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"The Wolverine" is a 2013 action film directed by James Mangold that follows the Marvel Comics character Logan as he confronts his past and inner demons. The film is significant as a major studio superhero movie that explores the psychological depth of its protagonist rather than focusing solely on large-scale action sequences.
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6.4Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
Cast
- Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
- Tao Okamoto as Mariko Yashida / Scarlet Samurai
- Rila Fukushima as Yukio / Pinkie Pie
- Famke Janssen as Jean Grey / Phoenix
- Will Yun Lee as Harada
Themes
- japan
- samurai
- superhero
- mutant
- world war ii
- based on comic
- superhuman
- duringcreditsstinger
- excited
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 138
- FilmAffinity ID
- 718880
- Official website
- thewolverinemovie.com/us
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- publication date
- 2013-07-26
- Commons category
- The Wolverine
- title
- The Wolverine
- box office
- 414800000
- review score
- 61/100
- catalog code
- 17370
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The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Wolverine. It is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series, a spin-off/sequel to X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and the second Wolverine solo film following X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). The film was directed by James Mangold and written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback. Hugh Jackman stars as Logan / Wolverine, alongside Svetlana Khodchenkova, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada, Will Yun Lee and Famke Janssen. Following the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, Logan travels to Japan, where he engages an old acquaintance in a struggle that has lasting consequences. Stripped of his healing powers, Wolverine must battle deadly samurai while struggling with guilt over Jean Grey's death.
The film's development began in 2009 after the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Christopher McQuarrie was hired to write a screenplay for The Wolverine in August 2009. In October 2010, Darren Aronofsky was hired to direct the film. The project was delayed following Aronofsky's departure and the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. In June 2011, Mangold was brought on board to replace Aronofsky. Bomback was then hired to rewrite the screenplay in September 2011. The supporting characters were cast in July 2012 with principal photography beginning at the end of the month around New South Wales before moving to Tokyo in August 2012 and back to New South Wales in October 2012. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.