While it is certain that Hugh Jackman will return to star, getting confirmation about any other characters has proven more elusive. When asked if Brian Cox will return to the role of Stryker, a role he originated in X2: X-Men United, Gavin responded playfully "Who knows?"
What was Gavin willing to say about the film?
"We're doing more of a prequel," Hood said of his plans to portray a time expanding on those early flashbacks, up until when Logan first meets Professor Xavier's crew. "We're going to tell you a little more about Wolverine before he became involved in the X-Men. Even before he got those steel claws."
Gavin also was free in discussing his love of the character. "What I love about Wolverine is his dry, wry humor, and what I also love is the fact that he's a great antihero. He has a great line where he says, 'I'm the best there is at what I do, and what I do isn't very nice.' "
Wolverine's origin has been one of the most questioned and revised in the history of Marvel comics. We can only hope that this film will explain the starring character from the X-Men film franchise in a more concise manner. Hints were given in X2: X-Men United that Stryker was responsible for the experiment which gave Logan his adamantium skeleton and claws, but details were left vague.
One final statement from Gavin Hood should fill any fan with confidence, as the up-and-coming director discusses the nature of the character:
"As a director who's always been very interested in human drama and human nature, Wolverine appeals to me because it's a character who is constantly engaged in a battle to define who he is. You're dealing with somebody who is engaged in a moral questioning of his own nature. ... It's a grand, operatic debate about human existence over who we are."
to see the full video.X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released May 1st, 2009 and stars Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch. The film is directed by Gavin Hood.
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SpaceCowboy
So its a prequel.
4 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag
Michael5
I hope they don't screw this up !!!!!
4 years agoby @michael5Flag
ImmortalFury
wow i really hope they atleast hint at the fact that Wolverine aka Logan aka James Howellet is over 100 years old. i just wana see what they do with his bone claws and if they go into his time spent in ww2 with capt and fury cause that would kick ass.i also hope they hint at what happens after xmen 3. its not hard to figure out who Wolverine is. he says it almost every comic. lol
I'm the besat at what a i do.
I just love Wolverine, hes the whole reason i got into xmen and comics and marvel.
4 years agoby @immortalfuryFlag
-comrade-
He just said a bunch of character sh*t about wolverine we already know.
Of course he's a great antihero.
Of course he has a lot of internal struggle.
THis guy better not f*ck this movie up.
He talks about it like he hadn't read a comic book until he found out he was working on this film.
4 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag