X-Men Origins: Wolverine

by on Apr.24, 2009, under 2009 films, action films, superhero film

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an upcoming superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Wolverine that will be released in most countries by May 1, 2009.

The film is directed by Gavin Hood and stars Hugh Jackman as the title character.

It is a prequel to the X-Men film trilogy, focusing on the mutant Wolverine and his time with Team X, before Wolverine’s skeleton was bonded with the indestructible metal adamantium.

The film was mostly shot in Australia and New Zealand.

Premise
Set roughly twenty years before X-Men, the film will focus on Wolverine’s violent past,
and his early encounters with William Stryker (Danny Huston). The Weapon X program and his interactions with other mutants will be explored, including his relationship with his half-brother Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber).

Directed by Gavin Hood
Produced by
Hugh Jackman
Lauren Shuler Donner
Ralph Winter
Avi Arad
Written by David Benioff

Cast
Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
Troye Sivan as James Howlett
Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed / Sabretooth
Danny Huston as William Stryker
Lynn Collins as Kayla Silver Fox
Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Daniel Henney as David North / Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Scott Adkins as Weapon XI
Kevin Durand as Frederick J. Dukes
Dominic Monaghan as Chris Bradley / Bolt
Tahyna Tozzi as Emma Frost

Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography Donald McAlpine
Editing by Nicolas De Toth
Distributed by 20th Century Fox

Release date(s)
United Kingdom: April 29, 2009
Australia & New Zealand: April 30, 2009
United States & Canada: May 1, 2009
Country United States
Language English
Preceded by X-Men: The Last Stand