The Wolverine : Post Production/Publicity

[klenotka]

Jul 21, 2013 11:14:08 GMT -5 birchie said:

Jul 21, 2013 9:31:21 GMT -5 klenotka said:

I jsut saw a document where Lauren Shuller Donner said that she was the first woman who produced an action movie. Also, she and Hugh have a huge respect for each other, you can tell. I think she may try directing a movie, because I believe she could handle it

Lenka, could you share the name of the documentary?? Was it Czech? I love documentaries and would love to see her in one. I'd wish she would direct. She's a very astute and talented woman and there are not enough woman directors around! Thanks for the info.
Sue

It´s a little difficult to explain and I am sure it may be available somewhere. It was a gift DVD to Blu-Ray X-Men discs I bought yesterday, as a part of a promotion. It was obviously made recently (Hugh had the Prisoners look). It is called Legacy X: Wolverine and the X-Men. I can´t rip videos from original DVDs but it is possible this may be as a bonus on some DVDs or on The Wolverine DVD when it will be out.
The cover looks like this:
www.imagebam.com/image/0ab55d266271984

Sorry, I can´t post it as a picture here for some reason. There are documents to each movie and "What´s next" but the biggest part (24 minutes) was about first X-Men. The biggest screen time got Lauren, Hugh but also Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. They added something new (Hugh talked more about the audition process) and the funniest part was that they barely mentioned Halle (about three sentences), all other X-Men movies were about 3 minutes long and Origins about 10 minutes. There was a funny behind the scenes segment, where Hugh and Liev fight and Hugh says "Not my hair! Anything but my hair!" I wish I could help more but it was so random (a smart piece of promotion) that I didn´t try to find out what kind of document it is

[jo]

The fanboys are going to be very happy -- James Mangold is promising a more R-rated Director's Cut on a BluRay version ( hopefully, it is also on the DVD?) for future release!

www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/interviews/a499438/james-mangold-the-wolverine-will-have-a-bloodier-unrated-cut.html

How long is your first cut of the movie and are there any scenes you had to lose that'll make it to the DVD?
"I'm very happy with the cut, and the studio was very generous in terms of letting me finish the movie as I wanted, but I do think we will have a slightly more violent version... let's say an unrated, a bloodier version. There's about ten or 12 minutes of scenes that I'd love people to see, that we'll produce some kind of longer version of the movie at some point on Blu-ray or whatever. There's another great scene with Hiro Sanada and a much more elaborate battle with ninjas from the third act that is a pretty huge battle sequence that you'll see."

Jo

[jo]

In the meantime, the fanboys are gurgling with laughter over the James Bond-ish wit for the ending of this advance clip from the movie --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X96iR3OinEU#at=189

Jo

[jo]

The full TOP GEAR interview, including his demo with a car on a track!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WpJcFEXASY

*Have you noticed how many women surrounded him among the audience, in a show about cars and probably has male viewers in the great majority smiley-love029

*Hugh is always a great raconteur - any anecdote sounds really fun!

*He did seem to blush a little when he contradicted Jeremy Clarkson about being shy in public places - LOL!

*Wow - he was great on track! I always admire racers who can handle curves with such ease and confidence ( especially "esses" - series of continous curves from left to right and vice versa). Hey, maybe he can do a biopic of Australian racer Mark Webber, with whom there is some comparison when it comes to Aussie uber-masculine looks!

*Irving was impressed, after initially thinking Hugh did not deserve to be in TOP GEAR! Hugh says Irv has known him for 20 years!

*Hugh has been in all kinds of shows to promote a movie ( remember when he appeared on WWE for Real Steel?) - and he is always game - he must be the marketing department's delight


Jo

[birchie]

Jul 21, 2013 13:00:12 GMT -5 klenotka said:

Jul 21, 2013 11:14:08 GMT -5 birchie said:

Lenka, could you share the name of the documentary?? Was it Czech? I love documentaries and would love to see her in one. I'd wish she would direct. She's a very astute and talented woman and there are not enough woman directors around! Thanks for the info.
Sue

It´s a little difficult to explain and I am sure it may be available somewhere. It was a gift DVD to Blu-Ray X-Men discs I bought yesterday, as a part of a promotion. It was obviously made recently (Hugh had the Prisoners look). It is called Legacy X: Wolverine and the X-Men. I can´t rip videos from original DVDs but it is possible this may be as a bonus on some DVDs or on The Wolverine DVD when it will be out.
The cover looks like this:
www.imagebam.com/image/0ab55d266271984

Sorry, I can´t post it as a picture here for some reason. There are documents to each movie and "What´s next" but the biggest part (24 minutes) was about first X-Men. The biggest screen time got Lauren, Hugh but also Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. They added something new (Hugh talked more about the audition process) and the funniest part was that they barely mentioned Halle (about three sentences), all other X-Men movies were about 3 minutes long and Origins about 10 minutes. There was a funny behind the scenes segment, where Hugh and Liev fight and Hugh says "Not my hair! Anything but my hair!" I wish I could help more but it was so random (a smart piece of promotion) that I didn´t try to find out what kind of document it is

Thanks for sharing the info! It sounds really interesting. I'll definitely keep my eye out for it! Maybe it will be part of the special features on The Wolverine BluRay or DVD.
Sue

[foxie]

The video from Comiccon was good I saw it on FB!

[birchie]

Another good interview-I so love his humor!

Sue

[birchie]

A bit of a different interview. Hugh give some thoughtful answers to a couple of good questions
AND....get ready gals, apparently there's a bathtub scene!!!!!!!!! smiley-excited001 > cancan

Sue

[jo]

"And if you're ever in Manila, you're very welcome!" - from the Filipino journalist who interviewed him.

Looking forward to the bathing scene - LOL!

Hey, James Mangold must like putting him in a bathtub scene -- remember how there was one in Kate and Leopold...and how the Director's Cut even showed the extended scene smiley-happy082


Jo

[jo]

Today ( July 23) will be the FAN EVENT at the AMC Theatre in NYC - with an appearance by Hugh!

I wonder if this is actually more of a glittering premiere, as the movie has not had one in the USA...and that celebs will all be there to add glamor and excitement!

No word, too, of a Hollywood premiere -- are they keeping that under wraps? Or is the Fan Event the major and only event to celebrate the re-emergence of (THE) WOLVERINE in American cinemas! Kind of appropriate to bring attention to the true supporters of this beloved mutant, in a real sense!


Jo

[carouselkathy]

Jo,

There is a website that says the premiere here in LA is July 23, but no time or venue is included. It must be bogus, unless Wolverine has developed a new mutation that lets him go "Bicoastal" simultaneously.

[jo]

You'll enjoy this radio interview ( but filmed and uploaded on YT) with British media -- it is funny and even goofy and Hugh is very relaxed!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VVJU3H1tZ0


Jo

[mamaleh]

Fun interview. Dancing ninjas in Korea? Can the fabled Wolverine kickline be far behind?

The IRS mention got me to wondering whether it was a joke or has he at some time received one of those dreaded IRS letters about taking another look at returns? I'm assuming he's a resident alien; I don't know the tax laws relevant to that status. And does Australia take another bite of his bucks? I would think so.

Well, he's getting another dog. A shame that's not a qualified dependent.

Ellen

[jo]

Here's another THE WOLVERINE-related interview -- except there is an Easter Egg in the middle of it

I am confused about it, though - LOL!



news.moviefone.com/2013/07/22/the-wolverine-hugh-jackman-diet-oscars-interview

'The Wolverine': Hugh Jackman on Extreme Dieting, the 'Thankless Task' of an Oscar Host, and 'Movie 43'

Posted July 22nd, 2013 1:30PM

by Jenni Miller


Just a few months ago, we saw Hugh Jackman on stage at the Oscars reprising his Oscar-nominated performance as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" -- a far cry from the intense, mutant-led action of "The Wolverine." There's a certain kind of cognitive dissonance to see him in person -- his cheeks bristling with Wolverine's trademark chops and still in superhero shape -- or even to think that this otherwise normal guy is one of the most famous (and highest-paid) actors in the world.

Especially because he's just so darn nice.

Jackman sat down with Moviefone in New York City -- the week before San Diego Comic-Con -- where he and director James Mangold showed off a different side to Wolverine.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead!

Moviefone: You seemed reluctant to sign on for more X-Men movies. Marvel has this whole multiphase movie plan, and we can sort of assume, given what we saw in the post-credits teaser for "The Wolverine," that there's more coming. Are you concerned it will interfere with your plans, like, to hang out with your family or do other projects?
Hugh Jackman: [Laughs] I'm not really -- well, I'm doing a film right now, "Days of Future Past," which...

Right, the chops.
Yes, it's not a deliberate choice.

They're great!
They're kind of great in a Wolverine way, but I wouldn't choose to walk around with this one. But I think, you know, what that does, that little scene, the Easter egg scene that you see at the end of "The Wolverine," sets up the movie I'm shooting now. Beyond that, there are no plans. There's no script. No one's talked to me. We'll just see how it goes.

I've always taken it film by film, and feel that I'm very excited to have made "The Wolverine" because tonally and story-wise, character-wise, this is sort of how I saw the character, and that Japanese movie [tone] I was excited about. I don't know what's next. I have a few ideas, but I'm too superstitious about these two to air them yet.

And everyone always wants to know what's next, what you're doing next.
Well, weirdly, I'm in a position where I'm not signed on to anything. I am doing a workshop for a new Broadway musical called "Houdini," about Harry Houdini, so I'll be doing the final workshop for that in the fall, and if that goes well, some time next year, I'll probably do that. But I'm not officially signed on to anything, so it's fun. It's exciting for me.

Switching between "Days of Future Past," which is a different era and a different director, and "Wolverine," set in a different time in his life, how do you keep them straight? How do you transform yourself between the two?
Well, they're pretty much -- they're very similar tonally, in a way, which is good, and what's made it easier is physically... The hard thing is preparing for that character, and I knew halfway through this last one that I was going to do "Days of Future Past," so I literally kind of stayed on the program. Not for Christmas, but after that I stayed on the program, which made it easier. So physically, in that way, I was probably better prepared than ever before, for now. In terms of character and all of that, the interesting thing was having explored Wolverine more in depth, going back to the ensemble nature of the X-Men movie, which is fun, and it was working with great actors. I've enjoyed it.

This definitely gives a sort of "Hero With a Thousand Faces," ronin vibe to Wolverine that we've never seen before. It's nice to see him bleed a little.
Yeah, isn't it? You know, Chris McQuarrie, who wrote the first draft of this script, he was like, one of the big problems is there's been this weird inflation of his powers so that he's become more and more sort of impenetrable as the movies have gone on, to the point where in the last movie we kind of, the only way to stop anyone was to cut their heads off, you know? [laughs] This was a really cool way to kind of rescale it and bring it back, and to imagine what this character would be like without that sort of physical invulnerability.

Right, and you can walk into the movie and not even necessarily know the details and still really enjoy it. Here's a guy, he's got problems, and he's heartbroken. Obviously, you get more if you're an X-Men fan.
You even see that in the title. It's very deliberate not to say "X-Men 2"... because in a way, you never want to exclude people in case they haven't seen the other. I mean, hey, I'm a parent with two kids, I get it. Even if you want to see movies, you don't get to see them. More than that, we wanted to make something that tonally was more of a stand-alone movie, that was different. It was almost like re-correcting the course of the way we were telling these stories.

Were you a little concerned about doing another stand-alone after "Origins"?
I'm always concerned. [laughs] Particularly when you play somebody as iconic as Wolverine, where there's such a massive fanbase, where the comic book's been around forever. You know, trust me, I get told every day by people, fans, what they like, what they don't like, and I appreciate it. They're fans, and they're giving over their beloved character to someone else to do, and it's important to listen to that and to hear them out, and of course, I want the fans to be happy, to feel like that we've done justice to the character they love so much.

You live in New York, right? And fans come up to you and tell you what they think. How does living in a place like New York, where we try to play it cool (but maybe not always) when we see someone like Hugh Jackman walk by -- what is everyday life like?
Of all the cities I go to, New York reminds me a bit of Australia. I get a very similar reaction, you know. It doesn't matter who they are. "Yo, Wolverine! Yo, dude! What up!" You know, as they're driving and high-fiving people. But New Yorkers, they play it cool in a way that they [say] "Hey, can I get a picture, man?"... or "Listen, you've gotta do this bit." But they just, bang, and they're off because they're busier than you are. [laughs] I kind of love that. It's a bit the same in Australia.

Talking about your diet and things like that, is there a concern about the way people are almost expected to change their bodies, from "Les Mis" to "Wolverine." Do you think it's detrimental to actors' health? Do you think it helps the process?
It's interesting. I don't know, I question that too at times. I think there's a lot to be gained in the desire that actors have, and I'm one of them, to really allow audiences to suspend their disbelief. And with something like "Les Mis," you have an opportunity to do something you can't do on stage, which is to almost make someone unrecognizable, from the younger to the older Valjean.

In terms of Wolverine, that body, which is not easily achieved, and I probably am addicted to some kind of climbing Mt. Everest every day, that I kind of like the challenge, but it is important to externalize that internal struggle, that animal versus the human that he embodies. It's sort of [an] important theme in the character and the story, the control versus chaos, and having that, I think, very lean, muscular body with veins... It's not pretty or, "Hey, cool, it looks like he goes to the gym," but more worrying. I think that says a lot, particularly [for] a character who doesn't actually speak a lot.

And then shifting your diet radically and your workout...
Yeah, that -- I have adjusted to make sure I have more time between films and more time to prepare. I do it in a healthier way now. I do it with intermittent fasting, so there's periods where I'm not eating and periods when I eat a lot, and I monitor my health. I go and get checkups, and I have a great doctor here. I do! I monitor, I get my blood taken. I want to know my cholesterol's all right. Generally, I'm in good health, but I don't want it to go south because I am putting on and taking off weight rapidly, relatively, and I know that's a stress on the body.

People just feel very free to comment on it, you know? You saw that a lot with Anne Hathaway, who wasn't trying to lose weight to look good or sexy, she's looking emaciated.
And it came from the research. It was absolutely fantastic what she did, you know? To show what was happening with that disease. It's not pretty and not cool. It's tragic. And she went through the ringer.

Right. Media-wise, too.
Oh, media-wise. I don't read all that. She just did such a great job, and she was brilliant, and all the other stuff is just -- if it's negative, it's rubbish. That woman is a genius. She's incredible, and what she created will last forever. Someone's blog will not.

As an accomplished stage actor and former Oscar host, do you feel that the job is even worth the vitriol that's lobbed at the host?
No, it's a pretty thankless task. [laughs] But it's absolutely worth it. It's one of those things where -- when I said yes, I had some moments where , "What am I putting myself up for? You know, I'm an actor, and you can get absolutely trashed for doing this." In the end, I was like, I don't want to not do something because I'm afraid that people won't like it. I don't want to not have a go at something. And this is the Oscars. This is one of the greatest honors I've ever had in my life, and I didn't want to not do it because I was scared, basically.

I deliberately don't read the reviews, and Baz Luhrmann I saw two days later, and he goes, "Man, I don't care what the L.A. Times says, I thought you did a great job." And I was like, "What did they say?" [laughs] So, you know, reading all that stuff can burst your bubble pretty quickly.

I was assigned to review "Movie 43"...
[Laughs] I haven't seen it.

I had to go Friday morning, with all the weirdos who go to Friday morning screenings, and I was wondering if the Farrelly brothers had ever approached you to do press or talk about it, or were you just like, "Sorry, dudes. I'm out!"
I can't remember because I was filming at the time. I don't think it ever came up. But, you know, we shot one of the first ones -- I think we were the first one to shoot, actually. I just read that short, and it really appealed to the kind of "Monty Python" side of my sense of humor, and I thought it was very funny... the more R-rated "Monty Python." It just made me laugh. And I said, yeah, let's do it. I haven't seen any of the others. I'll get to see it at some point. But I'm sure, actually, for my 13-year-old, for him, it'll be the coolest thing I've ever done. [laughs]

Cooler than Wolverine is having balls on your chin?
"Yeah, dad. It's so funny, man." I'm sure.

"The Wolverine" claws its way into theaters Friday, July 26.

Sorry, it is not reproducing without the lines running across the letters midway. You may want to read directly from the link.

Jo

[jo]

From the above article, may I quote about future plans --

But I think, you know, what that does, that little scene, the Easter egg scene that you see at the end of "The Wolverine," sets up the movie I'm shooting now. Beyond that, there are no plans. There's no script. No one's talked to me. We'll just see how it goes.

I've always taken it film by film, and feel that I'm very excited to have made "The Wolverine" because tonally and story-wise, character-wise, this is sort of how I saw the character, and that Japanese movie [tone] I was excited about. I don't know what's next. I have a few ideas, but I'm too superstitious about these two to air them yet.

And everyone always wants to know what's next, what you're doing next.
Well, weirdly, I'm in a position where I'm not signed on to anything. I am doing a workshop for a new Broadway musical called "Houdini," about Harry Houdini, so I'll be doing the final workshop for that in the fall, and if that goes well, some time next year, I'll probably do that. But I'm not officially signed on to anything, so it's fun. It's exciting for me.

>>>so I'll be doing the final workshop for that in the fall<<<

This fall? 2013?

>>>and if that goes well, some time next year, I'll probably do that.<<<

Spring or fall 2014?


Er...are his dates correct -- they seem to be a year ahead in terms of planning according to the schedules laid out by Jack O'Brien...and the indications on the writing pace of Stephen Schwartz? But this interview is even more recent than what we have read from Jack or what we have read about how Stephen is proceeding?


>>>But I'm not officially signed on to anything, so it's fun. It's exciting for me.<<<


It seems there is nothing he has decided on re any film projects ( he probably has a number of offers?).



Jo

[jo]

[jo]

Hugh tweets --

Hugh Jackman‏@realhughjackman14m
Headed to The Wolverine fan event!!! NYC. Psyched. AMC 42nd St.

The fans are waiting, Hugh wolverine wolverine wolverine

Jo

[jo]

[jo]

[jo]

[jo]

[jo]

Look at the demographics of the fans around Hugh -- they must be a movie producer's dream!


And if you juxtapose stagedoor photos from earlier years ( along W44th and W45th) -- to the W 42nd crowds, this special prime piece of entertainment real estate should be renamed HUGH JACKMAN SQUARE ( Monsieur Le Maire Bloomberg, s'il vous plait! ) >



Jo

[jo]

VARIETY predicts a $ 75 to $ 80 million Opening Weekend for THE WOLVERINE --


variety.com/2013/film/box-office/wolverine-claws-at-potential-75-mil-80-mil-opening-1200567211/

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‘Wolverine’ Claws at Potential $75 mil-$80 mil Opening


July 23, 2013 | 06:09PM PT
Fox tentpole bows day-and-date in 62 international markets


Andrew Stewart
Film Reporter@Variety_Stewart
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07:00 am

Film Review: ‘The Wolverine’



Who needs the X-Men? Wolverine can do boffo all by himself.

As the first movie installment not to include the “X-Men” title, Fox’s “The Wolverine” — the most known of the X-Men mutants — doesn’t appear to need the Marvel name, as the film is expected to gross a whopping $75 million-$80 million domestic debut.

Fox also is giving “The Wolverine” a huge day-and-date blowout, launching the film in 62 markets, including Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico, Russia, South Korea and the U.K.

SEE ALSO: “The Wolverine” review

The pic’s projected $70 million-plus domestic opening could rival some of the franchise’s best previous debuts, including 2009′s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” another star vehicle for the Hugh Jackman-portrayed mutant, which earned $85 million during its debut frame. That pic, however, benefited from having the enviable first weekend in May release date.

“X-Men: The Last Stand” currently has the best opening for the franchise, with $102 million earned during Memorial Day weekend 2006.

From a broader perspective, “The Wolverine” will help keep the summer box office ahead of last year, as this same weekend in 2012 saw soft low-teens openings from “The Watch” and “Step Up Revolution.”

“The Wolverine,” which relocates the clawed immortal to Japan where he faces a deadly battle, is the only wide release this weekend. That’s especially notable since the market place has been so overcrowded of late.

So far, “The Wolverine” has garnered mostly positive reviews, with a 64% rating from critics on RottenTomatoes.

The first “X-Men” opened with $54 million more than a decade ago and went on to earn more than $157 million domestically. In 2011, Fox re-booted the franchise with “X-Men: First Class,” which debuted to $54 million and grossed nearly $150 million Stateside.

And all this despite a screen total in the USA/Canada of only 3700 screens ( compared to ORIGINS screen total of 4100 screens)!

Ironically, we will not know the complete box office story of THE WOLVERINE until it opens in September in the land where WOLVERINE's adventures take him to -- JAPAN!


Jo

[ptflynn]

I think I spotted Sue B and Ellen with Hugh outside Letterman. It looked very chaotic as usual.

He looked great with the bit of gray in his beard.

Fern

Jul 23, 2013 16:24:04 GMT -5 jo said:

[alma]

Look at the demographics of the fans around Hugh -- they must be a movie producer's dream!


And if you juxtapose stagedoor photos from earlier years ( along W44th and W45th) -- to the W 42nd crowds, this special prime piece of entertainment real estate should be renamed HUGH JACKMAN SQUARE ( Monsieur Le Maire Bloomberg, s'il vous plait! ) >



Jo[/quote]

Jo, what a lovely thought! I second the motion! smiley-happy096

Alma