The Wolverine

[Brian in Mesa]

According to Variety, Hugh Jackman's Seed Productions and Fox are in development on a sequel to "Wolverine." Jackman and Seed partner John Palermo have begun planning the sequel, which they are squarely focusing on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series, says the trade.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Hugh Jackman talked to MTV and confirmed that Wolverine 2 will take place 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 about adapting Frank Miller and Chris Claremont's story arc.

He added: "I think the fans love that saga. It's my favorite saga of the Wolverine stories."

:notworthy

 

[SuperSpck]

Fine. The last one was too busy. Simplify and focus more on a better story.

 

[Covert Rain]

I am all for it but they need to fire some of their FX crew. The FX that included Gambit were cool but the scenes with Wolverines claws were total crap. So, was the de-aged Professor X.

 

[Pariah]

I still haven't seen the first one yet.

But, here are the two images that pop into my head when I think "Logan and Japan."

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...well, crap. I can't find an image of the other cover I'm thinking of. It's logan in a japanese style robe. Whites and light blues on the cover of either an Uncanny X-Men or the first Wolverine series. I think Logan is kneeling with Mariko. +10 geek points for anyone that can find it.

 

[Ryanwb]

Did Mariko have a child with Wolverine?

 

[Pariah]

Did Mariko have a child with Wolverine?

I think so...one that he's only recently found out about. He's an a-hole.

 

[azsportsfan01]

Darren Aronofsky is no longer going to direct.
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-...ofsky-leaves-the-wolverine-to-focus-on-family

 

[Renz]

I still haven't seen the first one yet.

Major suckitude. A Wolverine 2 is a waste of celluloide.

 

[Passepartout]

Nobody can play Wolverine except Hugh. His character is a lot more sympathetic as the cartoon character was a pure you know what. And I mean that in a negative way!

 

[Mulli]

I just watched Wolverine: Origins. Or whatever it is called. Terrible movie.

Hugh Jackman cannot act.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Hugh Jackman cannot act.

But he looks good.

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

the entire concept of Wolverine has no meaning to me anymore...since the DC/Marvel vs. comic between him and Lobo...and Lobo moved down a few pegs for me too.

 

[Covert Rain]

I just watched Wolverine: Origins. Or whatever it is called. Terrible movie.

Hugh Jackman cannot act.

Yes he can. The projects he picks are questionable. He has shown his acting chops in other films and also won a Tony award for best actor.

 

[Mulli]

Yes he can. The projects he picks are questionable. He has shown his acting chops in other films and also won a Tony award for best actor.

I question his acting.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I question his acting.

I question your questioning. I think he's a very solid actor. I don't think Wolverine is the best vehicle to judge his skills by. It's not like he's allowed a lot of range in that character.

Steve

 

[Covert Rain]

I question your questioning. I think he's a very solid actor. I don't think Wolverine is the best vehicle to judge his skills by. It's not like he's allowed a lot of range in that character.

Steve

+1

 

[Mulli]

I question your questioning. I think he's a very solid actor. I don't think Wolverine is the best vehicle to judge his skills by. It's not like he's allowed a lot of range in that character.

Steve

I think I had too high of standards for him in a comic book movie.

He is an okay actor. Could be way worse.

 

[Pariah]

I question your questioning. I think he's a very solid actor. I don't think Wolverine is the best vehicle to judge his skills by. It's not like he's allowed a lot of range in that character.

Steve

I question your understanding of the character.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I question your understanding of the character.

Oh come on, judging Jackman's acting skills based on his Wolverine character is like judging Adam Sandler's skills based on Billy Madison.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

I think I had too high of standards for him in a comic book movie.

He is an okay actor. Could be way worse.

I can understand that. Part of the problem is that Jackman's acting was diminished in comparison by the tour de force performance by Ryan Reynolds in that same comic book movie. It's hard to shine when you're standing next to the sun.

Steve

 

[Pariah]

Oh come on, judging Jackman's acting skills based on his Wolverine character is like judging Adam Sandler's skills based on Billy Madison.

Steve

Then that's nobody's fault but Jackman's. Logan is pretty steeped in tragedy and internal struggle. There's no reason he shouldn't be able to bring subtly to the performance. Instead, he does it as a pretty straight-forward tough guy.

I think you're probably basing your opinion of Wolverine's character purely on Jackman's portrayal of him--you're in a closed loop. If all you know of the character is the flawed performance in the films, then of course you don't think it allows for range.

The Japan storyline should require more of him, though.

(BTW, I DO think Jackman is a good actor...and honestly, I don't mind his portrayal of Logan---but it could be much, much deeper.)

 

[AzStevenCal]

Then that's nobody's fault but Jackman's. Logan is pretty steeped in tragedy and internal struggle. There's no reason he shouldn't be able to bring subtly to the performance. Instead, he does it as a pretty straight-forward tough guy.

I think you're probably basing your opinion of Wolverine's character purely on Jackman's portrayal of him--you're in a closed loop. If all you know of the character is the flawed performance in the films, then of course you don't think it allows for range.

The Japan storyline should require more of him, though.

(BTW, I DO think Jackman is a good actor...and honestly, I don't mind his portrayal of Logan---but it could be much, much deeper.)

I didn't think there was room for subtle in the movie. I thought the other guys played it almost tongue-in-cheek (Liev and Reynolds especially) so it just didn't seem the vehicle for a multi-layered performance. I'm not a Wolverine (or comic book) expert although I did follow the series (and related books) during the mid to late 90's but most of my familiarity with this character is shaped by his earliest days in Silver Age comics. Still, my appraisal of his version of the character isn't derived from any of these sources, it's based on the feel of the Origins movie itself.

Steve

 

[SuperSpck]

I didn't think there was room for subtle in the movie. I thought the other guys played it almost tongue-in-cheek (Liev and Reynolds especially) so it just didn't seem the vehicle for a multi-layered performance.

I think I follow Steve's viewpoint on this. Jackson can do layers (to the degree I'm able to pick up on such things) but I didn't see too much room in the Wolverine movie for anything other than the surface.
But is that a bad thing? Wolverine is a two level character. The animal under the skin and sucker who's stuck trying to hold the leash. That's probably hard to do convincingly, but not too deep.
Even if you throw in his love you just get to drop the animal until it's inevitably needed.
To steve: Deadpool should never be anything but tongue-firmly-rooted-in-cheek. His job is to be ridiculous.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I think I follow Steve's viewpoint on this. Jackson can do layers (to the degree I'm able to pick up on such things) but I didn't see too much room in the Wolverine movie for anything other than the surface.
But is that a bad thing? Wolverine is a two level character. The animal under the skin and sucker who's stuck trying to hold the leash. That's probably hard to do convincingly, but not too deep.
Even if you throw in his love you just get to drop the animal until it's inevitably needed.
To steve: Deadpool should never be anything but tongue-firmly-rooted-in-cheek. His job is to be ridiculous.

Quite true. I can't imagine how you could play that role without catering to the absurdity of the moment (whatever the heck that means).

Steve