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The Wolverine (film)

The Wolverine
The Wolverine posterUS.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by James Mangold
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based on Wolverine
by Chris Claremont
Frank Miller
Starring
Music by Marco Beltrami
Cinematography Ross Emery
Edited by Michael McCusker
Production
companies
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16) (London premiere)
  • July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24) (United Kingdom)
  • July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes 138 minutes (uncut version)
Country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
Budget $120 million
Box office $414.8 million
The Wolverine
Film score by Marco Beltrami
Released July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
Recorded Newman Scoring Stage, 2012-2013
Genre Film score
Length 58:30
Label Sony Classical, catalog #B00CSW07Z6
Producer James Mangold (Executive Producer)
Marco Beltrami chronology
World War Z: Music from the Motion Picture
(2013)
The Wolverine
(2013)
Carrie
(2013)
X-Men soundtrack chronology
X-Men: First Class
(2011)
The Wolverine
(2013)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
AVForums (highly recommended)
Filmtracks 2/5 stars
SoundtrackGeek (82.7/100)

The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine. The film, distributed by 20th Century Fox, is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series. Hugh Jackman reprises his role from previous films as the title character, with James Mangold directing a screenplay written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. In the film, which follows the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, Logan travels to Japan, where he engages an old acquaintance in a struggle that has lasting consequences. Stripped of his healing factor, Wolverine must battle deadly samurai while struggling with guilt.

The film's development began in 2009 after the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Christopher McQuarrie was hired to write a screenplay for The Wolverine in August 2009. In October 2010, Darren Aronofsky was hired to direct the film. The project was delayed following Aronofsky's departure and the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. In June 2011, Mangold was brought on board to replace Aronofsky. Bomback was then hired to rewrite the screenplay in September 2011. The supporting characters were cast in July 2012 with principal photography beginning at the end of the month around New South Wales before moving to Tokyo in August 2012 and back to New South Wales in October 2012. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.


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