‘The Wolverine’ Will Still Shoot In Japan; Will ‘The New Mutants’ Hit Screens, Too?
By Russ Fischer/April 26, 2012 5:30 pm EST
Rothman told MTV “we’re doing the stage work in Australia… the location work will be in Japan.”
He elaborated in a manner that should give fans cautious optimism:
Hugh Jackman will return to play Wolverine; James Mangold is directing The Wolverine based on Mark Bomback’s revision of McQuarrie’s script. The film is set for release on July 26, 2013.
It’s set in Japan. A great number of Japanese actors will be in it and it’s based on the very famous run of the comics… I can just tell you on behalf of [Jackman], his goal is to make the ultimate, bad ass, berserker rage Wolverine.
Rothman’s response, as pointed out by Badass Digest, was encouraging… or would be, if we knew which question he thought he was answering. Here’s their exchange:
Rothman: (smiles) Yes.
Steve: I know you guys have New Mutants and a lot of characters in the X-Men universe. Obviously you guys are moving forward on an X-Men sequel, you’re moving forward on Wolverine, do you envision New Mutants or some of these other characters as franchises that the door can be open to? It does seem to me that the superhero genre is bigger than it’s ever been, and you guys have some of the crown jewels.
When can fans expect an announcement on some of these other properties? Before Comic-Con, after Comic-Con, at Comic-Con?
Rothman: In the summer.
Are you talking to filmmakers right now?
Rothman: Let me just say this. All I have to say is, I agree with you in your assessment of the potential in a lot of these characters.
