Trouble in Wolvieland?
It's a story that could have been written for the past two or three months - there's trouble on the set of X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE. It's something that hasn't been a well-kept secret as a lot of us in the web world have heard the rumors from down under. But now Hollywood Elsewhere is reporting on a specific instance to backup the rumors of Fox's unhappiness with the film. The report claims Fox head Tom Rothman is using his powers to override the word of director Gavin Hood. It seems Fox and Rothman aren't exactly happy with the WOLVERINE movie. While that might initially bum you out, their unhappiness with the film is a good thing. Fox has reportedly been very unhappy with the "dark" tone of the film and is actively working to try and make it more "family friendly." Right, because that worked so well with FANTASTIC FOUR...
Hollywood Elsewhere says that Hood left the set for a brief period of time only to return and see a large set for the film had been completely repainted to make it brighter and give it less of a dark and somber vibe. I would think that with the success of THE DARK KNIGHT and the Comic-Con footage (which featured Wolverine telling Sabretooth he was going to rip his "goddamn head" off), that they might opt for a darker feel.
Now keep in mind that rumors of turmoil between Fox and Hood have been swirling for some time now and this is just one of the first leaked incidents to support those rumors. I'm sure as the project continues through editing and post-production we'll hear even more. Hopefully Fox will invite a few select journalists to some kind of pow-wow with Hood (perhaps in the edit bay) to help straighten all this out...
Source: Hollywood Elsewhere
Extra Tidbit: Hood previously directed TSOTSI and RENDITION.







































































































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I've been begging for a more adult comic book movie for a while, and I doubt Wolverine will be it, but here's to holding out hope. I'm thinking Punisher or Watchmen will end up filling the bill on that account.
I've been begging for a more adult comic book movie for a while, and I doubt Wolverine will be it, but here's to holding out hope. I'm thinking Punisher or Watchmen will end up filling the bill on that account.
12:53PM on 08/21/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I love the comparison of world politics to a comicbook movie. Fanboys are so hardcore d00d!
I bet that poster has lots of bumper stickers on his car pronouncing his views on religion and his political beliefs! How eXtreme!!!
I love the comparison of world politics to a comicbook movie. Fanboys are so hardcore d00d!
I bet that poster has lots of bumper stickers on his car pronouncing his views on religion and his political beliefs! How eXtreme!!!
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Must they ruin every single movie they touch? They turned Hitman, Die Hard, and countless other movies into abominations, all in the name of money. They must be completely retarded.
Must they ruin every single movie they touch? They turned Hitman, Die Hard, and countless other movies into abominations, all in the name of money. They must be completely retarded.
11:01PM on 08/20/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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Give me my mean, pissed off hairy woverine dam-it!
Give me my mean, pissed off hairy woverine dam-it!
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On a non-related note...Arrow...you still da man.
On a non-related note...Arrow...you still da man.
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"Good thing I dont give a fuck what you or anyone else thinks. You gota love final cut"
"Fuck you Suit"
Where is he when you need him?
"Good thing I dont give a fuck what you or anyone else thinks. You gota love final cut"
"Fuck you Suit"
Where is he when you need him?
3:39PM on 08/20/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
On a side note (spoiler for non-comic readers), does this mean that Silver Fox won't get raped and murdered?
On a side note (spoiler for non-comic readers), does this mean that Silver Fox won't get raped and murdered?
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Wolverine = family friendly? What next? A Punisher: War Zone McDonalds happy meal tie-in???
Clearly Fox has no idea what makes these characters tick & what makes us the audience come back for more. Marvel, please take up the reins of all your comic film properties!!
Wolverine = family friendly? What next? A Punisher: War Zone McDonalds happy meal tie-in???
Clearly Fox has no idea what makes these characters tick & what makes us the audience come back for more. Marvel, please take up the reins of all your comic film properties!!
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Will someone please send Fox a couple of molotovs? I'll gladly pay for shipping...
Will someone please send Fox a couple of molotovs? I'll gladly pay for shipping...
1:12PM on 08/20/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Oh and Balboa6, the Harry Potter movies are super watered down. I always thought all of the books were dark, even elements of the first. The movies [except for the amazing 3rd one] don't come close to emulating that.
Oh and Balboa6, the Harry Potter movies are super watered down. I always thought all of the books were dark, even elements of the first. The movies [except for the amazing 3rd one] don't come close to emulating that.
1:03PM on 08/20/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
you wanna make some money on this movie leave it dark...this ain't no fancy crappy Fantastic Four movie...the man HAS CLAWS THAT COME OUT BETWEEN HIS FINGERS!!!! He ain't using them to make pot-pourri!!!
you wanna make some money on this movie leave it dark...this ain't no fancy crappy Fantastic Four movie...the man HAS CLAWS THAT COME OUT BETWEEN HIS FINGERS!!!! He ain't using them to make pot-pourri!!!
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It feels like this happens a lot now, where studios hire a visionary director to shoot something and then bitch about his vision. The biggest current case of this I can think of is the whole Spike Jonze/Where the Wild Things Are debacle. If you wanted a cookie cutter movie, you shouldn't have hired Spike Jonze! Where did all the trust go for directors who have earned it?
11:42AM on 08/20/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
A friend of mine was working on the set in Australia and said that second unit was doing a lot more than they should have, and that Fox eventually told Hood to go back to the states to start working with the editors.
I thought that the trailer looked okay, but I'm certainly not expecting much.
A friend of mine was working on the set in Australia and said that second unit was doing a lot more than they should have, and that Fox eventually told Hood to go back to the states to start working with the editors.
I thought that the trailer looked okay, but I'm certainly not expecting much.
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It's amazing Harry Potter goes darker and darker with each installment, and nothing is watered down, and yet Wolverine, which although is completely different is just as dark and gritty, has to be watered down. I'm sick and tired of getting screwed over by these greedy studio ex...
It's amazing Harry Potter goes darker and darker with each installment, and nothing is watered down, and yet Wolverine, which although is completely different is just as dark and gritty, has to be watered down. I'm sick and tired of getting screwed over by these greedy studio executives.
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they're probably just fucking it up so they can make mad cash on a double dip...
or maybe they're going to release the special directors cut on Blu-ray
so people who hate HD will have to get a hd setup
they're probably just fucking it up so they can make mad cash on a double dip...
or maybe they're going to release the special directors cut on Blu-ray
so people who hate HD will have to get a hd setup
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It doesn't surprise me in the slightest that FOX wants it to be more 'family friendly' because their a bunch of money grabbing cock suckers who don't care if a movie is good or not, just so long as it makes money.
In fact fuck Marvel! Thinking about it, what good films have there been other than X Men 1 and 2 and Spiderman 1 and 2?
9:45AM on 08/20/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
But, having said that: WOLVERINE'S ORIGIN IS DARK!!!!!! PICK YOUR FUCKING BATTLES YOU PIECE OF SHIT RETARDED STUDIO! FIRST "WATCHMEN" AND NOW THIS!!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!! OH YEAH, FORGOT, YOU ALSO FUND FOX NEWS!!!!
Sorry abo...
But, having said that: WOLVERINE'S ORIGIN IS DARK!!!!!! PICK YOUR FUCKING BATTLES YOU PIECE OF SHIT RETARDED STUDIO! FIRST "WATCHMEN" AND NOW THIS!!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!! OH YEAH, FORGOT, YOU ALSO FUND FOX NEWS!!!!
Sorry about that. I don't usually get so venemous, but I just can't stand these two super dick moves in a week, and probably more along the way.
9:33AM on 08/20/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Whats with them? They're fucking up the Watchmen for WB and now this?
Whats with them? They're fucking up the Watchmen for WB and now this?
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This is getting ridiculous. How is no one learning from The Dark Knight. You would've thought every studio would be buying/making their own Batman clones and shooting them out like some sort of crazy log ride.
This is getting ridiculous. How is no one learning from The Dark Knight. You would've thought every studio would be buying/making their own Batman clones and shooting them out like some sort of crazy log ride.
9:15AM on 08/20/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Fox...leave the damn movie alone you idiots!
Fox...leave the damn movie alone you idiots!
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