The Wolverine

"When he's most vulnerable, he's most dangerous."

2013 2h 6m EN

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Synopsis

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Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

“When he's most vulnerable, he's most dangerous.”

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Cast

Hugh Jackman
Logan / Wolverine
Hiroyuki Sanada
Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Tao Okamoto
Mariko Yashida / Scarlet Samurai
Rila Fukushima
Yukio
Famke Janssen
Jean Grey / Phoenix
Will Yun Lee
Harada
Svetlana Khodchenkova
Madame Hydra / Viper
Hal Yamanouchi
Ichiro Yashida / Silver Samurai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Mangold
Writers: Mark Bomback, Scott Frank, Todd Harris
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$120M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Wolverine Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Directed by James Mangold, shot by Ross Emery. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael McCusker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

James Mangold directs. Ross Emery behind the camera. Marco Beltrami scores. Michael McCusker cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

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1$120M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
5Part of the "The Wolverine Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by James Mangold, shot by Ross Emery. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Michael McCusker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Hugh Jackman and Hiroyuki Sanada and Tao Okamoto carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "When he's most vulnerable, he's most dangerous.".
11IMDB entry: tt1430132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1210,614 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 11 themes, including "japan", "samurai", "superhero", "mutant".
14Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ross Emery
Original score: Marco Beltrami
Editing: Michael McCusker
Production design: François Audouy
Costume design: Isis Mussenden
Makeup / hair: Anna Gray
VFX supervisor: Martin Hill
Sound: Chuck Michael
Runtime: 126 min · 2h 6m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $120,000,000
Box office: $415,440,673
Return: 346% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Wolverine (2013)

Part of

The Wolverine Collection

A superhero film series based on the comic book character of the same name published by Marvel Comics. The series centers on Wolverine a mutant possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Wolverine's alter ego is James Howlett and he is also known as Logan or Weapon X.

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zerolimit2013-08-08
★ 3.5/10
I am a big fan of The Volverine movies but this one didn't have to much in it! I even watch it again to see if I miss anything. I would say this is a good movie to watch when you have some free time not a MUST watch movie! still a good one at it!
loraco2013-11-13
★ 7/10
I was also a little disappointed. Especially the giant samurai suite raised question marks. I wonder what will happen next since Wolverine's claws are cut off. Dr. Green (alias Viper) reminds me of Poison Ivy (Batman). Somehow I didn't like that. Yukio, the red head, is cool tho.
Andres Gomez2014-08-17
★ 5/10
Seeing Hugh Jackman as the wolverine is always a pleasure but this one is not thrilling at all. Just skip it unless you are a real fan.