Does It Hurt? Every Time.
Every time an action movie is even mildly successful at the box office, someone utters the magic word “spinoff.” Even Die Another Day led to talk of a Jinx movie, which was thankfully shelved (presumably after her agent took another look at Catwoman and realized what a horrible mistake the whole thing would be). But when it comes to X-Men, nobody can quell the popularity of Wolverine.
Hugh Jackman was a minor heartthrob even before his role in X-Men, X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand. But appearing with massive sideburns and retractable metal claws drew in an unprecidented female audience, exposing the Marvel franchise to a whole new group of fans.
And now, he’s got his own movie. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is due for a May 1st, 2009 release, and focuses on Logan’s pre-Wolverine life. Jackman both stars and produces.
Lynn Collins, veteran of The Lake House and 13 Going On 30, will play Logan’s love interest Kayla Silverfox.
Yes, Silverfox.
The title indicates that this might not be the first X-Men spinoff, especially if Wolverine’s is successful. We’ll all have to sit tight for the meantime, but a few images have been leaked and I have to say, as an amateur film critic, it looks really freakin’ cool.
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