Hugh Jackman has played Logan aka Wolverine in seven different films. It’s an impressive number that will shortly increase with a third solo Wolverine film and possibly X-Men:Apocalypse, although at the time of writing he has yet to be officially cast. A few other names are snapping at the heels of Jackman, notably the cast …
With X-Men: Days of Future Past opening this week, it’s time to look back at the films that kicked off the first big superhero franchise. There are countless top ten lists that could be made from the myriad of X-Men images, characters, and set pieces that have come to define the superhero genre and reshape …
It would seem that Hugh Jackman has come full circle. When he appeared as Wolverine in 2000’s X-Men, he wasn’t a big enough star to carry the film by himself; he needed a quality picture around him to bear the load of audience expectations. Now, in this weekend’s The Wolverine, Jackman has become such a star — and so attached to this role in particular — that he is able to pull the audience through the film’s rough spots and ultimately make it entertaining.
Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to …
Fox has been all over this year’s Comic-Con showing tons of promotional material for their upcoming projects. During a surprise appearance by Hugh Jackman at the Real Steel panel, the star revealed who the villain would be in the upcoming James Mangold-helmed Wolverine film. According to Screen Rant, Jackman went on to say that, “I …
Escaping the shackles of bankruptcy, the Bond franchise has managed to see the light of day with a film green-lit for 2012, provisionally titled Bond 23. After a critically disappointing sequel (Quantum of Solace), Sam Mendes (American Beauty) has been officially announced to direct new life into Bond’s world of espionage. This will not be …
Considering that Darren Aronofksy (The Wrestler, Requeim For A Dream) took interest in directing a Robocop reboot, I unlike most people am not surprised the director has chosen to helm a new Wolverine movie. Nor am I surprised by the director’s announcment in an interview with Drew McWeeny at Hitfix, that the official title of …