Hugh Jackman's THE WOLVERINE Will Film In Japan!

Hugh Jackman's THE WOLVERINE Will Film In Japan!

MTV News has just found out from Fox CEO Tom Rothman that filming of The Wolverine will also take place in Japan, and that they haven't yet decided if it will be shot in 3D.

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By nailbiter111 - Apr 26, 2012 02:04 PM EST
Filed Under: The Wolverine
Source: MTV News

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While interviewing 20th Century Fox CEO Tom Rothman at Las Vegas' CinemaCon MTV News brought up the hot topic of where the filming for Hugh Jackman's next Wolverine movie would take place. Just last week it was announced that James Mangold's The Wolverine would shoot in Australia, but Rothman informs MTV News that stage work will take place there, but location shoots would in be in Japan.


"I can just tell you on behalf of him, his goal is to make the ultimate, bad ass, berserker rage Wolverine," Tom Rothman says about star Hugh Jackman.



Plot - Logan beginning a forbidden romance with a Japanese woman whose hand in marriage is, unfortunately, promised to another man. Since Logan won’t take “no” for an answer, it puts him into battle with her father and her samurai-sword-wielding brothers and Silver Samurai.

The Wolverine will be directed by James Mangold (Knight and Day), the script has been written by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects). Hugh Jackman will of course be back in the lead role of Logan/Wolverine, and the film will claw into theaters July 26, 2013.

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RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 4/26/2012, 3:10 PM
Of course they will shoot it in 3D. Fox is going to bleed this franchise for everything it's worth. I would prefer they shoot in IMAX because the scenery of Japan would look stunning in that format.
BigHec
BigHec - 4/26/2012, 3:17 PM
[frick] Fox
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 4/26/2012, 3:19 PM
@RidiculousFanBoyDemands totally agree.
P862010
P862010 - 4/26/2012, 3:20 PM
fox is on the money lately

First class
Rise Of The Apes
even Avatar

now this year we have Prometheus by FOX

haters gonna hate
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 4/26/2012, 3:23 PM
@P862010

I agree. First Class and Rise of The Planet of the apes were my two of my favorite blockbusters last year (along with Super 8). It really seems like Fox has learned its lesson, and I expect The Wolverine to be great.

However if it comes out that they are going to shoehorn in more X-Men into this movie, I am out. I will catch it on Blu Ray because I have seen how that turns out. Here's hoping that the Wolverine movie actually focus's on Wolverine.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 4/26/2012, 3:25 PM
However I say it will be converted or shot in 3D because that is how studios generate more revenue from these flicks. They can charge an extra 10 bucks or so a ticket just so audiences can have the (dis)pleasure of watching it in 3D.

Seriously have you ever met one person that has said, "Oh boy, I really hope the movie is in 3D?"

Yeah me either.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 4/26/2012, 3:26 PM
@P862010 @RediculousFanBoyDemands First class was an ok movie but it was a complete butchering of the Xmen and made no sense eve in the continuity of the films
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/26/2012, 3:29 PM
better not f*ck it up like you did with the last one fox.
mob7medina
mob7medina - 4/26/2012, 3:44 PM
Wear The Brown suit with the mask and stay true to the source material of the Frank miller japan story and this could be a winner
soaponapope
soaponapope - 4/26/2012, 3:55 PM
good news. there were rumors it was going to be shot in vancouver or some crap, then australia but not japan. so good to hear it will be shot on location in japan with authentic japanese actors. we've already heard that the script is very solid, and obviously hugh jackman is passionate about this movie and character. to me he fits as wolverine the way robert downey jr. fits as tony stark.
95
95 - 4/26/2012, 3:55 PM
Oh boy, I really hope the movie is in stereoscopic 3D!
AlexdoxA
AlexdoxA - 4/26/2012, 3:57 PM
@dealmethlibrarian I'm with Nomis too...
headlopper
headlopper - 4/26/2012, 4:00 PM
You listened? You learned? Well shall see.

Berserker rage you say?!

Ahhh Jackman, I knew you were a fan!

Thank you Hugh; I owe you a beer!
headlopper
headlopper - 4/26/2012, 4:02 PM
Good stuff...

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=47641
headlopper
headlopper - 4/26/2012, 4:08 PM
BTW, I hardly recognized that guy with his glasses on...
Fogs
Fogs - 4/26/2012, 4:08 PM
lowest expectations.

hope it delivers.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 4/26/2012, 4:08 PM
R [frick]ING RATED! His last 4 incarnations have been so toned down for comedic reasons, I WANT THE SAVAGE BEAST!!!
headlopper
headlopper - 4/26/2012, 4:15 PM
@TheGambitFreak- Read the link in my post above.

Feel the exact same way.

Either he's the Wolverine in X-Force or forget it!
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 4/26/2012, 4:32 PM
Mark my words...this movie will be awesome. Without a doubt.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/26/2012, 4:32 PM
HUGH JACKMAN, WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE IN THE COSTUME?
Ghostt
Ghostt - 4/26/2012, 4:42 PM
I would like to see him in costume, modernized and tweaked somewhat. Maybe in a surreal dream sequence.

Wolverine doesn't need no stinking 3D. Don't do it
CoolantTech
CoolantTech - 4/26/2012, 4:45 PM
Huge Wolverine fan, I wanna see heads roll with blood, and staight killin people, not any self righteous, non-killing code... can we actually see blood on razor sharp claws this time please.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 4/26/2012, 5:07 PM
@3D

That made me actually laugh out loud.
revloveR
revloveR - 4/26/2012, 5:08 PM
boo. the only awesome thing about this is the poster. I'm tired of hugh.
neopunch
neopunch - 4/26/2012, 5:10 PM
hawkeye2012
hawkeye2012 - 4/26/2012, 5:56 PM
Holy Crap!

GIFSoup
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 4/26/2012, 6:26 PM
That's great to hear. Nothing wrong with authenticity. :)

What Tom Rothman said, is exactly what we want in this movie.

I hope Hugh Jackman meets his goal.
vtopa
vtopa - 4/26/2012, 6:53 PM
Rater R or GO AWAY.
theomegasanction
theomegasanction - 4/26/2012, 7:47 PM
like most i hated Origins and will wait to see this at home because i expect it to be average at best. would much rather see reboot to distance from current horrible movies. when will they figure out that many great movies are already written out and illustrated. 300, Watchmen, and Sin City are examples of movie success by not straying from the source material. Xmen sucked and I fast forwarded through half of Origins. Hugh Jackman is not the problem! Is it really so hard to make a movie based on one of comic books most popular characters? Origins should have been a reboot from the Xmen movies.
Spidey1996
Spidey1996 - 4/26/2012, 7:49 PM
I'm not trying to criticize The Wolverine; I like Wolverine, but the plot sounds like a romance story, which concerns me.
DocDeath
DocDeath - 4/26/2012, 7:52 PM
Don't f. U.c.k it up jack!!!! Last one was so s.hit. ! Wolverine should be done right, 80"s - 70"s style, old school, ninjas, brown costume , mask, rated , se.x. Women , everything, and a kick ass score and story !!! Memento like style, think pulp fiction! Please! if not - Ted is dead and jack man !
AUSSYACE
AUSSYACE - 4/26/2012, 8:21 PM
Pokeysteve
Pokeysteve - 4/26/2012, 8:59 PM
This isn't news!!!! We've been reading this here and there for two god damn years.
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