X-men Origins: Wolverine - Movie Chronicles

Scott Summers (Cyclops) to make appearance

FofR — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:55:22 +0000

An astute SHH reader, Retroman, has spotted that an Australian theatrical agency, Meissner Management, has posted a newly filled role for the latest X-men movie:

TIM POCOCK secures Role of SCOTT SUMMERS in Feature Film “WOLVERINE” US Production Director GAVIN HOOD.

The extent of Summers’ appearance in the movie is not yet known - though given the relatively unknown stature of the actor it may be safe to assume it is only a small role.

Hugh Jackman briefly talks about Origins

FofR — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:48:24 +0000

Hugh Jackman has recently been speaking with the Herald Sun, in doing so be quickly brought up some details about X-men Origins:

“I’m used to these movies now,” he says. “They’re big and there’s a lot involved, a lot at stake, so it’s always high pressure. But Gavin Hood, our director, is a real force. He’s an Oscar-winning director (for Tsotsi) and he’s used to working under different kinds of pressure and stresses.”

Jackman hand-picked Melbourne youngster Kodi Smit-McPhee (Romulus, My Father) to play Wolverine as a young man.

“He’s one of those kids who’s fearless,” Jackman says. “I hope he doesn’t read this article because yes, there is pressure on him because of who he’s playing and the expectations of fans. I was lucky to be completely ignorant of fans’ expectations and the whole world before X-Men came out. I just hope he doesn’t read too much or go on the internet because he naturally has the goods I know the fans will love.”

The second paragraph suggests that we may be seeing a lot more of young Wolverine than first expected.

Scott Adkins cast as Weapon 11 (XI)

FofR — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:14:44 +0000

The Coventry Telegraph are reporting that local man Scott Adkins, a martial arts expert has been cast as the mysterious Weapon 11 (or Weapon XI) in the Wolverine movie.

No one knows who the Weapon XI character is, and this move is very intriguing. Wikipedia offers us some insight:

No individual with the ‘Weapon XI’ moniker has been seen, but John Sublime has mentioned it. A likely candidate for Weapon XI’s true identity is the Hound (a mutant with the power to hunt and kill other mutants), who was transformed by the Hound Program of the US government into a techno-organic killing machine. He battled the government-sponsored incarnation of X-Factor after massacring scientists at a US government research facility, nearly killing Sabretooth in the process, but was stopped by Polaris, who was forced to use her power at its full limit. He was later after Shard, but was destroyed in an explosion after being defeated by her and Bishop.

Pictures from the Barn Explosion scene

FofR — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:03:12 +0000

The folks over at Goliath were on hand in Glenorchy to catch the action as it took place, and were kind enough to post their pictures online,

During our trip through New Zealand we got a hint telling us the location where the fourth X-Men movie, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” starring Hugh Jackman was currently filmed.

Thanks to another hint we found our way to the set on the day a house built for the movie was to be blown up with explosives.

Hugh Jackman Pictures

FofR — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:07:58 +0000

More budding photographs have been snapping their cameras at Hugh Jackman whilst on set for the Wolverine movie. This time Flynet have posted some shots of our movie star looking jovial, some possible spoilers here if you can read into the clues, but mostly just hunky images with large watermarks. I wouldn’t get too excited.

First look at Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth

FofR — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:07:14 +0000

We’ve just got our first pictures showing Liev Schreiber donning claws and green torn shirt as Sabretooth. I’ve included the best shot below, the rest are rather candid and unappealing, but you can see the full gallery at Just Jared, there’s also a couple of shots of Hugh Jackman throwing an apple in similar attire.

Video from the Wolverine Carnival Set

FofR — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:50:10 +0000

The Daily Telegraph have been on location at the Wolverine carnival shoot, covertly snapping shots of scenes filmed, making their own videos of the unfolding events and getting some expert images of Hugh Jackman dressed fairly casually.

Wolverine Carnival Picture Gallery:

Video:

First Set Report, Wolverine at the Carnival

FofR — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:28:21 +0000

Aint it Cool have the scoop on this one, via The Man Who Japed. The tip-off came via the Sydney Herald that an overnight shoot would be taking place in Federal Park on Friday 29th of February.

The set was pretty cool. They had sealed off a fairly large section of the park and done it up as a carnival with lots of bright lights, some rides and a Ferris Wheel and various attractions. There were a lot of extras milling around in typical carnival attire such as mimes, clowns etc.

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We saw someone who looked like Will.i.am from the Black Eyes Peas wearing a purple jacket and sporting an afro walking around the carnival set and conferring with the director, but what I found most interesting was the set dressing of the sideshow attraction. There was one that had a picture of a man with a beard in a top hat called Dr Freak advertising his freak show with a woman called ‘Elastina’ who I assume is going to be a mutant. There was also a three headed baby. It’ll be interesting to see how this ties in to the film.

In this first image you can see the references to Dr Freak and the three headed baby on the posters to the left, and the Elastina poster can be spotted in the third picture just sticking out from behind the ticket booth.

Young Wolverine Re-cast

FofR — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:15:27 +0000

Kodi Smit-McPhee was originally set to play the miniature Hugh Jackman, however due to schedule clashes (he shall be shooting The Road) it seems he is no longer available to play the part. ComingSoon are reporting that young Troye Mellet from Perth has been chosen as his replacement.

New Official Wolverine Images

FofR — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:49:04 +0000

Empire have snagged up this picture, once again showing an angered Wolverine against a stone cold blue backdrop.

In other news, a Wolverine poster has been making the rounds on the blogs - this is however entirely fan created - I repeat - it is a fake, a very good one none the less: