Discuss: Are ‘Wolverine’ Reshoots a Bad Thing?

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 16, 2009

Huge Ackman as Wolverine

The production process for X-Men Origins: Wolverine has been…ungood. It’s nothing new – the usual disagreements between a studio placing big money on the line (played this time by Fox) and a director (appearing in this edition as Gavin Hood) who wants his vision of the project to emerge from the arduous filming process.

We’ve been hopeful after seeing some of the footage and a bad ass trailer, but now Collider is reporting that there are some massive reshoots afoot in the snowy hills of Canadia. Vancouver to be exact. And, no, I have no idea whether there are actually hills in Vancouver. I’m not even sure where it is or if it actually exists.

Yet, there’s something curious about these reshoots. Usually, it’s a few extra days of filming – in this case it’s much, much more. Usually, the studio slaps its forehead if word leaks out – in this case, the studio is discussing having set visits for journalists. Usually, Richard Donner attends every reshoot for every film ever – in this case, oh wait, he’s apparently there, too.

So we’ve got two options here:

1. The usual doom and gloom red flag that a reshoot represents. Studio meddling to ruin a movie.

and

B. The possibility that the reshoot is just what the doctor ordered to make a better film.

Since I’m totally confused about it, and since I’m incredibly lazy, I’ve decided to throw the question out to you guys. So…

What do you think? Are extensive reshoots a good sign for the film’s health or a sign that this train wreck is going to crash into theaters, killing the hopes of fans everywhere?


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  • I have a bad feeling about this...
  • Vancouver has been one of the many locations for all three of the X-Men movies..along with movies like Watchmen and Zack's upcoming Sucker Punch
  • Return of the Kings had reshoots and that turned out fine. Collider used to word 'extensive' when in fact they have no idea what they are talking about. 2 weeks is not extensive at all. They are filming a flashback scene and another scene involving a school type building. All of this fanboy frenzy anti-Fox crap is getting silly.
  • Way too Silly if you ask me.
  • Let's be fair. Compared to pick-up shots and the average one or two day shoot, planning for two weeks is fairly extensive. At least it will dig into the budget considerably.

    You seem to have the inside scoop on things - is the flashback a quick conversation or several pages of script? Is the scene involving a school-type building an establishing shot or a detailed action sequence? Two weeks is a long time for two scenes.

    Don't get me wrong - I have no fanboy animosity toward Fox. My complaint with them is that they make bad movies. If you disagree, look at last year's slate.
  • I like it when they exagerate 'Extensive' reshoot. I mean what possibley could ruin this film? I saw the trailer and I'm happy with it. Do I think kthey could've done better? Maybe. Do I think it'll suck? Maybe not. I'm just hoping that this won't turn out to be another Elektra wannabe flop.
  • Rav
    They're doing the reshoots on the University Of British Columbia campus. They've been there since last week, and apparently, there's a double of Hugh Jackman who's been seen around campus.. No idea if Jackman himself is around though..
    We were watching them do some filming wednesday night.. kept doing this one quick scene over and over and over again :P Watch as it turns out to be a quick 15 second scene or something! lol

    Oh and for the school-type building, it's an office building for profs, but they're using as a prision or something.. now what does that say bout our buildings? :/ lol
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