Aug 19, 2008 by The MovieWeb Team

Is There a Behind-The-Scenes Power Struggle Over Wolverine?

A power-struggle seems to be brewing on the set of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, if rumor is to be believed. According to Hollywood Elsewhere there are differences of opinion over the tone of the film between Gavin Hood, who is directing the film, and Fox co-chairman and CEO Tom Rothman.

The struggle seems to center over whether or not the film should be dark, somber and gritty (as Hood would prefer) or if the film should be a little brighter and lighter, in order to draw a wider audience, which seems to be Rothman's view.

Specifically, the latest blow-up between the two involves the rumored repainting of one of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine sets, which had been repainted under Rothman's orders while Hood was away from the set for a few days.

We'll see how this rumored friction between the director and the Fox co-chairman will affect the final fate of X-Men Origins: Wolverine when the film hits theatres in May 2009.

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.


Sources: Hollywood Elsewhere

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Comments (58)

  1. Radimus-83

    oh yeah your right in what your saying Marco,... but the thing is, you don't have to take it out on Logan!!
    the other orgin movies are being worked on, but the thing is to get the ball rolling they are gonna start with the character in demand, and it just so happens to be Wolverine, so in english what i'm saying is go f*ck yourself! :)

    3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  2. Kungfusalsa

    why does Fox have to try to screw up everything great. Rothman should stay behind a desk and collect checks and leave the artists the F*CK ALONE!

    3 years agoby @dimmaknycFlag

  3. T.Clark

    But......wolvie's THE man ;)

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  4. Marcusx

    lol youre prolly right. look, i like wolvy dont get me wrong. but FOUR GOD DAMNED movies all focusing on his character is too much. we need expansion. we need elaborate detail on other characters. we didnt get that much form the otehrs.

    3 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  5. Radimus-83

    Marc, i see lack of internet action has left you retarded! lol

    3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  6. Marcusx

    lol it seems i cant spell worth a sh*t 2day. and yes, im far too lazy to make the corrections

    3 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  7. Marcusx

    its not my fault they are taking these big name heroes and turning them into mtv pop icon pieces of sh*t. hows about some good acting from either side and then their might not be something to complain about? well, i like to bithc so there prolly will be anyway. but the point im making is altho wolverine is a fantastic character, there are others that need to be explored and gone in-depth with. i know some of them arent as big as wolvy, and maybe his character is so big it bneeds to carry the burden of bringing these guys to the view of the general public, but you gotta admit that gambit and deadpool are 2 charcters that sheould be focused on all their own. they dont need a wwolverine spin-off to show them in a movie.

    3 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  8. Ginnilo

    Obviously rothman has never read a Wolverine comic book or Novel. Dark, somber, & gritty is the way to go. Just look at how good Dark Knight did. rothman or "rat-hman" an idiot.

    3 years agoby @ginniloFlag

  9. pedopaul

    yeah dark movies kick ass...

    3 years agoby @pedopaulFlag

  10. Psycho

    Dark movies make money dumb sh*t, look at TDK.

    3 years agoby @physco-123Flag

  11. Transformers89

    I think this guy doesn't know what's failure and success. Oh, let me put it for you. FF and FF2(brighter and lighter)=failure. The Dark Knight(DARK AS HELL)=f***ing success.

    3 years agoby @transformers89Flag

  12. MC Legendary

    f*ck tom rothman.. gavin hood should kick him straight in the f*cking bollocks!

    3 years agoby @normanse7enFlag

  13. XJWS79

    dark, somber and gritty will sell tickets, flowers and sunshine doesn't nuff said. Why are they trying to screw this up?

    3 years agoby @xjws79Flag

  14. Solar XI

    Well dude you kind of missed, when it was bootlegged from Comic Con.

    3 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  15. JonSpidey07

    just make a decision already
    whatever tone works for the film
    an origin story can be anything
    and where is the trailer already for this movie???

    3 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag

  16. Radimus-83

    well i have a bad feeling about you, ...... ya dick!!

    3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  17. jojohns22

    It doesn't matter which tone is what if the script isn't any good. I have a bad feeling about this....

    3 years agoby @jojohns22Flag

  18. artkid04

    Rothman was the one who f*cked up X-men 3, he's doing it again, someone kill that bastard

    3 years agoby @artkid04Flag

  19. T.Clark

    Damn, marc, first superman now wolverine...DON'T DISRESPECT THOSE GUYS!! ;)

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  20. Solar XI

    Its not the "co-chairman's" vision. It should be dark. X-Men was already light and bright. Kids need to see the real Wolverine.

    3 years agoby @solarxiFlag

  21. Radimus-83

    dammit Marc.... show some respect for Wolverine or i'll have to go over to your house and punch your mother square in the face!!

    3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  22. DeadWolvPunStri

    people in hollywood piss me the f*ck off. They constintly ruin good movies by making them the way there not ment to be made. Wolverine is meant to be dark.... this f*ckin' retard shood be f*ckin' shot, god-damnit this sh*t pisses me off.

    3 years agoby @deadwolvpunstriFlag

  23. The Doctor

    If CEO Tom Rothman want to target a younger audience, tough! Wolverine as supposed to have a U or PG-13 film.

    3 years agoby @ghettokidFlag

  24. Nyfresh

    word.... u got a gay ass robin and a f*ck'd up (very corny) batwoman

    3 years agoby @leo16Flag

  25. The Doctor

    Forget the lighter, brighter view what Rothman thinks. They try to make Batman 3 & 4 lighter and look how they turn out.

    3 years agoby @ghettokidFlag

  26. The Doctor

    I hope not.

    3 years agoby @ghettokidFlag

  27. Nyfresh

    Dark is totally the way to go with this film, wat kind of bullsh*t is that, he wants the film to be little brighter and lighter, this aint Half Baked

    3 years agoby @leo16Flag

  28. Nyfresh

    i also agree with radimus-83 wat it the point of having a director if the ceo is gonna b runnin thing, kinda defeats the whole purpose doesnt it?

    3 years agoby @leo16Flag

  29. Marcusx

    again i have a total lack of DISinterest. im seeing far too much wolverine and i gotta gtell ya, its nothing new. i just wana see gambit and RR as DeadPool. im way more excited for the Magneto Spin-off anyway,. i mean who doesnt wana see a young lencher smashing neo nazis at auschwitz? i know im in

    3 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  30. Transformers89

    I agree with radimus-83

    3 years agoby @transformers89Flag

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