X-Men Origins: Wolverine Going Back for Extensive Reshoots

[GreenScar]

Here's hoping the final product is good



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With the Watchmen legal battle finally coming to its end, and Fox not getting more than just a large helping of undeserved money, I would expect the anti-20th Century Fox backlash to slowly dissipate. But with this news today, it might swing back into high gear. Last August we reported that X-Men Origins: Wolverine was experiencing some issues, primarily with power struggles between its director, Gavin Hood, and Fox's CEO Tom Rothman. And this was all before the trailer hit. However, an update has arrived from Collider tonight that says they're going back to Vancouver to do some extensive reshoots. Although I'm normally optimistic, I'm pretty sure this is a very bad sign, despite the other opinions I've heard from my peers.

We've heard a lot of negative behind-the-scenes buzz about X-Men Origins: Wolverine for a long time but have tried to play it off because we were hoping it would turn out great in the end. Obviously the trailer was impressive, but for some odd reason I felt like it wasn't as polished as it could be. Normally I love trailers like that, but I could tell that Gavin Hood had some problems keeping his vision of Wolverine intact. In regards to the production, word is that Richard Donner (yes, of Superman: The Movie), was often on set "ghost directing" and providing more than just minimal feedback. While this shouldn't be a bad thing, apparently it is, but Gavin Hood still might get his chance to go back and reshoot a lot of the movie.

Collider is reporting that Fox is conducting very extensive reshoots over the next few weeks. They're also saying that studios usually try and keep news like this under the radar, but Fox even wanted to bring in some journalists to cover these reshoots. Why? Well because apparently Gavin Hood is going to be directing them. My guess is that he's getting his chance to fix the movie, but they're also trying to "cover up" any previous bad buzz by bringing journalists in and "showing" them that it's Hood directing, not Rothman and not Donner. So why didn't Gavin get to do this to begin with? And I don't understand how rushing reshoots this late in the game can be called a good thing. I'm sorry, but I'm not drinking this Kool-Aid.

What everyone is saying is that the trailer, which received an extreme amount of positive buzz, gave Fox the confidence they needed to go back and do these reshoots. That may be true, but I again question why this isn't something they thought about earlier. Fox really thought a Wolverine movie wouldn't be a big hit? They've got to be kidding me! As much as I'm hoping that X-Men Origins: Wolverine does turn out to be the gritty, badass Wolverine movie we've all wanted to see ever since Hugh Jackman unleashed his claws in X-Men in 2001, I've got a feeling this isn't going to be it. And it's not Gavin Hood's fault. We know exactly who to blame - the very same studio that tried to scoop up Watchmen.

[ReggaetonSalsero]

Originally Posted by jasonbird

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Wow man, this crap BLOWSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! I don't like how they took alpha flight and changed it around to put some xmen in it. I can't see it being that difficult to keep it original without loosing the crowd.

[ixlegitballinxl]

at least they are going back to fix the bad scenes lol

[STARSCREAM]

Ohhhhhhhhh boy. They better not F this movie up!

[aygie]

Re-shoots are probably the worst sign for a movie. I hope they turn it around, this was looking great.

[Penitus]

Fire Rothman!

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by ixlegitballinxl

at least they are going back to fix the bad scenes lol

or make them worse

[Twankies08]

That pic makes him look like he's changing into
the Incredible Hulk lol

[xtop]

oh dear..reshoots are not good

[C_Doc]

Originally Posted by Twankies08

That pic makes him look like he's changing into
the Incredible Hulk lol

Hmmmm. Maybe that's what the reshoots are about: Wolverine vs. The Hulk

[GreenScar]

Just found this pic. It gave me goosebumps. One thing is for sure. Hugh Jackman loves the character and does everything he can to be loyal to him:



Deadpool, Gambit, Wolverine, Sabertooth and Silver Fox

For a high res, click on the pic

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by jasonbird

that pic is so badass!!! i can't wait for summer to get here.

[statikcat]

By the way did anyone find it strange that Logan killed Lady Deathstrike in X2 and they did not really go into that back story? You could see him give her a strange look like he kind of remembered her but they never went into it. Hopefully they connect that back story some in this movie.. it's a pretty important part of his storyline. Especially since he killed her in X2.. lol

[GreenScar]

Another cool find! Hugh Jackman has been reading some of the talkback over at Aint it Cool News and has seen the fear some of the fans have been voicing over the reshoots. He sent this response:

Hey everyone -

It’s Hugh Jackman, sending this note from freezing Vancouver. I have read a lot of your online comments regarding the footage that we are currently shooting and I share your passion for the Wolverine character and the movie - I owe it all to you guys!

I wanted to reach out and let you know that due to scheduling conflicts with certain cast members and location/weather considerations, we had to wait until now to shoot a couple of scenes. Please rest assured that WOLVERINE will be badass and hopefully meet all of your expectations. I am stoked by the positive response to the teaser, which clearly reflects the tone and scope of the film. If you like that, we’ve got much more in store!

In the meantime, here’s an exclusive shot of some characters you may recognize…

Cheers,

Hugh

I really like Jackman. He's a class act.

[fighthefutureofhd]

me too. he's great. he is a top notch actor who will bring the goods and elevate this movie above other standard fare comic popcorn films.

[LynxFX]

He is the reason why I love the Wolverine character...in movie form. By far my favorite superhero to grace the silver screen.

[GreenScar]

To back up Hugh Jackman's statement I found this:

The reader that informed us of this also pointed us to an interview between SuperheroHype and producer Lauren Shuler Donner, in which Donner mentions that there will be some addition shoots in January. The interview was from October, so clearly Jackman is telling the truth when he says that the shoots were planned.

[doctorD]

Originally Posted by jasonbird

To back up Hugh Jackman's statement I found this:

Good find Jason. Love the new promo shot which is now serves as my new desktop.

There are good things about the internet and there are bad things about the internet. One of the bad things being that misinformation can be posted and spread like wild fire in no time.

I've always liked Hugh Jackman and always thought he was a class act.

With that being said, I'm a big XMEN fan and can't wait for the movie.

[cflames89]

So can't wait for this one. And I love fanboy paranoia.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by jasonbird

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Mentioning the Watchmen in that article just smacks of fanboy drivel.

Fox had the rights to Watchmen so it's not their fault another company tried to come in and scoop the movie out from under them, and they obviously had a case otherwise it would not have been going to court with lawyers and Warner wouldn't have paid them.

I'm not in Fox's side on this but it's fairly obvious that it's not the 'undeserved' money that the writer of the article makes it out to be.

Logan