The Wolverine

Thanks to “X-Men: First Class” reinvigorating the X-Men films after the horrendous spin-off prequel “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” 20th Century Fox (pre-Disney purchase) developed a second attempt to make Wolverine spin-off titled, “The Wolverine” with Hugh Jackman reprising his role. This time, James Mangold (Girl Interrupted, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma) takes over Gavin Hood’s […]

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

After “X-Men: The Last Stand” came out in 2006 marking the end of the original “X-Men Trilogy,” Fox (pre-Disney purchase) green-lit a spin-off focusing on Wolverine’s early years prior to joining the X-Men. Hugh Jackman signed on to reprise his role as the character as the first film in a batch of spin-off prequels starting […]

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Flashback Review: X-Men: The Last Stand

After “X2: X-Men United” was released in 2003, 20th Century Fox (pre-Disney purchase) commenced development on a third installment. Bryan Singer (back when he had dignity as a respected director) was attached to direct to direct, but he dropped out to make “Superman Returns” The original 1978 “Superman” with Christopher Reeve inspired him to make […]

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