SDCC: First Wolverine Footage Screened!!

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SDCC: First Wolverine Footage Screened!!

Source:Edward Douglas

July 24, 2008

At the end of the 20th Century Fox presentation where they showed new footage from The Day the Earth Stood Still and Max Payne (more on that exciting footage coming soon), the studio who has produced the most Marvel comic book movies so far pulled a surprise on the packed audience by bringing out Hugh Jackman, who had just gotten off a plane from Australia where they had just finished filming X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Written by David Benioff and directed by Oscar-winning director Gavin Hood (Tsotsi), the movie had been cloaked in secrecy except for a few scattered pictures that have leaked out, and Jackman was really excited about debuting some of the first footage at Comic-Con, since they weren't able to bring any of the "X-Men" movies there. He thanked everyone in the audience for helping make comic book movies so big in the past few years as well as going to see the three "X-Men" movies because it's the fans who helped make Jackman's career.

Jackman introduced Len Wein, the creator of Wolverine, who was in the audience, but that wasn't enough for Jackman, as he jumped off the stage and ran over shake Wein's hand and thank him for creating such a great character. Once he was back on stage, Jackman gave a really heart-felt speech to Wein saying, "I waited a long time to thank you personally and I wanted to shake your hand, mate. It's one of the best comic book characters ever created and as an actor, it's a challenge to play and I've just done it for the fourth time, and I still feel there's more to find out and that's down to you, from your great mind and heart creating a great character."

Jackman promised that the movie is "big, action-packed and bad-ass" and that we'll see a lot of "berzerker rage" in it, before showing the footage that was cut together especially for Comic-Con, even though he promised that it would look even better when the movie comes out next May.

The footage went by so fast that it was impossible to catch everything the first time--and they only showed it once unfortunately--but it begins with Jackman's Logan and Liev Schreiber's Victor Creed dressed in military gear in a detention cell where they're being interrogated by the younger Major William Stryker, played by Danny Huston. He says, "You were sentenced to death for decapitating a senior officer. Your sentence was to be carried out by a firing squad at 1000 hours. How'd that go?" Then Wolverine said, "It tickled." We see the two of them put in front of a firing squad who shoots at them, but they escape and we see Logan walking away as the building explodes behind them.

Stryker continues asking them if they're tired of running and denying their true nature and tells them he's putting together a "special team with special privileges" referring to the early stages of Weapon X or Alpha Flight. As he says this, we see brief glimpses of all the other characters in the movie, including Taylor Kitsch's Gambit, who looked amazing in action, Lynn Collins as Silverfox, Kevin Durand as The Blob, and even a short glimpse of Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool.

Most of the non-action scenes in the footage were dialogue sequences between Jackman and Schreiber with them talking over whether to take up Stryker's offer, and this is obviously what's going to lead to the long-time friends having a difference of opinions that leads to their age-old conflict. Logan says to Creed something about wanting to make a difference and asks how he'd like to get started, at which Creed tells Logan, "We didn't sign up for this. Who do you think you are? This is what we do! Become the animal."

From there, we get a few scenes of the experiments done to Logan to turn him into Wolverine, which looks like it was designed after the classic origin tale told in Barry Windsor-Smith's "Weapon X" story with him bursting out of the vat with the adamantium spikes coming out of skin. There was also a brief glimpse of Logan as a boy in a kimono with his claws extended which harks back to images from "Origins" and Frank Miller's take on the character's roots in Japan.

We see a few quick bits of Wolverine fighting some of the characters, including the Blob and Gambit, but the best moments are when he's taking on Sabretooth (of course)--sorry, Tyler Mane, but I think Liev Schreiber is going to make a lot better Victor Creed--and the clip reel ended with Wolverine hanging from the top of the helicopter while it's flying through the air.

Even though the usual claims were that this was unfinished footage, it looked good enough to make a pretty kick-ass trailer and fans of the character should be happy if the movie delivers on what we were shown.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens on May 1, 2009, and Jackman mentioned that they'll be presenting more footage and have a full panel for the movie at Wonder-Con in February.

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Posted by: James on July 24, 2008 at 18:01:57

wow, lots of stuff quick!

Posted by: pepe on July 24, 2008 at 18:02:23

this suck and i am first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: asif on July 24, 2008 at 18:04:12

jeebus!

Posted by: DEADPOOL FOR LIFE on July 24, 2008 at 18:04:21

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool? Is he in costume? One-liners? MORE I NEED MORE!!!

Honestly and truly, I HATE Wolverine, but I love Deadpool so much I am probably going to get opening night tickets just to FINALLY see him action.

Posted by: Aeghast on July 24, 2008 at 18:07:23

"And we see Logan walking away as the building explodes behind them." WOW that's never been done before! Hahaha just kidding, just kidding..

Posted by: Aeghast on July 24, 2008 at 18:08:47

Anyway, sounds good, sounds good.. I'm really looking for it, the 4th Wolverine movie

Posted by: bestartist on July 24, 2008 at 18:10:57

this is going to be a kick-ass movie!!! can't wait to see it!!!
GO HUGH JACKMAN!!! they couldn't have picked any one better to play wolverine!!!

Posted by: Whatzthis on July 24, 2008 at 18:13:47

I hope the co-stars have as much enthusiasm portraying their charictors as Jackman does.

Posted by: davidlopan on July 24, 2008 at 18:14:12

ninth!

Looks good. Although they didn't talk at all about Sabertooth's and Logan's past in X1, It's nice to see them go into it now, even though it's out of canon. Also, I like that Gambit and Deadpool are in this.

Posted by: Barrowman for Capt Amrica on July 24, 2008 at 18:15:01

DAMN!!!! Damn you Hugh Jackman!!!!!!!! what the hell dude!! I want to see you in Saturday!! Can you stay at the hard rock cafe htl next door so you can visit everday on the convention?

Posted by: Naru on July 24, 2008 at 18:16:06

acording to some guy in Fox this movie seems like a stinker x.x
but who knows if that leak was real or just fake news

Posted by: buck on July 24, 2008 at 18:17:08

People love to hate on wolverine beacuse he is so popular. He truly is a great, complex character. Now let jackman and singer unite for x4 so that we can end the series on a high note!

Posted by: Pecos Bill on July 24, 2008 at 18:22:09

I totally forgot that Gambit and Deadpool were going to be in this, really looking forward to it :)

Posted by: Barrowman for Capt Amrica on July 24, 2008 at 18:22:21

Buck, Singer is not doing no X-men movie, he will stick w/ the DC Superman for a change and finish the character. Besides if this works it would be cool to have Gavin Hood to produce the X-men movie. And besides the rumours are about a younger X-men crowd, means Storm will be stormwatchin over the mansion teachin nuthin but subjects.

Posted by: samy on July 24, 2008 at 18:24:25

I'm DYING to see Tim Riggins as Gambit *_*

pics NAO

Posted by: jacknapier28 on July 24, 2008 at 18:24:40

Not sure about this movie...am i the only on ewho isn't really excited????

Posted by: StarBlazer101 on July 24, 2008 at 18:25:04

I.......WANT...........GAMBIT FOOTAGE!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: SquirrelGrrl on July 24, 2008 at 18:29:05

ryan reynolds = hottie :p i hope we get to seem ALOT of him in action :D

Posted by: MOVIE MASTER on July 24, 2008 at 18:34:11

damn what the hell does gambit look like or deadpool its gonna be cool to find out in...MAY

Posted by: davidlopan on July 24, 2008 at 18:34:23

Ryan Reynolds= suck

Usually, (Blade 3 anyone?)
He better not ness this up, or I'll give SquirrelGrrl his number.

Posted by: Deadpool on July 24, 2008 at 18:42:58

So... What the hell did I look like? Was Ryan in the red/black suit? just a black one? A T-shirt and jeans? Housecoat with his morning coffee?? Does he have my pretty mug? Did they just lather on some Freddy Makeup?? I won't stand for this... If this kid is gonna play me, I demand to know what he looks like in the role.

Posted by: Rich on July 24, 2008 at 18:45:50

this film sounds like it is x-3 all boom and action crap again.

Posted by: Zahin on July 24, 2008 at 18:47:39

i am with Jack napier.

I know when it comes out i will see it but only because its related to x-men. nothing more. its not hyping me up =[

Posted by: Jay on July 24, 2008 at 18:48:27

Meh... Nothing more nothing less.

Posted by: Jerkofwonder on July 24, 2008 at 18:49:05

There is no one better suited for Deadpool than Ryan Reynolds. I've been saying that for years.

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