Bootleg 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' Trailer Hits YouTube
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By the time you click this shoddy bootleg, it might have been yanked -- but it has stubbornly held on through Friday and Saturday, everyone else has it up, so I'm breaking down and posting it. It's not the greatest quality (obviously), but you can hear the dialogue all right, and get a gist of what Wolverine's origins are going to be. It looks like all the beats of his past are going to be in Wolverine -- his Gothic Canadian origins, his participation in every war known to history, the death of his beloved Silver Fox, his participation in Weapon X, and the beginning of his feud with Sabretooth. That's all well and good, but I'm confused as to how all the above creates the "Wolverine on the run" story that we're glimpsing here -- particularly since Hugh Jackman has stated that the Wolverine you meet in X-Men should be the one you'll leave in Origins.
How did all that happen? Where's his memory going to go? Comics-wise, Wolverine's amnesia is a combination of brainwash and his healing factor -- his mind buries memories to save him from the pain they'll cause, and much of what he does remember is implanted. It's going to be interesting to see how that factors in -- if it ever does. Frankly, I'd love to see a sequel telling us Wolverine only believes he volunteered for Weapon X, you know?
Let me know what you think. My own biased judgment when it comes to Wolverine can't be trusted -- you know I dug every second of its fragmented look. Watch for the cleaner version to be posted on Monday.
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12-14-2008 @ 11:17AM
ICON! said...
DAMN!!...that is going to be fuckin badass, just like i thought! Im glad that they are going to include so much about his origins and i don't think that the movie will seem rushed or crammed togather, i know there will be sequels to this, and Jackmen has even stated that he is down for as many Wolverines they want to make..he is in love with the character!!! There is no need to spend alot of time on EVERYTHING from his past, and i have no problem with that, i have no doubt that this movie will live up to its and my own expectations! next year is just going to be amazing! SOOOO SICK!!!
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12-14-2008 @ 11:46AM
Clark Parker said...
Since we've discussed the bridging of characters between this and the X-men films so much over the last couple days, I thought I'd take a moment to say that Danny Huston has gone far above and beyond my expectations... Before he even showed up on camera I was already impressed. From his voice alone I believed it to be him. Short of using that same technology that made Xavier and Magneto look young, this was the best way they could have gone with it. I was always cool with him replacing Brian Cox, he is a great actor and all but that blew my mind. It just fits. I bought that he was the same Stryker instantly.
As for what I thought.... I thought it looked like one badass Wolverine film. I can't wait to see him tear that helicopter out of the sky.
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12-14-2008 @ 12:00PM
Tom said...
Hurray for spoilers.
Dumbledore dies.
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12-14-2008 @ 1:16PM
Marek Hryc said...
I'm glad they follow up on Wolverine's days working for Nintendo's "Punch Out". That fight with King Hippo was epic!
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12-14-2008 @ 3:28PM
uforeader said...
Love the "Sunshine" music at the beginning! What a great score.
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12-14-2008 @ 6:16PM
Kenny said...
whatthehell that looks amazing.
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12-14-2008 @ 4:34PM
madgamer said...
I saw this before 'The day the earth stood still' and was blown away. The movie looks amazing imo.
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12-15-2008 @ 3:34AM
Elisabeth said...
Haha, I'm glad everyone agrees! I'm very excited by what I see here, and it's nice to know I'm not just blinded by my undying love for the character. :)
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12-29-2008 @ 7:10PM
wolverine origins said...
Between the wealth of knowledge at http://www.wolverine.org and wikipedia I think the storyline could get very thick indeed.
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