‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ TV Ad Introduces The Outcasts

Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on February 16, 2009

Wolverine is a badass. In primetime.

The first minute of 20th Century Fox’s three primetime advertisements for X-Men Origins: Wolverine aired last night during “Family Guy.” It’s called “Outcasts” and it focuses primarily on Wolvie’s pre-teen angst during his prepubescent years… check it out right here:

What do you think? The child actor’s performance is the easiest and most obvious target here for criticism, but the ad is really too brief to judge him just yet. So instead let’s focus on the action and plot…

The overhead shot of young James (Wolverine) stretching his arms out and screaming? A bit cliched, but forgivable. The hairy farm hand who kills his father, only to reveal that he in fact is the boy’s father? Ditto. But this raises the question… does the guy look enough like Liev Schreiber’s Sabretooth to imply that Wolverine and Sabretooth are actually brothers? Or half-brothers? And is that okay with fans of the character and comic books?

The remaining two spots air tonight during “House,” and tomorrow night during “American Idol.” X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens May 1st.

What do you think of the ad?


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  • Nevernude
    i've seen it a couple of times now and i think its pretty awesome. Ditto about the cliche stuff but it'll let it slide. Nay, i dont think the father is Sabretooth...he's simply the "hairy farm hand".. the other young dude who runs away with Young Wolvie is Sabretooth.....so no, sabre and wolvie arent brothers. or shouldn't be, if the movie takes the direction of the comics.
  • andrew
    young victor specifically says in the trailer that they are brothers. there's even a line in the trailer that says "he wasn't your father" i think referencing the aristocrat who was killed in the trailer. and that hairy farm hand i most def. think is victor's dad. so yeah i do think logan and victor are related in this film.

    also is this suppose to be in continuity with the x-men films? plus they def. are not following the x-men books if they are including gambit in the weapon x program. does anyone remember if gambit was part of the program in the ultimate line? i haven't read ultimate x-men lately (it kinda sucks) so i can't remember all the details.
  • k(Bläck)
    Based on the comic-book; it was neither confirmed nor denied that Wolverine & Sabertooth are brothers. Just implied.

    The comic also showed (unlike the clip) that the mother already knew about the claws because she was accidently attacked by her son James.

    And to answer Andrew's question: Orginally Gambit was not a part of the weapon-x program. He was part of mutant clan from New Orleans...(but that's just the origin I remember) who knows nowadays....One last thing.....SPOILER! Be on the lookout for a red-head that looks like Jean!
  • Matt
    Gambit wasnt part of the Weapon X Program in Ultimates. At least I dont think so. I read it a while ago and Im pretty sure Weapon X had nothing to do with Gambit. Then again maybe so. But whos to say he involved with Weapon X in this movie. I didnt hear anything about that. I hope they show a little Deadpool next TV Spot.
  • Mav
    Gambit's got nothing to do with Weapon X in the mainstream universe or Ultimate universe, but I'll let them get away with it, they really wanted to use him in the movies and he looks great. This looks like the comic Wolverine: Origin but with some slight changes... there's a character named Dog Logan who bullies Wolvie as a child, who is responsible for the death of the man thought to be Logan's father, John Howlett. It is implied that Thomas Logan, Dog's father, is actually Wolverine's. Note the physical resemblance http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_Logan_(Earth-...
  • Ok the trailer showed that the claws Wolverine has when he is young are the correct ones per the comic. bone and not metal so they validated part of the mythos.
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