Lewis Tan as Shatterstar, Bill Skarsgård as Zeitgeist, Rob Delaney as Peter, and Brad Pitt as Vanisher. Pitt was considered for the role of Cable before scheduling issues prevented him from taking it; he filmed his Vanisher cameo in two hours during post-production. Reprising their roles as the X-Men for a brief appearance are James McAvoy as Professor X, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Evan Peters as Quicksilver, Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Alexandra Shipp as Storm, and Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler. Archive footage of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine from"
"and for his personal pleasure. Accounts as to the origin of his enmity with Wolverine are conflicted. It is known that Wolverine and Sabretooth were participants of the Cold War supersoldier program Weapon X, and that Sabretooth saw Wolverine as competition and therefore antagonized him. While Wolverine is depicted as suppressing his more savage qualities, Sabretooth does the opposite and embraces them, until the events of the 2014 storyline ""AXIS"". The character has appeared in several X-Men animated series and video games, and was portrayed by Tyler Mane in the first ""X-Men"" film and by Liev Schreiber in the 2009"
"between his animalistic savagery and noble human qualities. Hood enjoyed the previous films, but set out to give the spin-off a different feel. Hood also suggested to make the implied blood relation of Wolverine and Sabretooth into them explicitly being half brothers, as it would help ""build up the emotional power of the film"". In October, Fox announced a May 1, 2009, release date and the ""X-Men Origins"" prefix. Preliminary shooting took place at the Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, during late 2007. Principal photography began on January 2008 in New Zealand. One of the filming locations that was selected"
"enemy and stab him before he can sound the alarm. Wolverine's unusual healing ability allows him to withstand punishment that would kill an average human being, but he can become wounded over time. Sustaining major injuries triggers a feral rage, imbuing Wolverine with greater strength and the ferocity to take on multiple foes at once. The story begins in 1968. Logan (Mark Hamill) is walking along a backstreet, when behind him come some agents from the Weapon X program. They try to capture Logan so they can take him to the Weapon X facility. Logan tries to defend himself, but"
"an interview with Fandango that he would like to see X-23 to appear in the film as the new Wolverine. In addition, Psylocke has been rumored to appear in the film as she is a very prominent member of the team in the comic books; however, actress Olivia Munn (who plays Psylocke in the film """") has not addressed these rumours. On November 9, 2016, Kinberg announced to The Hollywood Reporter that the film is still on their schedule. In February 2017, it was reported that Ryan Reynolds would co-write the script with Joe Carnahan. On September 7, 2017, Drew"
"the late 1990s, she also appeared in ""The Faculty"", ""Rounders"", ""Deep Rising"", and ""House on Haunted Hill"". In 2000, Janssen played superhero Dr. Jean Grey in the Marvel Studios film ""X-Men"". She later reprised the role in the 2003 sequel, ""X2"" where her character shows signs of increasing powers but at the end of the film, she is presumably killed. Janssen returns as a very much alive Jean whose death in ""X2"" awoke her dark alternate personality, Phoenix in """" (2006). At the end of the film, she is killed by Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman), who only does it"
"Avengers"". Also in February, a casting call went out looking for actors with certain physical attributes to audition for the role of Thor. In May 2009, Chris Hemsworth was in negotiations to portray the title role after a back-and-forth process in which the 25-year-old actor was refused early on, then given a second chance to read for the part. Hemsworth's brother, Liam also auditioned for the role, but was passed on by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. The next day, Marvel announced that Tom Hiddleston, who had worked with Branagh before and had initially been considered to portray the lead"
"also rendering him ageless, being nearly twice as old as in the comics while still in his prime. Most notably Jackman's version of Wolverine never wears his iconic costume in the films though a deleted scene in ""The Wolverine"" did show the titular character's costume in a suitcase. By the time of the first ""X-Men"" film (2000), Wolverine first appears as an amateur cage fighter in Laughlin City, Alberta, and meets Marie ""Rogue"" D'Ancanto and ends up getting himself involved in the conflict between the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. After helping stop Magneto's plan, Logan is directed by"
"through the shoot. I got to shoot a big-budget, shamelessly old-fashioned romantic epic set against one of the most turbulent times in my native country's history, while, at the same time, celebrating that country's natural beauty, its people, its cultures... I'll die a happy man knowing I've got this film on my CV."" Jackman co-starred with Daniel Craig on Broadway at the Schoenfeld Theatre in a limited engagement of the play ""A Steady Rain"", which ran from 10 September 2009, to 6 December 2009. Jackman has reprised his role as the Wolverine in ""X-Men"" spin-off films. Jackman starred in """""
"Essex Corporation. Tómas Lemarquis portrays Caliban, a mutant with the ability to sense and track other mutants. Wrestler ""Giant"" Gustav Claude Ouimet plays The Blob, Angel's opponent in an underground fight club. Monique Ganderton portrays one of En Sabah Nur's original lieutenants, Death. Hugh Jackman makes an uncredited appearance as Logan / Wolverine, in his Weapon X form. In that same scene, director Bryan Singer cameos as a guard who is killed by Wolverine as he attempts to escape the complex. X-Men co-creator Stan Lee and his wife Joan B. Lee make a cameo appearance together, as bystanders witnessing the"
"Cal Dodd Cal Dodd (born Cathal J. Dodd) is an Irish-Canadian voice actor and singer, who is best known for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics character Wolverine in ""X-Men: The Animated Series"" and the ""Marvel vs. Capcom"" series of video games. Cathal also provided the voice of the hero/villain Random Virus in the BBC series ""Ace Lightning"". He recorded with producer Bob Hahn in Canada, which consisted of demos and material to be submitted to major labels. His recordings ended up on the RCA label, with a full-length album release ""New Horizons"" on Hahn's own Rising Records label in"
"of ""D"", noting that ""Wolverine was the lead character of [the ""X-Men""] films, and we've already learned everything we need to know from the films in said franchise,"" adding that ""the extra information given here actually serves to make the character of Logan/Wolverine less interesting."" Steven Rea also felt that the film injured the character by proving that ""how the hero acquired his special powers turns out to be a whole lot less interesting than what he does with them"", while also being ""a mash-up of meaningless combat sequences (meaningless because Logan/Wolverine is just about unstoppable), sub-par visual effects, template"