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I just caught this on First Showing.

Looks good.

Link: http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/12/15/first-x-men-origins-wolverine-trailer-what-do-you-think/

Hugh Jackman hands down was among the best actors in the X-Men flicks. I wasn't really a fan of them doing an "Origins" movie though. After seeing the trailer, I'm certainly more interested in it now. I'll be anxious to hear what the 6 months generates for buzz though.

Thanks for posting this. I hope this turns out well, because I'm pretty pumped now.

Ok that actually looks pretty cool. Kinda bummed they're using different actors to play characters already seen in the trilogy but that's minor.

Obviously we'll see Gambit but did I see Deadpool in there as well?

Ozymandias, King of Kings

I think this'll be a better film than the X-men Trilogy.

The director is great (Gavin Hood) the actor's are quality (i.e. not a terrible one amongst the main cast) and the story focus's on one character primarily.

C'mon! Liev Schrieber is a talented actor and all that, but isn't he about half the size of Taylor Mane?

Is Marvel studios handling this? I can't watch the trailer where I'm at right now. But if so let me do some s'plainin'

They are doing all these super hero movies over again, like Punisher/Hulk/Wolverine/Iron Man(Not a do over but what ev), so they can expand the Marvel studio character roster to do the Avengers film. I think in a majority of these new actors contracts will be very short walk ons for the Avengers film. It's just a theory really but I strongly believe that is what's going on, not to mention the original Punsiher and Hulk movies suck hard. But the new Hulk was awesome and the new Punisher is looking pretty good as well. Aren't they doing Nick Fury soon too?

deadpool, gambit, sabretooth, beak, silver fox, agent zero and the blob

I'd rather an actor with decent cred play Sabretooth than a ex-professional wrestler.

Marvel Studio's are handling this. And the talk is of an Avengers film, but I doubt Wolverine will have a major part.

I'm really looking forward to the Thor film, but that is atleast a year and a half away.

Is Marvel studios handling this? I can't watch the trailer where I'm at right now. But if so let me do some s'plainin'

They are doing all these super hero movies over again, like Punisher/Hulk/Wolverine/Iron Man(Not a do over but what ev), so they can expand the Marvel studio character roster to do the Avengers film. I think in a majority of these new actors contracts will be very short walk ons for the Avengers film. It's just a theory really but I strongly believe that is what's going on, not to mention the original Punsiher and Hulk movies suck hard. But the new Hulk was awesome and the new Punisher is looking pretty good as well. Aren't they doing Nick Fury soon too?

Unfortunatly, the X-Men rights still belong to Fox and will for quite a while since they also have a Magneto orgin story in the pipeline.
Next up will be a Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America, which will all build up to the Avengers movie which is curently dated for sometime 2011 if I'm not mistaken. More infos on the subject are hard to get, but there's been a lot of talk that the Hulk might be the major Antagonist.


On topic: After the mess that was X3, I'm really looking forward to the Wolverine movie. Alotugh it does seem a bit overloaded with characters right now.
Fpr those of you who are not familar with the comics, Joblo has a nice collection of facts if you want to know more.

But I'm very happy that Deadpool's in it, who's among my favourite comic characters.

edit:

Marvel Studio's are handling this. And the talk is of an Avengers film, but I doubt Wolverine will have a major part.

are you sure about that? because I was pretty sure that it all still belongs to Fox.

First line of the blurb on the link says fox is releasing it.

And the giant fox studios logo at 59 seconds in the trailer.

Looks pretty good.

Wolverine is still my favorite character after 20 years of comic reading so hopefully they do the story justice.

It's got to be good. Anything will be better than X3...sept for spiderman 3.

I know everyone will hate me for this but I didn't mind xmen 3 at all. I don't know the original story it was supposed to be based on, so maybe that's why.

Psyched for this one though, been waiting a long time and I know they won't disappoint.

Yeah, I didn't mind X3 at all either. I just looked at it as a movie (Which I've had to do with every single movie based off of a good IP that I've ever seen), and for what it was, it was a good movie (and I liked it a whole lot better than I liked X2, besides the removal of Nightcrawler).

I really don't think that an Origin movie on Wolverine is necessary...I mean really, he's been the absolute focal point of the movie trilogy. They might as well just make it into a prequel to the movie series. I am very happy about being able to see Gambit in a live-action form, though.

Also, I don't think Fox holding the rights to make X-Men movies can stop Marvel from using a character from it's own IP in an Avengers movie (even if it is the same actor, unless there's a binding contract there as well), even when the Avengers movie is produced by someone else.

Fox is the distributor of the film.

They likely co-produced the film as well. But Marvel Studio's would call the shots, Fox is just the money.

Marvel now has an approx $500 million revolving fund with Merrill Lynch with which to completely fund its own films independent of others. Marvel will still need a distributor though.

The first 'war' he is in looks to be the Revolutionary war as he is wearing a blue coat (and gets shot), then WW1, WW2 and Vietnam.

He certainly likes to fight.

Fox is the distributor of the film.

They likely co-produced the film as well. But Marvel Studio's would call the shots, Fox is just the money.

They also seem to have their hands in it more than some people would like. There was a story about the director leaving the set for a day and when he came back, a Fox executive had it painted in brighter colours to "lighten the mood". Like a Wolverine movie would need that.

usernamesareannoying wrote:deadpool, gambit, sabretooth, beak, silver fox, agent zero and the blob

Also Emma Frost aka The White Queen and a very young Ororo Munroe aka Storm

Deadpooooooooooooool

I'm so happy Ryan Reynolds took the money and agreed to be the Merc with the Mouth ...

Also kinda excited about The White Queen, in a less homoerotic way of course.

- Salvage

Necros wrote:I know everyone will hate me for this but I didn't mind xmen 3 at all. I don't know the original story it was supposed to be based on, so maybe that's why.

Psyched for this one though, been waiting a long time and I know they won't disappoint.

IT's not a bad movie per se, but it isn't as good as the first two which I think annoyed me more than anything!

Actually the two gals I know have loved the Jean Grey/Phoenix concept. SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED liked this film with that in it. I liked seeing Beast and Wolverine lay about them.

X3 had too many interesting characters with too little plot and too many annoying characters with too much plot.

Ryan Reynolds will be perfect for Deadpool. He's got that snarky, sarcastic tone down.

Ozymandias, King of Kings

The question is, can he do the yellow speech bubles

That looks pretty good to me, no sound here at work, but from the shots I'm liking Gambit and Sabertooth. The size might not be right but from the face the attitude seems spot on. Plus Sabertooth has had a few different looks now and I'm sure in some he looked smaller than others.

This tbh is what they should have done for X-men the first time, could have had three to four movies about the main characters and each having secondary characters in them and then bring them all together for a big pic.

Thats the reason I'm really looking forward to Avengers, as it seems the best way to do any super team, other wise characters don't get enough screen time.

Anung Un Rama wrote:The question is, can he do the yellow speech bubles

So in the movie version, will he acknowledge himself as being a character in a movie?

I do hope so ....


But I'll be satisfied if he stands around in front of a ruined house at some point, singing, while holding a still smoking rocket launcher.

I'd be happier if he gets and stays horribly scarred.

Of course that may well happen, I'm also hoping Remy suddenly gets his red eyes, even if its cheap and happens because he's angry or something.

Also as it is supposed to be an origins movie and there is talk that some of these characters may get spin off movies. Including Remy and Deadpool (depending on Wolverine's success,) it might come out in this film or in their own.