Hugh Talks about Wolverine

[narrows101]

Hugh's doing the interview rounds for "Australia" (out Wednesday) and in this interview he also talks quite a bit about "Wolverine" - he's seen a "first cut."

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option...5804&Itemid=99

[DMRadz]

Cool interview. I love that he acknowledges Gambit's reaction from fans from the Comic-Con footage. I still don't know what expect when this movie is finally opens up. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[Cyma]

Wow….he totally deserves the title of Sexiest Man Alive. Can’t wait to see him as Wolverine. And also absolutely can’t wait for Gambit Hoping to see him in the official trailer with his unique eyes this time.

[Congo Jack]

It may or may not be worth noting that when the interviewer refers to Deadpool as a mutant, Hugh doesn't correct him so they may have altered his origin.

First cut's done!

[BMM]

Jackman looks to confirm that if he plays Wolverine again, it will be in an Origins sequel and not X-Men 4.

[Compi716]

Damnit, Hugh is really the man. Comic fans are so lucky that he really cares about the material and takes great pride in it.

[Ziggyman]

Nice!

"...a lot of surprises..."

Really now...I really can't think of any surprises that would be in the movie...But...This sounds great so far!

[Congo Jack]

Originally Posted by Ziggyman

Nice!

"...a lot of surprises..."

Really now...I really can't think of any surprises that would be in the movie...But...This sounds great so far!

Isn't the bar that Logan and Creed square off in called "Cassidy's"...Sean might make a cameo.

[Retroman]

^^It would be nice if that happend.

[Andreth]

Hugh is such nice guy, always so bubbly and charming. He seems to genuinely care about the fans.

Awww he got jealous of Gambit at Comic-con...

He's so funny!

[Microchip]

What a great guy. I get a feeling Wolverine's gonna be really good, just from his honest passion for it.

[narrows101]

This article is a Hugh profile basically since he has "Australia" out next week and was just named People's "Sexiest Man Alive" but at the end of this article is this:

Jackman is firmly in control of his professional destiny through his production company Seed Productions, which he runs with Furness and John Palermo.

The company's biggest test will come next year with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, an X-Men prequel filmed in Sydney this year with Jackman reprising his role as the hirsute mutant alongside Liev Schreiber, Will.i.am and Ryan Reynolds.

Jackman is encouraged by the first cut, which he saw this week.

"I got straight off the plane and went to watch it, which is my equivalent of going to see a house you are going to buy in the worst rainstorm you can imagine," he says.

"I think that's the best way to see a film for the first time, which is never easy, and I was really buoyed up by it. I'm very excited about it. I think it's very strong."

Australia opens on Wednesday.

Source for the whole article: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...7-2902,00.html

[narrows101]

This story condenses a bunch of links where Hugh talks about Wolverine.

http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archive...lverine_1.html

Jackman talks Wolverine

Hugh Jackman has been talking about the X-Men spin off future of Wolverine and reveals that there's more than one film planned, in fact there may well be three, that is if the fans want them.

He also reveals that if the fans do show their interest in the Wolverine spin off's, beginning with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, he'll stay to play the character for as many films as are wanted.

Talking about the desire from the audience for the Wolverine character he says:

''If it's clear to us on May second or third that that's gone, then I'll walk away happily...I'm not going to flog something - or flog a dead horse, or try and make movies that people don't really want to go and see. I have no interest in that. Even no matter how much I love the character. So there are many prerequisites"

While talking to Moviehole through Total Film he revealed some really interesting titbits, particularly that he has the ideas for another couple of storylines.

"There's a few story lines that are running my head which I think would be really cool, but unless the script is right, then I just don't see the point in doing it. I'm probably at the point in my career where I don't need it. And the last thing I want to do is just to push it on people, if it doesn't warrant a full feature movie.''

He talks a little about why he went with the X-Men Origins: Wolverine film in the first place, and that's something that David Benioff, the writer of the origins story, came to him with a great idea and sold him. Jackman thought it was brilliant and went ahead with it.

However both in this story and the one over at MTV through IGN, he reveals that what he really wants to do is the whole Japan story, but the origin tale had to happen first. Now I would be reading this as sequel potential, if the first film does well.

"The most intriguing thing to me was the Japan story. I love the Japan story...I wanted to do the Japan story from around X-Men 2. Can you just picture Wolverine in Japan with the triads and the samurai? It's just genius."

"I was always a mad fan, in reading the comics, of the Wolverine in Japan saga, which is one of the most famous. But ultimately, we all decided - I think rightly, after seeing the film - that you need to understand the character's origins, to understand who he is. And to really get it. So that's what the movie does. It goes right back to him as a kid, basically.''

"If we tried to mix the origin and Japan together, it wouldn't do justice to either. So you can tell by the answer where I'd like it to go."

So it's pretty clear from those comments that Hugh Jackman is very keen to continue his portrayal of the Wolverine character, and to take him across to Japan. However as usual it's up to us, the audience. If we want that next film this first one has to be a success and earn its money, of course there's a hundred and one other factors in the way, including stuffy studio executives to get through, but I think we could really be seeing a second Wolverine, and then maybe even a third.

I know I would be happy with that, would you?

[Carlo Comicus]

Interesting.

[narrows101]

Video about what he really wants to do - he talks about the Japan story.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Jackm...ine-11049.html

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Well, I have to say, I was never too thrilled over the idea of a Wolverine solo spinoff film. I wanted it to just be the X-Men trilogy, and leave it at that.

But, the more and more I think about it, the more and more excited I am for a Wolverine -series-.

Obviously I am thrilled to finally have Gambit in the mix in this movie. But seeing the trailer, I think the film genuinely looks to be very well made. I think it is going to tell a pretty bad ass story. And I'm beginning to believe that we could warrant 2 or 3 Wolverine films.

I do hope that this Young X-Men film is a prequel for the X-Men. I don't particularly care to see the X-Men films continue with Iceman, Kitty, and Colossus. If something like that is to happen, then they just might as well make X-Men 4, bring back Halle as Storm, and figure out how to continue the story without Cyclops, Jean Grey, Professor Xavier, and a cured Rogue. Bad guys would be easy, you can easily move on without Magneto, I'm just worried about the core X-MEN characters that can't really continue, and the prospect of continuing without them. I don't want to continue without those characters, and I also don't want to continue with a core of Iceman, Kitty, and Colossus.

So, if you want to continue the franchise, you might as well make X-Men prequels. I think this is a winning situation for everyone.

Characters like Cyclops, Storm, Beast, and Jean Grey will be MUCH more marketable than Colossus, Iceman, and Kitty Pryde.

Characters like Cyclops, Storm, Beast, and Jean Grey are all central, key figures to the X-Men, and fan favorites.

Characters like Cyclops, Storm, Beast, and Jean Grey also have more development to be had that fans want to see - particularly Cyclops. A prequel series might also help to better explain the Jean Grey situation, which many people have debated and felt was poorly explained in "X-Men: The Last Stand".

It's not the ideal way to continue the franchise in my opinion (would have been much better to not kill everyone off, and continue an X-Men 4 with all the key characters like Cyclops, Xavier, and Rogue), but it's acceptable.

But for what we do have, I am anticipating the Wolverine movie. And yes, much of it is because I will finally get to see Gambit (here's hoping he has a decently sized role), but I think it's also just going to be a well made movie.

[narrows101]

On his zillions of interview rounds for "Australia" Hugh has been asked about "Wolverine" - here's one of the articles with just the Wolverine stuff. There were also articles where he mentions the Japan storyline being next if they did another one, but I can't find those now.

http://www.moviehole.net/200816784-e...w-hugh-jackman

Question: Now obviously there's a huge difference between doing a character-based film on this scale, with a "Wolverine". Why was it important for you to go back to that character?

Jackman: Well, after X-Men, there was not, like, a fete accompli that I would do it. We basically got a great script. And I had the script and director. David Benioff, one of the great writers in Hollywood, came knocking at our door. I went and had a meeting with him, and he told me his idea. I just went, "That is so brilliant." Now, I know this character by now, and he is a mad, mad fan of the comic books. He's not cheap. But he came to us with this idea, which was smart and interesting. And it was also steeped in a deep love of the character, and the comic book history.

So I just went, "Okay. There's a reason to make this film." I mean, I'd always felt there was a reason, storytelling-wise. Because as good a go as I'd had in X-Men I, II, and III, there was a lot of mystery left. I don't think - we touched on it in X-Men II. But there were certainly a lot of mystery still left about his origins. I was always a mad fan, in reading the comics, of the Wolverine in Japan saga, which is one of the most famous. But ultimately, we all decided - I think rightly, after seeing the film - that you need to understand the character's origins, to understand who he is. And to really get it. So that's what the movie does. It goes right back to him as a kid, basically.

Question: Does the movie set itself up for a second Wolverine movie, in case you were inclined to do another one?

Jackman: Yeah.

Question: Or do you think this will be enough?

Jackman: I don't know. I had the same feeling as I did after X-Men III. I still love doing the character. I do. Otherwise I wouldn't do it. I still feel that there's a desire, an appetite for the character. By the way, if it's clear to us on May second or third that that's gone, then I'll walk away happily. I'm not going to flog something - or flog a dead horse, or try and make movies that people don't really want to go and see. I have no interest in that, no matter how much I love the character. So there are many prerequisites.

Ultimately, there's a few story lines that are running my head which I think would be really cool, but unless the script is right, then I just don't see the point in doing it. I'm probably at the point in my career where I don't need it. And the last thing I want to do is just to push it on people, if it doesn't warrant a full feature movie.

[CeeJay]

The franchise has to continue he's obviously pretty sold on the character. I think there'll definitely be another installment after this one.

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

Cool interview

[CeeJay]

We love Hugh here, even though he's a huge star and all that he's just a good Aussie bloke. Cool interview, definitely makes me more excited for the movie hearing him talk passionately about it. Oh and I can definitely say it, he's a very sexy man for sure. Go the Aussies!

[narrows101]

http://www.totalfilm.com/features/hu...rine-interview

Hugh Jackman's First Full Wolverine Interview

On Gambit, Deadpool and the future of the franchise

On Gambit...
"Gambit is in the film. When we showed footage at Comic-Con the place just went mental. He’s played by Taylor Kitsch who does a great, great job.

He’s a little more showy than Wolverine, but there’s a similarity. They’re outsiders, they’re wise-cracking, they’re anti-authority.

In this movie Gambit plays the role a little bit like Wolverine did in the first X-Men. He’s not part of any group, he’s not on anybody’s side. Wolverine gets him because he needs the information off him, but Gambit’s not going to give it – not without a fight. And they get a fight, the two of them get a fight. I’m really, really happy with the dynamic between the two.

I quite liked Pyro in X-Men 2. I really loved that kind of relationship, because he turns to the dark side in a way. I always feel when I was acting that Wolverine could see a lot of himself in Pyro, y’know? The loose cannon.

And just a little aggressive, a little badass really and it’s the same with Gambit. Gambit’s got a little bit of that. A little showy, a little flashy, arrogant, so kind of Wolverine… They have a dynamic where they love giving each other ****. There’s some good stuff in there."

On Deadpool...

"And then Deadpool. I have to be very careful how I talk about Deadpool, because it’s something I’m really excited about in the movie, where it plays and how it plays. I just can’t think right now how I can tell you about it without giving away some really cool ideas!

That’s where David Benioff was really smart, how coolly he brought that character in.

The things I’m thinking about now I don’t want to tell you because the fans will go “Awwww, that’s cool”… Actually some fans might be pissed off but that’s ok. I think they’ll understand why we did it. We took some creative licenses with him."

On continuing the franchise...

"I’ve always harboured the Japanese story [Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's version of Wolverine].

When I was doing X-Men I was obsessed with reading the Japanese story. It gave me a lot of great inspiration for the character and I’ve forever been banging onto people about that.

It’s the coolest – and can you imagine visually? I can see the comedy of him training with the Samurai. I can just see it working.

On fan reaction to the new trailer...

"There’s a shot in the trailer that I had in my head… It comes out on 12 December.

There’s a shot I had in my head of the character coming out of the water from a tank. I wanted the fans to be in the tank.
I don’t if there’s a nice way of saying it, I wanted the fans in the cinema – Vinnie from the café in Tribeca and the customs guy I met in London and the ones with the Wolverine tattoos – to go “****ing yeah!”.

I want them to yell. While I was shooting I was screaming at the top of my voice, “Raaaahhhhh!” That’s what I had in my head how people would see it.

There’s a shot in my head and you’ll see me coming out in slow motion and you see veins and all that and there’s no CGI. I’m so happy because I saw that and I went “That’s it!” That’s the movie and that’s the Wolverine I wanted to make for those guys."


On making Wolverine an iconic movie character...

"I’d had a really good go in X-Men 1,2,3, I mean Wolverine got quite a lot of screen time, you got to know a fair bit about it but I still felt there was a hell of a lot of mystery to him.

By that point I’d read so many of the comics and there were so many of these amazing sagas – Japanese Saga, the different sagas – and I thought each one of those could make an amazing movie.

There’s so much inherent in that character that makes him the perfect antihero for a film, the reluctant hero. That’s the Dirty Harry, Mad Max, Indiana Jones to a certain degree. It’s those classic screen archetypes."

[LexCorp]

There is no doubt in anyone's mind that the new Wolverine film will make Fox a ton of money, that's pretty much a done deal. So suffice it to say there will be more Wolverine films to come. Let's hope so says this fangirl.

Yeah money! I just liked that logic.

[narrows101]

Video of Hugh at the UK premiere of "Australia" talking about Wolverine sequels and what might be next.

http://multipleverses.com/2008/12/12...verine-sequel/

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Hugh radio interview with the BBC - at about 1:27 he talks about Wolverine a bit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00g3f8t

[sniktsnakt]

Originally Posted by narrows101

Hugh radio interview with the BBC - at about 1:27 he talks about Wolverine a bit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00g3f8t

And Christmas and Potato Stamps!

Wow. He's such a cute dad!

Love it! Thanks for the link.