The Wolverine (film)

"Wolverine (film)" redirects here. For the 2009 film, see X-Men Origins: Wolverine. For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation).

The Wolverine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Mangold
Screenplay by
Based onWolverine
by Chris Claremont
Frank Miller
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoss Emery
Edited byMichael McCusker
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom[a]
Languages
  • English
  • Japanese
Budget$100–132 million[7][8][9]
Box office$414.8 million[10]

The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine. It is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series, the second installment in the trilogy of Wolverine films after X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and a spin-off/sequel to X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Directed by James Mangold from a screenplay written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, it stars Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine, alongside Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada, Famke Janssen, and Will Yun Lee. 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.

The Wolverine was released by 20th Century Fox in various international markets on July 24, 2013, and in the United States two days later. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its action sequences, production design, Jackman's performance, and thematic profundity, though criticism was directed towards the climax. The film earned $414 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film in the series.

An unrated extended cut of the film referred to as the "Unleashed Extended Edition" was released on Blu-ray, featuring more blood and violence, extended action scenes, as well as additional footage during moments of character interaction.[11] A third film titled Logan was released on March 3, 2017.

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  7. ^ FilmL.A. (March 1, 2014). "2013 Feature Film Study" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Hugh Jackman's 'The Wolverine' to Stop the Bleeding at the Box Office". July 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Mendelson, Scott (May 16, 2019). "Box Office: 'Dark Phoenix' Tracking For $50 Million As 'Secret Life Of Pets 2' Aims For $65 Million". Forbes. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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  11. ^ Gilchrist, Todd (November 20, 2013). "James Mangold's 'The Wolverine' extended cut provides new depth to the film". HitFix. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.


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