The Wolverine : Post Production/Publicity

[Jamie]

Trailer out on Wednesday. Official site for poster download and interview: www.thewolverinemovie.com/

[rmtndew]

Looking good, Logan!


- Alicia

[jo]

pbs.twimg.com/media/BGMCkz2CEAATLNb.jpg:large

In 3D ??!!


Jo

[JH4HJ]

OMG - what can I say?



... and in 3D no less!

I just found a bit more --

[apetricc12]

I really like the first poster, but I'm not so sure about the second one.

Annette P

[klenotka]

The second one is terrible

[jo]

A six-second tweaser from James Mangold has been unveiled, as he promised, prior to the release of the full teaser/trailer on March 26.

www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=27858

Some people recognized Famke Jansen from one of the flashing images. Maybe a Jean Grey cameo?

Jo

[klenotka]

It looked like some dream scene...maybe a flashback, memory? Or a hallucination? Now I am curious

[rmtndew]

That second poster looks fan made, like crude Photoshop, but it's on the MTV website, so maybe it's real. I also noticed Famke Jansen in the images. It looked like the scene in X3 where he kills her. Maybe a flashback like klenotka said.

- Alicia

[mamaleh]

I wonder. - in the dramatic climax in X3, Jean was on the left and Logan on the right, bits of his skin being seared off. But in the teaser image, Jean is on the right--so I don't think it's the death scene. Looks highly intense and interesting, though.

Ellen, exhausted after prep, seder & cleanup.

[alma]

Ellen, I agree with you, this looks like a different scene... and I'm glad. Jean Grey looks beautiful here, maybe it's a flashback/romantic scene?

Have a good night's rest and a very happy Passover!

Alma

[jo]

The tweaser in slow motion --

vine.co/v/bDExaiMjJ1F

Jo

[JH4HJ]

I think this is longer than the others posted, and Hugh does the intro for it.

The Wolverine Teaser Trailer: What Happened to Hugh Jackman, Can't Be Undone

Hugh Jackman is back in fighting form in the new teaser for "The Wolverine," which is just a little taste of the action to come this July. Jackman, whom we last saw singing for his supper as Jean Valjean in "Les Mis," stars as the perpetually angry who's hanging out in Japan when his X-Men past comes calling. And frankly, he's a bit bitter about it.

news.moviefone.com/2013/03/26/the-wolverine-teaser-trailer-hugh-jackman_n_2955203.html?utm_hp_ref=moviefone

Same clip from a different site:
screenrant.com/wolverine-teaser-trailer-motion-poster/
Scroll down for "motion posters" below the video.

[jo]

On to the next round ;D

From coping with miserable naysayers of Les Mis ( I wish I could have sliced and diced them -- I am not as saintly as Valjean -LOL) -- to the now-excitable comments of fanboys everywhere >

But at least the comic book geeks are giving this one another chance, after dissing ORIGINS ( and leaking it, too), it seems, from all the feedbacks to the two teasers.

It looks like FOX is now experimenting with slow motion releases of the goodies - first a 6-second teaser, followed by the extended 20-second teaser...and a full trailer ( hopefully) by today, March 27.

What a way to revive interest in WOLVERINE ;D I guess the geek love for him has been fused into every comic book nerd's bones like adamantium

Jo

[jo]

LOL - one fanboy wants to know what exact time on March 27 the trailer will become online ;D

www.imdb.com/title/tt1430132/board/nest/212440288

Not excited - much >

Jo

[jo]

The domestic (USA) and international trailers are both here --


www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=102029


> :o >


Cool!

Jo

[jo]

At the moment " The Wolverine" is trending on Twitter!

What a great surprise to fans that there are actually two slightly different trailers!


Jo

[rmtndew]

Both trailers look absolutely stunning. Where has James Mangold been all these years? lol

- Alicia

[apetricc12]

I seriously might not survive watching this movie in 3D. Hugh's chest in 3D. Like...FREAKING AWESOME!!!

Annette P

[annetter]

TOTALLY AGREE WE MAY NEED VALIUM OR MAYBE EVEN CPR :P

[jo]

The discussions on Ain't It Cool News on the two new trailers seem informative, insightful in terms of analyzing the XMEN lore, and even provocative -- those fanboys have changed! I used to dread reading the rather juvenile comments -- the tone of discussions have become more interesting to read.

www.aintitcool.com/node/61673

How's this for fanboy humor


KilliK•6 hours ago −
I get it. The movie starts as a Les Miserables/Wolverine crossover. That's why Jackman appears as a homeless dirty bum, he is still playing Jean Valjean. Then he shaves and he is revealed to be the Wolverine.
Javert watch out for those claws.


LOL - some fanboys did see Les Miserables ;D

Jo

[jo]

I have just re-read the other thread on the WOLVERINE (XMen section) series --

*I had posted sometime in September 2012 something about Wolverine's fascination with bullet trains in the comic book and I had wondered if there will be some scenes of Wolverine with the bullet train. LOL - there seems to be, based on the trailer, but I never thought he would be on top of it, fighting for his life

*Interesting to re-read the chat with Hugh and James Mangold, with Ryan Penagos, one of the marketing guys at Marvel --

Collider.com was kind enough to provide a transcription of the chat ( not 100%, but fairly close to it) --

Q: Where does this story fit into the X-Men timeline?[

James Mangold: This film situates itself after the three X-Men movies that exist and finds Logan at a point when the X-Men are gone, Jean Grey is gone, a lot of the ties he had to the world are gone. It was very important to me, I wanted to place this movie in a story where Hugh and I could allow it to create its own world. Not having to answer to another movie or hand-off to another movie, that we could kind of do what we wanted to do and take him where we were going to take him. I also think it’s a really interesting place to find Logan, which is at this moment when almost every intimate connection he’s had to the world is destroyed or broken.

Hugh Jackman: He’s definitely at his lowest point at the beginning of this movie. You’ll see him more vulnerable than you’ve ever seen him before. So it’s a fantastic place to start and having Jim there has been amazing. We worked together before on Kate & Leopold, but he pushes me, probably like no one else does. It’s been good.

Mangold: We have a lot of fun. For me, making a lot of dramas…on one side it’s a different sort of challenge, and on the other, it’s not a challenge at all, meaning that my goal is to try and bring the realism and acting you might find in a straight drama with the intentions and conflict, where it doesn’t feel tongue-in-cheek, but rather committed and real.

Q: How did you grow that awesome facial hair?

Jackman: [Laughs] I’m not sure I’m proud of it. It’s something I inherited from my father; luckily not the back hair as well. This is part of my heritage, that’s one thing I can do relatively easily. In fact, in my sleep I can do it. [Laughs]

Q: If you could have any mutant power, which one would you pick?

Jackman: Definitely teleporting for me. Obviously, the amount we travel around, the ability to be *bang* anywhere would be fantastic.

Mangold: Mind-control, some kind of getting in peoples’ minds. As a director…

Jackman: You’ve already got that! [Laughs]

Mangold: Just knowing what people are thinking, that would be scary…

Jackman: I can’t even read reviews, let alone know what people are really thinking.

Q: What new life does The Wolverine bring to the character?

Jackman: I never thought I’d be playing one character for this long, but I have to admit, from X-Men, my secret dream was to always shoot this particular arc of Logan’s story. From a very popular comic book arc, a samurai story set in Japan…Logan comes into it very much the tragic hero. As we’ve said, at the beginning of this movie, all the people that meant anything to him are gone. A lot of which he blames on himself. The movie’s called The Wolverine, and what Jim and I talked about, we really wanted this movie to actually, better than ever before, encapsulate that character. Forgetting all the others, whatever happens afterwards, this movie needed to be the one where you finish watching it and go, “Right. I got that character.” In every way: physically, emotionally, I had to go further. You have to see him lower, more desperate, more at stake than ever before.

Mangold: And more rage. I think the thing I want to see, for those who are fans of the comic, one of the aspects that is so huge for this character is his rage, anger. I think that for me, there was a lot of research and thinking about how to find that and tap into it, and also set up the story in a way…The Outlaw Josey Wales, was something I thought about a lot as I set out on this movie. It’s a phenomenal film in which Clint Eastwood watches his wife and children murdered in the first three minutes. The reason I kept thinking about it is because of how neatly and concisely the setup of that film set Clint off on a journey that was built on loss and rage, not just depression and disillusionment, but a quest for revenge. That aspect of darkness was something I felt was such an integral part of the Marvel legacy of this character. It’s easier to develop when a film is just about one character, rather than a team or a squad. You can really get inside Logan’s shoes.

Q: How long have you been filming and where have you filmed?

Jackman: We’ve been filming now for three months and we’ve filmed obviously in Japan, the story is primarily set in Japan. We shot there for three or four weeks. We shot there on locations, we shot in Tokyo, obviously outside at Tomonoura at this fishing village, we shot in bullet train stations, we shot all over the place. It was fascinating and something I’ll never forget. It looks incredible. The rest of it has been shot here in Sydney, on locations and stages. I’m as amazed and as proud as anyone to see how incredibly like Japan this looks. It’s been fascinating and it’s been great.

Mangold: Well, Japan for this film becomes like a kind of Oz that Logan travels to, like in The Wizard of Oz. It’s this fever dream. The original Miller-Claremont comic was all these aspects of Japanese culture that are there, from Yakuza, to mobsters, to samurai, to ninjas…it’s all there. So we tried to construct something very realistically acted and in some ways realistically looking, but also, what I always say to our production designer, kind of a fever dream. I also think it should be heightened some way or feel like it’s more, like the volume knob has been turned up visually.

Jackman: This family dynasty that he walks in upon…this is one of the reasons I was so fascinated because Logan, in many ways, in essence, is the opposite of everything about Japanese culture. He’s not about duty or honor or history or tradition or family, hierarchies, none of that. So it really sets itself up in many ways. The juxtaposition is just perfect.

Q: How is the level of danger established for Wolverine considering his healing powers?

Jackman: That’s a really good question because you’re always in danger with someone like Wolverine because he has his healing ability; unless you lop his head off, he’s going to come back at you. Actually, in this movie, he discovers his kryptonite.

Mangold: Yeah, there’s the kryptonite metaphor you could make. We’re addressing that, meaning there is a challenge he faces that poses a challenge to him and makes it harder for him. I think that it’s something we don’t want to give away more about it now, but I think that we’re very conscious of that. There’s two aspects: one is what Hugh is alluding too, which is that some of the people Logan is up against might have found ways of getting to him that are different than we’ve seen before. But also, we’ve made a concerted effort to try and make the film more real, and to pull back a little on the super-duper abilities of Logan. He doesn’t bring down any airplanes. He’s grounded. I wanted the action in this film to feel physical and to feel possible for someone with his abilities. I think some of it is bringing it down to Earth in a way that is no less exciting, no less visually exciting, but less dependent on giant CG. Hugh, I have to say and me and the stunt team working on this picture, is, if not the most, than one of the most talented physical actors alive. He can jump into these fight sequences and the choreography, I think people are going to see, is amazing and physical and real, and he’s doing it. There are some long takes where there is some badass stuff going on.

Jackman: The great thing that Jim talked about in the beginning and is a great thing to key in on is that, yes, he has claws and an adamantium skeleton and his healing ability. His ultimate weapon is his rage, his ultimate weapon is that thing in here. There are others that have stronger superpowers on paper, but who’s the person you least want to annoy? Wolverine. And that’s the thing that makes him badass, that’s the thing that makes him cool and that’s the thing we’re trying to key in on. Not this inflation of powers, not the healing ability, but really when it comes to it, it’s that berserker rage.

Mangold: We don’t want to succumb to what’s been going on for years now, which is almost like an arms race of action movies, when they try and out-do the spectacle and it keeps growing until you reach a ceiling. Music can only get so loud and then you have to do something different, it can’t just be loud. In some way, what we’re trying to do, sure this is a tentpole movie and there’s outrageous action, but in the world of the Bourne films, or the Dark Knight films, films where it’s not necessarily as about blowing up planet Earth, but the physicality of the action is something I think people will find really gripping.

Q: How did you intensify your training for this particular film?

Jackman: I started earlier, I started a long way earlier. Jim and I have been on this movie for two years. The script was ready, I knew we had the time. For whatever reason, I never felt I had the proper preparation time, with this I had it.

Mangold: You mean on past films?

Jackman: On past films, on past X-Men films. So I had no excuse. So I started earlier. I’m not getting younger, so basically I started training harder, eating better. I’ll tell you, I rang my mate Dwayne Johnson and he gave me some great tips about eating, which I’m actually angry with him about. [Laughs] 6,000 calories a day. I’ve killed more chickens than I’d like. [Laughs] I’m really happy that finally I feel like, physically, what I see on film is how I saw it in my head. By the way, this is not a vanity thing, this isn’t about looking buff. It’s important that that rage inside is seen in his body, so it’s not enough for him to be buff like he’s gone to the gym; I wanted to see veins, I wanted him to be animalistic, I wanted not “pretty,” but frightening.

Mangold: It’s like a raw nerve. The physicality that Hugh has worked so hard to embody, when we get back to talking about rage and the physicality of the character, nothing speaks louder than his silhouette in a scene with lightning in the sky and you see the cut of his body and you understand that this guy can tear you apart.

Q: What sort of enemies does Wolverine face in this film?

Mangold: Yakuza, industrialists, politicians, women of varying degrees of “what are they? Who are they? Can I trust them?” It’s a labyrinth. I think that one of the things we’re trying to do in this picture, there’s an array…other mutants…there’s an array of people he will come in contact with, both good, bad and a question mark. I think part of the energy of the film…most superhero movies are eminently clear about who the “bad guy” is at the beginning and who the heroes have to battle to save this plot of land or group of people from the bad guys. This is a film where it is much more of a mystery or a labyrinth. Who can I trust? Where can I trust? It’s part of what makes it so interesting that Logan enters the story trusting no one, because he then has to come through this array of people he meets in Japan of good, bad and indifferent.

Jackman: I don’t want this to sound cheesy, but I think also, himself. More than ever we’ve explored this war within himself, which is so endemic, which is why people love the character. In this movie, we explore his immortality, the burden of that. At the beginning of this movie, he’s finding it tough to find a reason to live. That essential battle goes with him throughout the movie and is one of the really important things.

Mangold: When I got involved with the project, one of the huge things that was inspiring to me was this aspect of, if you place the story after the other X-Men films where he’s lost everything, and you’re faced with the theme of the weight for gods, which that’s what superheroes are in a way. The weight of forever. The heavy burden of living forever and what it means…The aspects of living forever and losing everyone you love, what is it like to live, essentially, forever? To keep trudging on, to keep rescuing humanity…

Jackman: I remember our first conversation, actually, you said to me, “Enough with the, ‘I can’t remember what happened to me…what was my past? Who am I?’” We’ve explored it enough. It’s more like the future, how do I live with myself? How do I live with whatever knowledge I have and whatever’s happened. By this point, there is enough knowledge…I thought that was such a fresh perspective and more interesting for people to follow as a storyline.

Q: Which Wolverine comics are your personal favorites?

Mangold: I actually love this saga. When I was in this world of collecting, it was the one that landed, both from a visceral level…I loved the artwork, the Japanese aesthetic with the Wolverine aesthetic. I loved the aspect that it was character based. I loved the whole saga and the whole world, but it was a tremendous opportunity when this came up because it was always a series I really responded to.

Jackman: Same with me. It’s my favorite series on the Japanese samurai saga. But I also love Weapon X, he’s just classic. I love it. Still would love to see that scene where his hair grows back and the technicians are like, “Look at his hair. My God! It’s growing back!” That’s the one bit I still want to see.

Q: What is your favorite prop from the set and do you get to keep any?

Mangold: Well, the swords…within the context of the Japanese world of it all, there are some really…when you see the movie and you see close-ups of these swords, they’re incredible. The way the steel is manipulated…Japanese blades are beyond beautiful and they’re made in this process of folding that produces almost like woodgrain in the steel. They’re exquisite. The armorer and the weapons and props are amazing. The bone claws always make me smile. They’re just something that is primal and primeval and speak to me about who Wolvie is at his base and what he came from.

Jackman: Of course, I’ve got a set of claws. I’ve actually got a few of those stashed away. [Laughs] I’ve actually been a fan of Japanese samurai armor for a long time…I find the Japanese armor to be so beautiful.

Q: If you could sum up the movie in a couple of sentences, how would you describe it?

Mangold: It is awesome. [Laughs] I’d say, Logan enters a labyrinth of mystery, adventure, violence, love, heartbreak…

Jackman: Go to the title. The title gives you a big clue about this movie. If you’ve ever liked the character of Wolverine, of Logan, this is the movie for you. It’s called The Wolverine.

Mangold: It’s 100%, undiluted Wolverine.

Jackman: You’re going to see every side to him. There’s going to be some surprises in there too. I just might want to add to that, having gone through it for 12 weeks and having played this role for 10 years, action-wise, this is going to be the most action-packed and new and exciting than there’s ever been before.

Q: When can we see The Wolverine in theaters?

Mangold: The 26th of July, 2013, day and date around the world. And in the road to that, there will be trailers and things coming out to whet your appetite.

Do the trailers now evoke some of these discussions?


Jo

[jo]

Here's an analysis from a film site as to whether the trailer (s) have further whetted the appetite for a Wolverine movie further or not --

The Wolverine Trailer Review: Worth The Wait?


By: Scott Johnson on March 28, 2013
In : Movies, The Wolverine
- 0 Comments


As the last of the summer’s big superhero movies to debut a trailer, many fans were worried that The Wolverine trailer wouldn’t live up to expectations. Even though it did reasonable well at the box office, X-Men Origins: Wolverine was considered to be a disappointment by many fans.

With The Wolverine trailer being delayed, many were worried that was an indication that 20th Century Fox had problems with the movie that were still being ironed out. However, director James Mangold assured fans he was just cleaning up special effects and the trailer would be worth the wait.

Now, with two versions of The Wolverine trailer having arrived today, what’s the verdict? Was it worth the wait? The virtually unanimous opinion among fans seems to be The Wolverine trailer looks tremendously better than the X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer.

Director James Mangold seems to have succeeded in creating a grim and gritty take on Wolverine. Just on the surface, the visuals blow away anything that fans have previously seen in a Wolverine movie. For a superhero movie, it also has a very real world look, similar to the tone and feel of The Dark Knight trilogy. The Wolverine sort of looks like what you would expect and hope for from the director that was behind 3:10 to Yuma.

Another thing that jumps out from the trailer is that Hugh Jackman didn’t mess around when it came to getting into shape for this movie. The 44 year old appears to be in the best shape of his career, and he now looks more the part of Wolverine than he ever has before. There also seems to be a recent trend of superheroes with beards, and the Wolverine wears his beard well. Our favorite scene in the trailer was when the shaggy-bearded Wolverine walks into a bar, gets hit with a glass bottle, and then calmly pushes glass out through his cheek.

Of course, not everyone may have seen that scene. One thing that is creating some debate is that 20th Century Fox released both a domestic and international version of the trailer. In what seems to be the majority opinion, the international trailer was way better than the domestic trailer. We’re not sure why the reason for the two different trailer, but maybe 20th Century Fox needed a toned down version to get a PG rating on the trailer to release it domestically with GI Joe: Retaliation.

As far as plot that’s always a difficult thing to judge from a two minute or so trailer. On the plus side, the dialogue is not hokey or campy. Thinking back to the first Green Lantern movie trailer, there were moments that made fans groan that the movie wasn’t taking itself seriously, but there is none of that with The Wolverine. As far as storyline, the trailer reveals that the plotline will revolve somewhat around Wolverine losing his healing factor. Some fans have expressed concern about this plot point because it takes away an integral part of what makes Wolverine actually Wolverine, but other fans feel it will add an element of excitement and danger. The idea of Wolverine losing his healing factor definitely has fans talking, and one of the chief goals of any good trailer should be to get fans buzzing.

[jo]

Hugh shares his thoughts on the trailer, on video with MTV --

www.mtv.com/news/articles/1704484/the-wolverine-trailer-hugh-jackman.jhtml


Here's partial transcription of the video interview --

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Exclusive: Hugh Jackman Digs Into 'The Wolverine' Trailer
'X-Men' actor talks to MTV News exclusively about the new preview.
By Kevin P. Sullivan (@kpsull) , with reporting by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz)

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It takes all of a few seconds of Hugh Jackman discussing "The Wolverine" to see just how passionate the actor is about his alternate mutant persona. With the latest movie to feature the Marvel fan favorite, Jackman is exploring a deeper, much more personal side of Wolverine than we've ever seen before.


Hugh Jackman Breaks Down 'The Wolverine' Trailer

The story of Wolverine's exploits in Japan has long been one revered by Jackman and fans alike. "It's dear to their hearts. It's one of the most intriguing, interesting, and actually one of the most dominant parts of the comic book lore, Wolverine in Japan or the Japanese Saga or the Samurai Saga, it's been called," Jackman said. "I think it is, from the very first 'X-Men' movie I did in 1999, I saw this comic book and I remember saying to Lauren Shuler Donner, our producer, 'This is a great movie.' "

So when Jackman sat down exclusively with MTV News' Josh Horowitz to discuss the first trailer for "The Wolverine," which premiered Wednesday, he could barely contain his excitement for the new movie, its big action scenes and the new characters that pop up.

On Viper
"Viper is a badass, for someone who plays Wolverine, who is pretty badass. ... She's not your girl next door. You're going to end up kind of loving every minute she has on screen."

On the Bullet Train Sequence
"It is insane. It was insane to shoot it. It was, again, one of those brilliant ideas. One of the most emblematic things about Japan is the bullet train. I can't go on the bullet train without any incident. It was hairy, shooting that stuff. To re-create what that is like, the kind of winds at 300 miles per hour, let me just say, looking back at some of the footage, I thought, 'It's time for a facelift.' "

On Jean Grey
"There's no doubt that the most important relationship in his life is — we've seen through the movies — is his relationship with Jean Grey. Yes, we saw her die at the end of 'X-Men: The Last Stand,' but in this movie, she has a presence, which I think is vital to the movie, particularly for him confronting the most difficult thing within himself."


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Somewhere he jokes that after seeing his face "stretched"at 300 miles per hour, a facelift looks interesting.

It is starting to look like there will be heavy promotion for The Wolverine!!

Jo

[birchie]

Mar 25, 2013 3:48:13 GMT -5 jo said:

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In 3D ??!!
Jo

Playing catch-up today! Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do. Been off here for a week WOW! The first time that 50 recent posts wasn't enough!

I can't watch 3D so James Mangold has assured me that it will also be 2D.

James Mangold ‏@mang0ld 15h

@grannymumantoog Fear not, Granny. It will be out in 2D as well. And the 2D will look amazing.

I'm loving the two trailers and the MTV interview. Hope someone puts that one up on YouTube since my recorder wasn't able to record it.
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