Wolverine in other media
| Adaptations of Wolverine in other media | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Roy Thomas Len Wein John Romita Sr. |
| Original source | Comics published by Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
X-Men (2000) X2 (2003) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) X-Men: First Class (2011) The Wolverine (2013) X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Logan (2017) |
| Television show(s) |
X-Men (1992) X-Men: Evolution (2000) Wolverine and the X-Men (2008) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) |
Wolverine (1991) Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) X-Men: Wolverine's Rage (2001) X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) |
Wolverine is one of the few X-Men comic book characters to be included in every media adaptation of the X-Men franchise, including film, television, computer and video games, and is the only one to have starred in his own video games.
Many actors were considered for playing the part of Wolverine in a film adaptation of X-Men. At one point in the 1990s, Glenn Danzig was approached for the role in the 1990s due to a slight resemblance, however, Danzig declined as the shooting would interfere with his band's nine-month tour.Bryan Singer, the director of the first two X-Men movies, spoke to a number of actors, including Russell Crowe, Keanu Reeves and Edward Norton, for the role. Fox ruled out Mel Gibson as being too expensive. Though Dougray Scott was cast, the role of Wolverine went to Hugh Jackman. Despite what was thought to be a highly controversial move due to his much taller stature than Wolverine's comic depictions by a nearly full foot of height, Jackman's actual performance was well received. Jackman, at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) stands 28 cm taller than Wolverine, who is said in the original comic book to be 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m). Hence, the filmmakers were frequently forced to shoot Jackman at unusual angles or only from the waist up to make him appear shorter than he actually is, and his co-stars wore platform soles. Jackman revealed in an interview with The Huffington Post that his character was originally going to have a cameo in Spider-Man.
While possessing all the same powers as the comic book counterpart, this portrayal of Wolverine is shown to have a much more powerful healing factor, able to mend and regenerate any damage short of decapitation within seconds, and also rendering him ageless, being nearly twice as old as in the comics while still in his prime. By the time of the first X-Men film (2000), Wolverine first appears as an amateur cage fighter in Laughlin City, Alberta and meets Marie "Rogue" D'Ancanto and ends up getting himself involved in the conflict between the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. After helping stop Magneto's plan, Logan is directed by Professor Xavier to an abandoned military base around Alkali Lake that might contain information about his past.
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