the wolverine 3

Untitled, R-Rated WOLVERINE 3 Commences Filming

In all of 16 years, many of us have grown together with Aussie actor Hugh Jackman as he sliced and diced his way to Marvel fame in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men movieverse as Wolverine. Now with two spin-off films under his belt seuging from the current franchise, the latest third film is officially underway ahead of its March 3, 2017 release. Plot details are nil as usual as it’s early days with cameras now rolling – save for earlier updates on possible story details, but Collider has revealed a few things regarding recent updates on the vision and tone of the film. “…It takes place in the future, and as you and others have reported, it is an R-rated movie.” says producer Simon Kinberg. “It’s violent, it’s kind of like a western in its tone. It’s just a very cool, different film.” The news comes a little less than a […]

Fox Confirms R-Rating, Possible Plot Info For Hugh Jackman's WOLVERINE Finale

Lee B. Golden III

Sources close to Den Of Geek are confirming that 20th Century Fox is officially on board with an R-rating for the third installation of their X-Men spinoff trilogy featuring Hugh Jackman as Logan Howlett, a.k.a. Wolverine. The report cites that the studio had actually been planning an R-rated bow out long before director Tim Miller’s latest, Deadpool, arose with its violent R-rated fanfare in the wake of fans’ decade-long demands for a film true to the source material. The news comes just a few days after 20th Century Fox made its presence at Toy Fair 2016 in New York City with a pamphlet containing a page regarding the film and the MPAA rating they stated they were pushing for. The report also reaffirms the story will be set centrally in the alternative future dystopia created by author Mark Millar and illustrator Steve McNiven in the tonally violent Wolverine #66-72 and Wolverine […]

Toy Fair 2016: Fox Is Gearing Up For An R-Rated Version Of THE WOLVERINE 3

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Hugh Jackman has come quite a long way since 2000. Sure, director Gavin Hood’s 2009 Marvel iteration, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, still remains a let down that lives on so as not to be forgotten in lieu of watching their beloved comic book staples hit the big screen. Nevertheless, a sea change was brought this month with the blockbuster success of R-rated Marvel adaption, Deadpool, thus leaving room for more properties to get the same treatment. Those expectations can finally be attributed to the forthcoming production of Jackman’s final stint in The Wolverine 3, according to Comicbook.com. The article shows an imgur post of a pamplet from this months events at Toy Fair 2016 in New York City where 20th Century Fox made their latest presentation. Take a look below with the graphic on the right listing The Wolverine helmer James Mangold, Jackman and the “R” attribution. View post on […]

Bryan Singer Is Confirmed To Direct X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Staring Early Next Year

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Development is still up in the air for the forthcoming installment of X-Men: Apocalypse, following up filmmaker Bryan Singer‘s 2014 smash-hit, X-Men: Days Of Future Past. According to recent statements made by screenwriter and producer Simom Kinberg, recasting for certain roles may be a possibility depending on where the new film goes, which he also stated could follow-up the 2011 movie, X-Men: First Class. At any rate now, at least one thing is certain with word from Deadline that Singer, with all earlier legal woes cast aside for now, can now follow through on his Twitter announcement last December and hop board to direct the new film which is currently dated for May 27, 2016, courtesy of 20th Century Fox. Singer is also providing the script with Kinberg, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris, as well as producing with Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner and Hutch Parker for an early 2015 production […]

The New Trailer For X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Is Here!

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The next X-Men movie based on Marvel’s classic franchise has seen a rollercoaster of news since the first trailer made its way back online back in October, between an amazing slate of Empire magazine covers, Instagram teasers, character photos via Twitter, updates on actresses Anna Paquin and Halle Berry with all sorts of news and rumors regarding how much or how little we will see of their respective characters, Rogue and Storm, and so much more. It’s a lot to keep up while trying to attain solid news as all the rest of us really want is to just see the movie. On that note, director Bryan Singer already has his handsful with possibly bringing on a few more notable characters for the May 27, 2016 release X-Men: Apocalypse, with actor Hugh Jackman confirmed for returning director James Mangold’s third standalone role as The Wolverine slated for March 3, 2017, […]