Hugh Jackman Talks Up Trip to Japan for Wolverine 2

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on August 10, 2009

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In today’s first round of non-news that might be a little bit of news, Hugh Jackman confirmed for MTV News that he is, in fact, working hard on a story for Wolverine 2, the sequel to this summer’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The star, who recently signed on to play PT Barnum in The Greatest Showman on Earth, told the former music video network that he’s working on source material from Frank Miller and Chris Claremont, a story arc that takes Wolverine to Japan:

“Japan is where we’re heading, [and] we’re starting to work on it now. We’re in the … first steps of developing that story… I think the fans love that saga. It’s my favorite saga of the Wolverine stories.”

The Japan storyline is one of the coolest in the Wolverine wheelhouse, but I’m not sold yet on the need for a sequel. Fox is already developing a Deadpool spin-off and the long-gestating origin story of Magneto, which should keep the universal X-Men fetish fed for a while. However, Wolverine did bring in $350 million dollars worldwide, so it wouldn’t be a terrible financial decision to dip back into that particular well. The question becomes — will it be any good?

Is a Wolverine sequel set in Japan is something you’d like to see?


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  • quilty
    my sentiments on any movie related to an x-men character at this point is "meh, who gives a shit?"
  • littlemovieman
    Fans....
  • PHiL
    they need to get serious with these comic characters. I loed Blade and thought the tone of the movie was perfect, then as we got to Blade Trinity I knew it was off with the direction and style from the first one.

    Let's get Steve Norrington to do another comic book adaption.
  • Aleric
    If the movie is done well, better than the last, then I am all for it. While I enjoyed the first movie it was still rushed in some parts and slow in others with too long for the pay off in the end.
  • osden
    The did such a terrible job with the first movie that I don't care any more. Seriously - a PG-13 *Wolverine* movie?

    Who thought making a berserking, unstoppable killing machine into family-friendly fare would be a smart move? There is such a thing as long-term and short-term gains. Fox put more people into seats with the first movie with this strategy, but most people I know were so put off with it that I don't think they'll bother going to the theater for another helping of 'Meh'.

    Sometimes the only way to do something right is to do something that won't please everyone.
  • littlemovieman
    I wanna see it set in Russia, that would be cool... for some odd reason.. maybe the girls there lol not sure yet, ill get back to you lol
  • Matt
    As long as it ties in with the X-Men movies Im down to see Hugh go all ninja.
  • well i v seen the first movie it was gud but it was missing something dont know wat but i think they should of shown more cyclops
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