X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Witness the origin.

After seeking to live a normal life after 200 years, Logan sets out to avenge a death by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.

Directed by: Gavin Hood

Written by: David Benioff, Skip Woods

Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch, Daniel Henney, Ryan Reynolds, will.i.am

Genre: Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

Released: 2009-04-28

Runtime: 107 minutes

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• David Benioff pursued the project for almost three years before he was hired to write the script in October 2004.
• Originally, Reynolds was only going to cameo as Wilson but the role grew after he was cast.
• Kodi Smit-McPhee was originally cast in the role, when filming was originally beginning in December 2007, but he opted out to film The Road.
• Josh Holloway was initially cast in the role but was dropped after the studio wanted someone ten years younger for the role.
• Also serving as inspiration was the 2001 limited series Origin, which reveals Wolverine's life before Weapon X. Hugh Jackman collaborated on the script, which he wanted to be more of a character piece compared with the previous X-Men films.
• The studio had two replacements lined up before Richard Donner, husband of producer Lauren Shuler Donner, flew to Australia to ease on-set tensions.
• In December 2009, Hot Toys released the 12 inch highly detailed figure of Wolverine based on the movie with Hugh Jackman's likeness.
• Work there included finishing scenes with Ryan Reynolds, who had been working on two other films during principal photography.
• David Harbour auditioned for the role, but was turned down for being too fat at the time.
• Both versions run exactly 107 minutes, but director Gavin Hood said "another ending exists that features the film's villain."
• The earnings placed the film as the 16th highest-grossing opening day ever (22nd with ticket-price inflation).
• During its first day of wide release, X-Men Origins: Wolverine took in an estimated $35 million, with almost $5 million of that from midnight showings.
• As of 2014, Fox estimates that a minimum of 15 million people downloaded it.
• In April, Hugh Jackman stated that he was "heartbroken" by the leak, describing it as looking at a Ferrari without paint.
• The film was directed by Gavin Hood and written by David Benioff and Skip Woods.

Source: Wikipedia

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