X-Men Fans Watch Out for Wolverine

X-Men fans, such as myself, are all excited about the news that there’s going to be a fourth X-Men movie. It’s called X-Men Origins: Wolverine. As the title suggests, it’s actually a prequel to the X-Men series. It’s going to show us the history of how Wolverine evolved and changed before the X-Men movies were set.

To my delight, and probably everyone else’s, Hugh Jackman is coming back as Wolverine. I have to admit that I didn’t know much about Hugh Jackman before X-Men. I didn’t even know he was Australian until after I saw it. Now, though, I could not imagine anyone else as the enigma that is Wolverine. He’s a good guy in a bad guy persona. He can be witty and even friendly, or he can be brooding and lethal. Hugh Jackman captured all of that in the first three and I expect nothing less in the new X-Men movie.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine follows Wolverine as he tries to get even with Victor Creed for his girlfriend’s death. Victor Creed is played by live Schreiber and, of course, later becomes Sabertooth. The two characters have a very interesting relationship and I can’t wait to see how it plays out in the film, which is set about 20 years before the other X-Men movies.

As far as filming goes, rumor has it that Hugh took his role pretty seriously. He went into intense cardiovascular training and he started a very strict diet. He also worked out at 6am every morning in a gym in Queenstown.

Not only did he take his role as actor seriously, but his company, Seed Productions, is actually producing the movie. So, Hugh wore a couple different creative hats. I already know he’s a great actor. I just hope the director, Gavin Hood, is half as good.

It’s too bad none of the other actors from the other X-Men movies are set to make appearances. Since the movie is set 20 years back, though, that isn’t surprising. One notable appearance is Ryan Reynolds, who played Van Wilder in national Lampoon’s Van Wilder. He’s set to play Wade Wilson/Deadpool. Deadpool is, of course, an insane mercenary. He also happens to have the ability to heal, just like Wolverine. I think Ryan Reynolds is an interesting choice. He certainly has the ability to act crazy, so I can’t wait to see how he handles the role.

I don’t expect this X-Men movie to be just like the others. I do hope it’ll be great in its own way, though. I plan to be one of the first people to go see it. If you’re an X-Men fan, you should be too.

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Jessica Kosinski