The Wolverine and Magneto thread

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September 7, 2007 - Alleged story details for the David Goyer-directed Magneto spin-off film have emerged online. The Fox-Marvel production will recount how young Holocaust survivor Erik Lehnsherr transformed into the villainous Magneto.

ObsessedWithFilm.com claims that Magneto "is book-ended with two scenes in Poland at the 60th Anniversary of the Auschwitz Liberation. These events take place within the timeframe of the first three X-films and will reunite Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen."

The gist of the plot concerns Erik's quest to avenge himself by tracking down the Nazi war criminals he suffered under as a youth. This journey takes him to the Ukraine, France, Argentina and Israel, the latter location serving as the setting for the first meeting between the future Magneto and a young Charles Xavier.

Likewise, a scooper for Collider.com, who claims to have read Sheldon Turner's script for Magneto, confirmed all the above information, adding that, "Fans will appreciate this early friendship developed between Erik and Charles, long before they adopt their monikers of Magneto and Professor X."

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October 18 2007


You can unpack your suitcase Mr Cox – that’d be Brian Cox, who played the character William Stryker in “X-Men 2” – you’re no longer required for “X-Men” prequel, “Wolverine.”

Fox didn’t want to foot the bill for the hefty CGI budget they would’ve needed to de-age you for the younger version of William Stryker; not when they’ve already spending a trough-load on shredding ten years off star Hugh Jackman’s face for it.

Instead, Liev Schreiber – becoming sort of a habit-man for replacing actors in already established series; especially younger versions of said characters. You’ll recall he played a young John Clark, the character played by Willem Dafoe in “Clear and Present Danger” in “The Sum of All Fears” a couple of years back –will don the deadly trousers of Wolverine’s arch-enemy.

The film also has a new official title too. It’ll be called “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” indicating there’ll be more ‘Origins’ tales to come – the first being the recently announced “Magneto” movie.

Oh, and it’s already got a release date: May 1, 2009.

Director Gavin Hood will start shooting in Australia before moving to New Zealand and, later, to New Orleans. Latter location is a clue that the storyline might include New Orleans-based character Gambit (who they’ve been trying to squeeze into the movies for years now), who is able to make objects explode and was a professional thief before joining the X-Men.

No doubt all you comic book fans are clawing to see this puppy…. Or rather, man-beast.


Gambit fans...are you reading this?!:D

[GorePhobia]

I can not fucking wait.

This movie is gonna pwn!

[Kane_Hodder]

Wolverine and Gambit together! I can't wait for this one already.:D

[Phalanx]

I think wolverine should cut someone in the balls.
That's all.
Best movie ever.

[GorePhobia]

Yeah ball cutting with Wolverine claws would be AMAZING

[ferretchucker]

this will be good, although I'm looking forward to the magneto movie more. I just hope Gambit makes an appearance in on X-Men film.

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November 21, 2007


The female lead in 20th Century Fox's spin-off X-Men Origins: Wolverine will reportedly be the Silver Fox, who, like Wolverine, was a member of the CIA's mutant covert ops unit called Team X.

Fox apparently looked no further than its summer hit, Live Free or Die Hard, to find its Silver Fox. According to IESB.net, ass-whoopin' hottie Maggie Q will play the role.

Maggie Q has also appeared in Balls of Fury and Mission: Impossible III. She co-stars with Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman, in the forthcoming Fox thriller The Tourist.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is slated to begin filming shortly in Australia under the direction of Gavin Hood.

[ferretchucker]

Originally Posted by PhilnEdee

Prof X getting fried ...just really a big letdown for me.

Watch til the end of the credits.



Anyone else looking forward to the Thor film and the Incredible Hulk (Coz HULK was just shit)

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So Comic Book Resources - via JoBlo - tells us that FOX are going to milk the shit out of the "X-Men" franchise (its teats must be stinging after Brett Ratner had its way with the poor thing!) by slipping to disc several straight-to-video "X Men : Origins" movies.

So, I'm guessing they'll decide which characters aren't worth a big screen outing of their own and send them straight to your loungeroom. Who was the guy with the inability to speak in public but had the power to start wars at the drop of a biro? Oh, my mistake, that's Bush I'm thinking of. Gambit, he's one of 'em right? Surely it's time he gets his own movie - I've heard his name mentioned for the past few "X-Men" movies (I believe Josh Holloway of "Lost" fame) was in line to play him at one stage, until FOX decided -once again - not to include him in the line-up.

So which characters can we expect - besides Wolverine and Magneto who, as we all know, have big-screen ventures in the prep stages - to invade Blockbuster? Here's one possibility...

Joe Carnahan left an interesting cryptic message at his site last week : A picture of Juggernaut, the character played by Vinnie Jones in "X-Men : Ratner fucks us over". Carnahan's apparently doing a direct-to-video sequel to "Smokin' Aces", would it be at all presumptious to assume he's also involved in a DTV "Juggernaut" movie? Yeah, of course it would be, but that's what us web wankers are here for... guessing, predicting, speculating and passing on whatever we hear.