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Wolverine Teaser Poster Unveiled, Plus Take A Look At the Livechat From The Set

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The Wolverine has been shooting for a while now, and to get fans excited, Fox has released a pretty cool first teaser poster, as well as getting Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold together on the set for a live webchat.

You can watch that chat below, although don’t expect many massive revelations, as they mainly talk about things that have already been revealed, such as that it will be set after all the other X-Men movies. However there are a few interesting nuggets, such as that while it’s always appeared Wolverine can’t be hurt, we’ll learn what his “kryptonite” is, and that The Outlaw Josey Wales was a big influence on this film as he likes that it’s a concise way of immediately setting a character up on a journey of loss, rage and revenge.

Take a look at the chat below.

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Which X-Man Is Rumoured For A Wolverine Cameo?

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Okay, we’d better start off with a spoiler warning, as if you want everything about The Wolverine to be a surprise, stop reading now, but if you want to know which of the X-Men from the Bryan Singer film series might be appearing in the upcoming movie, keep reading.

The Wolverine has been in production for quite a few weeks now down in Australia, and all we’ve heard so far is that it will be a stand alone movie that sees Hugh Jackman’s adamantium skeletoned mutant heading to Japan. However We Got This Covered says the movie may have some crossover to earlier X-Men films, as they report Famke Janssen headed Down Under last week and headed to the set to shoot a cameo.

While we saw what we presumed was the first meeting between Famke’s Jean Grey and Jackman’s Wolverine in X-Men, it’s possible they had met before and memory challenged Wolverine simply can’t remember it. However it’s also possible this rumour is untrue or that Janssen wasn’t in Australia for The Wolverine.

She’s also been rumoured for a cameo in X-Men: Days Of Future Past, as part of the time-travel elements of that film, and a Wolverine cameo may be part of Fox’s attempts to make their various superhero properties more like Marvel’s interconnected universe. We’ll have to wait and see if she does pop up in The Wolverine when it’s released next July.

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Mark Millar To Consult On Fox’s Marvel Properties

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Are Fox planning to mix up their Marvel movies into a bigger universe, in the same way Marvel itself has? The company itself hasn’t said anything about this, but it appears they’re at least looking to have a unified vision across their superhero movies, as Deadline reports that Twentieth Century Fox has brought on comics superstar Mark Millar to serve as a creative consultant on the studio’s upcoming projects based on Marvel Comics properties.

Millar wrote several celebrated Marvel books such as The Ultimates, Civil War and Wolverine: Old Man Logan, before moving on to found Millarworld (MillarWorld.tv), where he continues to develop existing film franchise titles Wanted and Kick-Ass, as well as newer comic properties The Secret Service, Superior, and Nemesis – the latter of which is also in development at Fox. Millar will work with Fox on developing new avenues for its X-Men and Fantastic Four tentpoles.

Already incoming for the studio is The Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman and directed by James Mangold, X-Men: Days of Future Past, which will be helmed by Matthew Vaughn, and a reboot of Fantastic Four, to be directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle). However with Millar onbaord, it looks like for the future they’re hoping to create something more unified, and possibly interlinked.

“As someone who has spent his entire life obsessed with both comic-books and movies, this is essentially my dream gig as it’s a unique combination of both,” stated Millar. “I spent ten years working at Marvel and am really happy with the work I did on the comic side of things so the idea of working with these characters now in a brand new medium is enormously exciting for me. I really like the Fox team, love this bold new direction they have for their franchises and am proud to be working alongside some of modern cinema’s biggest talents. James Mangold is incredible, Matthew Vaughn’s one of my closest pals [Vaughn of vource directed Kick-Ass, based on Millar’s comic] and Josh Trank gave us, in my opinion, one of the greatest superhero movies of the last decade with Chronicle. The invitation to join this crew was maybe the coolest phone-call I’ve ever had.”

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Hugh Jackman Looks Incredibly Buff In First Official Pic From The Wolverine

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It took a lot longer for Fox to get The Wolverine into production than originally planned. But it’s now in front of the camera with James Mangold directing. Now the first official image from the film has been released, via the film’s Twitter account, which you can see above.

Hugh Jackman certainly look impressively ripped for the movie, which takes Wolverine to Japan, and has been described as a standalone tale that doesn’t particularly tie into the previous films. The Wolverine is due ouy July 26th, 2013.

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Wolverine, Guardians Of The Galaxy & Mad Max 4 Get Official Plot Synopses

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We’ve got a bit more info now for The Wolverine, Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy and Mad Max: Fury Road, as official plot synopses for the movies have been released, letting us know more about what direction they’ll be taking.

So here they are:
The Wolverine (via Hitfix): ‘Based on the celebrated comic book arc, The Wolverine finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will leave him forever changed.’

The comic arc they’re talking about is by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, and helped reinvent the character for a new generation. Director James Mangold has also been tweeting about his inspiration, saying ‘movies I think about as I make #TheWolverine : Eastwood’s Josie Wales, Powell’s Back Narcissus, Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Marnie, Vertigo’, ‘more : Ozu’s Floating Weeds, Kurosawa’s High & Low, Polanski’s Chinatown, everything by Wong Kar Wai And Chris Doyle, Besson’s Professional.’

Mad Max: Fury Road: ‘Principal photography began July 9 on the dystopian action adventure Mad Max: Fury Road, a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production written and directed by Mad Max creator and Academy Award winner George Miller (Happy Feet). The film will be presented by Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

‘Mad Max: Fury Road – the fourth in the franchise’s history – stars Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) in the title role of Max Rockatansky, alongside Oscar winner Charlize Theron (Monster, Prometheus) as Imperator Furiosa.

‘According to Miller, “Mad Max is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of those who survived.”

‘Mad Max: Fury Road also stars Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: First Class) as Nux; Hugh Keays-Byrne (Mad Max, Sleeping Beauty) as Immortan Joe; and Nathan Jones (Conan the Barbarian) as Rictus Erectus. Collectively known as The Wives, Zoë Kravitz (X-Men: First Class) plays Toast, Riley Keough (Magic Mike) is Capable, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) is Splendid. They are joined by supermodel Abbey Lee Kershaw as The Dag and Courtney Eaton as Fragile, both of whom are making their big screen debuts. Also featured in the movie are Josh Helman as Slit, Jennifer B. Hagan as Miss Giddy, and singer/songwriter/performer iOTA as Coma-Doof Warrior.’

Guardians Of The Galaxy (via It’s On The Grid): The film is ‘About a U.S. pilot who ends up in space in the middle of a universal conflict and goes on the run with futuristic ex-cons who have something everyone wants.’

It seems likely that the astronaut in question is Peter Quill, aka the character Star-Lord, who was pictured in the Guardians concept art released at Comic Con. The thing they’re looking for is likely either the Cosmic Cube or the Infinity Guantlet, both big power items in the Marvel Universe that have already either played in or been teased in Marvel Studios films. It’s also likely Thanos will appear in the movie.

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The Wolverine Lands Svetlana Khodchenkova As The Viper

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Last week it appeared that Jessica Biel would play The Viper in The Wolverine, but talks broke down and with shooting starting relatively soon, filmmakers were left scrambling to find a replacement. Now they’ve cast Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova to play the role.

The actress has appeared in a slew of Russian productions, but she is best known stateside for portraying Irina in last year’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. In many ways she’s a better fit for the role than Biel, as The Viper hails from an unknown Eastern European country. The character has a history with the title character throughout the Marvel comics – a friendly ally at times and a conniving enemy at others. It isn’t known exactly how the character will fit into The Wolverine plot.

James Mangold is directing from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Mark Bomback. The story picks up after X-Men Origins: Wolverine, following Logan (Hugh Jackman) to Japan, where he searches for more clues about his true identity. A July 26th, 2013 release date has already been set. (Source: Twitch)

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Jessica Biel Offered Viper Role In The Wolverine

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I always think Jessica Biel is an actress who’s actually better than the roles she gets suggests, and hopefully she’ll be able to get to prove that in The Wolverine, as director James Mangold has offered her the role of The Viper in The Wolverine. She would join a cast that also includes Will Yun Lee and Brian Tee, who will play villains The Silver Samurai and Noboru Mori.

The Viper has an intriguing past history with Wolverine. At one point she was an ally to Logan and yet also blackmailed him into marrying her. It isn’t known if The Viper will be a friend, foe or a bit of both to Hugh Jackman’s character. Indeed at the moment Biel hasn’t even accepted the role.

The Wolverine follows the title character to Japan, where he hopes to find out more information about who he really is. Production is scheduled to begin in August, with shooting to take place in both Australia and Japan. (Source: Twitch)

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Will Yun Lee To Play The Wolverine’s Villain

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While The Wolverine was severely delayed by the departure of director Darren Aronofsky, it’s now moving forward again, with Will Yun Lee (Total Recall, Red Dawn) and Brian Tee (Grimm) signing on to play The Silver Samurai and Noburo Mori in the film.

Will Yun Lee will play the main villain, Kenuichio Harada, a.k.a. The Silver Samurai, the illegitimate son of a crime lord who uses an electrified samurai suit of armour. Brian Tee’s Noboru Mori is the corrupt Minister of Justice who is about to marry the daughter of a Yakuza crime boss. The young woman is also the love interest of Hugh Jackman’s title character.

Variety adds that Hiroyuki Sanada (Rush Hour 3, Lost) will play Shingen, while Hal Yamanouchi (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Push) will play Yashida. Also recently cast are fresh faces Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima, both Japanese models who are relatively new to acting.

James Mangold is directing from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Mark Bomback. Production is expected to start next month in Australia.

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