Movie Details:
Based on | Wolverine by Roy Thomas, Len Wein, John Romita Sr. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Sci-Fi, Superhero |
Release date | April 9, 2009 (Sydney) May 1, 2009 (United States) |
Running time | 1hr 47min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Hugh Jackman Liev Schreiber Danny Huston Dominic Monaghan Ryan Reynolds |
Directed by | Gavin Hood |
Screenplay by | David Benioff Skip Woods |
Produced by | Lauren Shuler Donner Ralph Winter Hugh Jackman John Palermo |
Cinematography by | Donald McAlpine |
Edited by | Nicolas De Toth Megan Gill |
Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
Production Company | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment Dune Entertainment Donners’ Company Seed Productions |
Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
Cast & Characters:
- Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
- Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed
- Danny Huston as Stryker
- Will.i.am as John Wraith
- Lynn Collins as Kayla Silverfox
- Kevin Durand as Fred Dukes
- Dominic Monaghan as Chris Bradley / Bolt
- Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau / Gambit
- Daniel Henney as Agent Zero
- Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson
- Tim Pocock as Scott Summers
- Julia Blake as Heather Hudson
- Max Cullen as Travis Hudson
- Troye Sivan as James
- Michael-James Olsen as Young Victor
- Peter O’Brien as John Howlett
- Aaron Jeffery as Thomas Logan
- Alice Parkinson as Elizabeth Howlett
- Philip A. Patterson as Firing Squad Leader
- Anthony Gee as Carnival Guy
- Adelaide Clemens as Carnival Girl
- Karl Beattie as School Child
- Tom O’Sullivan as Logging Supervisor
- Myles Pollard as Phelan
- Stephen Anderton as Marcuse
- Chris Sadrinna as Van Mier
- Septimus Caton as Bartender
- Matthew Dale as Surgeon
- Nathin Art Butler as Male Nurse #1
- Peter Barry as Male Nurse #2
- David Ritchie as Dr. Cornelius
- Asher Keddie as Dr. Carol Frost
- Socratis Otto as Lead Technician – Alkali Lake
- Stephen Leeder as General Munson
- James D. Dever as Platoon Leader
- Martin Obuga as Muttering Man
- Rita Afua Connell as Nervous African Woman
- John Shrimpton as Stryker Aide
- Henry Browne as Curtis
- Tahyna MacManus as Kayla’s Sister / Emma
- Daniel Negreanu as Poker Player
- Alexandra Davies as Woman of the Night
- Don Battee as Huge Doorman
- Evan Sturrock as Drunken Man In Alley
- Rob Flanagan as Amoured Humvee Driver
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim as African Businessman
- Alison Araya as Teacher
- Eric Breker as Special Forces Commander
- Eileen Bui as Vietnamese Child
- Adrian G. Griffiths as Hunter #1
- Byron Chief-Moon as Hunter #2
- Mike Dopud as Vietnam Army Officer
Storyline:
Two mutant brothers, Logan and Victor, born 200 years ago, suffer childhood trauma and have only each other to depend upon. Basically, they’re fighters and killers, living from war to war throughout U.S. history. In modern times, U.S. Colonel Stryker recruits them and other mutants as commandos. Logan quits and becomes a logger, falling in love with a local teacher. When Logan refuses to rejoin Stryker’s crew, the Colonel sends the murderous Victor. Logan now wants revenge.
About Movie:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. It is the fourth installment of the X-Men film series, the first installment of the Wolverine trilogy within the series, and a spin-off/prequel to X-Men (2000). The film was directed by Gavin Hood, written by David Benioff and Skip Woods, and produced by Hugh Jackman, who stars as the titular character, alongside Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, and Ryan Reynolds.
The film was mostly shot in Australia and New Zealand, with Canada also serving as a location. Filming took place from January to May 2008. Production and post-production were troubled, with delays due to the weather and Jackman’s other commitments, an incomplete screenplay that was still being written in Los Angeles while principal photography rolled in Australia, conflicts arising between director Hood and Fox’s executives over the film’s direction, and an unfinished workprint being leaked on the internet a month before the film’s debut.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released on May 1, 2009, by 20th Century Fox. The film received generally negative reviews from critics for its screenplay, visual effects, pacing, and editing although Jackman’s performance received some praise. It opened at the top of the North American box office and grossed $179 million in the United States and Canada and $373.1 million worldwide.
Two subsequent films, The Wolverine and Logan, were released in 2013 and 2017, respectively. Reynolds would star as a new version of his Origins character, Wade Wilson, beginning with Deadpool (2016).
Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | $150 million |
Domestic Opening | $85,058,003 |
Domestic Collection | $179,883,157 |
International Collection | $193,179,707 |
Worldwide Collection | $373,062,864 |