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• X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the 2009 prequel to the X-Men series of films. Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds and Dominic Monaghan star in the film. Wolverine takes place 17 years before the X-Men movies, and depicts the origin story of the comic book character Wolverine.IMDb: Wolverine

  On its opening day, May 1, 2009, X-Men Origins gathered an estimated $35 million.Hollywood Insider: 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' grosses $35 million Friday night (May 2, 2009) Total worldwide earnings over the weekend were $160 million, with $87 million in the United States.Reuters: Wolverine Slashes Rivals in $160 Million Global Bow (May 3, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. U.S release date: May 1, 2009
  2. Running time: 120 minutes
  3. Director: Gavin Hood
  4. Writers: David Benioff, James Vanderbilt, Scott Silver, Skip Woods and David Ayer
  5. Editor: Nicolas De Toth and Megan Gill
  6. Cinematographer: Donald McAlpine
  7. Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, Hugh Jackman and John Palermo
  8. Studio: 20th Century Fox
  9. Genre: Fantasy, Action
  10. 20th Century Fox decided to cancel the scheduled April 29, 2009 premiere of the film in Mexico City due to concerns about swine fluEW.com: 'Wolverine' Mexico premiere postponed due to swine flu outbreak (April 27, 2009)
  11. MPAA rating: PG-13
  12. Opening day sales: $35 million (Number 1)
  13. Opening weekend sales: $160 million (Number 1)

• Reviews

  Rotten Tomatoes, a website that provides an amalgamation of critical reviews, gave Wolverine a 38 percent approval rating on May 1, 2009 . According the the site, "though Hugh Jackman gives his all, he can't help X-Men Origins: Wolverine overcome a cliche-ridden script and familiar narrative."Rotten Tomatoes: [Tomatometer Watch (April 28, 2009)

• Film Leaked

  On April 1, 2009, a working copy of the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine appeared on various peer-to-peer torrent sites. The running time for leaked version was 106 minutes, approximately 15 minutes shorter then the theatrical cut.Dark Horizons: Wolverine leaked, fallout ensues (April 1, 2009) Lead actor Hugh Jackman said, "Obviously people are seeing an unfinished film. It's like a Ferrari without a paint job."

• Wolverine Plot and Spoilers

  In this film, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) hunts down Victor Creed/Sabertooth (Liev Schreiber) after Creed kills Wolverine's girlfriend. Wolverine will also be introduced to William Stryker during the film and will meet the character of Gambit, aka Remy LeBeau.ComicBookMovie.com: Wolverine Film Plot Details

• Trailer Synopsis

  A new trailer for the film was posted online on February 15, 2009. It showed a young man in bed. There is a scuffle in the doorway of his home. The child finds the man he presumes that is his father murdered and runs to his side. As his mother tries to explain what happened, Adamantium claws emerge from the young boy's hands. The boy runs toward a stranger and drives the claws through him. He then runs into the woods where he meets another child.

• Wolverine Cast

  • Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
  • Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool
  • Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed / Sabretooth
  • Dominic Monaghan as Barnell Bohusk / Beak
  • Lynn Collins as Silver Fox
  • Danny Huston as William Stryker
  • Daniel Henneyas David North / Agent Zero
  • Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau / Gambit
  • Kevin Durand as Frederick J. Dukes / The Blob
  • Tim Pocock as Scott Summers
  • Tahyna Tozzi as Emma Frost
  • Alice Parkinson as Elizabeth Howlett
  • Scott Adkins as Weapon XI
  • Will i Am as John Wraith
  • Aaron Jeffery as Half brother of Logan
  • Michale-James Olsen as young Victor Creed
  • Myles Pollard as Lumberjack
  • Troye Sivan as Young Logan
  • Christian Clark
  • James D. Dever as Platoon Leader
  • Matthew Dale as Surgeon
  • Stephen Leeder as General Munson

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