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Also known as Wolverine

2013 film directed by James Mangold

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The Wolverine is a 2013 action and science fiction film directed by James Mangold. It serves as part of the X-Men series and was produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Hugh Jackman. The screenplay was written by Mark Bomback and Scott Frank, with music composed by Marco Beltrami. The cast includes Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Production companies involved include 20th Century Studios, Marvel Entertainment, The Donners' Company, and Seed Productions.

The film originated in the United Kingdom and the United States, with filming taking place in Australia, Japan, Sydney, and Tomonoura. Its narrative is set in Tokyo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, and the Yukon. The story touches on aviation, the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and ninja. Distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+, the movie has a runtime of 126 minutes according to TMDb and IMDb, while Wikidata lists a duration of 138 minutes. It was released in July 2013.

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Film · TMDB

6.4

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

Released: 2013-07-21126 minDir: James MangoldAction, Science Fiction, AdventureBudget: $120MBox office: $415MPart of: The Wolverine Collection

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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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

524,539 votes

Year
2013
Runtime
126 min
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi

via IMDb

~36 min read

Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Wolverine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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