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===20th Century Fox===
===20th Century Fox===
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In December 1992, Marvel discussed selling the property to [[Columbia Pictures]] to no avail.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marvel characters holding attraction for filmmakers |url=https://variety.com/1992/film/news/marvel-characters-holding-attraction-for-filmmakers-101955/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820150820/https://variety.com/1992/film/news/marvel-characters-holding-attraction-for-filmmakers-101955/ |archive-date=August 20, 2023 |date=December 8, 1992 |url-status=live}}</ref> Producer [[Lauren Shuler Donner]] and [[20th Century Fox]] purchased the film rights for the ''X-Men'' in 1994,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jensen |first1=Jeff |title=Generating X |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,276737,00.html |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023095316/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,276737_2,00.html |archive-date=October 23, 2007 |page=2 |date=July 21, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> hiring [[Andrew Kevin Walker]] to write the script.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daly |first1=Steve |title=Deadly Done Right |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298924,00.html |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013235845/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298924,00.html |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |date=September 29, 1995 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Walker's draft involved Professor X recruiting Wolverine into the X-Men, which consisted of [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Jean Grey]], [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]], and [[Warren Worthington III]]. In this version, Wolverine was a "shady" operative working for Canada's [[Department H]],<ref name="Den of Geek"/> who initially refused to join the X-Men until after a fight with Sabretooth, and had a rivalry with Cyclops.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Geisinger |first1=Gabriella |title=The X-Men's first movie that we never got to see sounded so much better |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a31436672/x-men-movie-original-script-andrew-kevin-walker/ |website=[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Communications]] |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005165826/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a31436672/x-men-movie-original-script-andrew-kevin-walker/ |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |date=March 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
====Andrew Kevin Walker's script====
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In December 1992, Marvel discussed selling the property to [[Columbia Pictures]] to no avail.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marvel characters holding attraction for filmmakers |url=https://variety.com/1992/film/news/marvel-characters-holding-attraction-for-filmmakers-101955/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820150820/https://variety.com/1992/film/news/marvel-characters-holding-attraction-for-filmmakers-101955/ |archive-date=August 20, 2023 |date=December 8, 1992 |url-status=live}}</ref> Producer [[Lauren Shuler Donner]] and [[20th Century Fox]] purchased the film rights for the ''X-Men'' in 1994,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jensen |first1=Jeff |title=Generating X |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,276737,00.html |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023095316/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,276737_2,00.html |archive-date=October 23, 2007 |page=2 |date=July 21, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref> hiring [[Andrew Kevin Walker]] to write the script.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daly |first1=Steve |title=Deadly Done Right |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298924,00.html |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013235845/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298924,00.html |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |date=September 29, 1995 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


[[Laeta Kalogridis]] was brought on for a subsequent rewrite.<ref name="Den of Geek"/> Her script, titled ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' and dated August 18th, 1995, would have featured Wolverine being recruited by the X-Men shortly after gaining his adamantium skeleton and memory loss.<ref name="Den of Geek"/>
Walker's draft involved Professor X recruiting Wolverine into the X-Men, which consisted of [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Jean Grey]], [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]], and [[Warren Worthington III]]. In this version, Wolverine was a "shady" operative working for Canada's [[Department H]],<ref name="Den of Geek"/> who initially refused to join the X-Men until after a fight with Sabretooth, and had a rivalry with Cyclops.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Geisinger |first1=Gabriella |title=The X-Men's first movie that we never got to see sounded so much better |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a31436672/x-men-movie-original-script-andrew-kevin-walker/ |website=[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Communications]] |access-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005165826/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a31436672/x-men-movie-original-script-andrew-kevin-walker/ |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |date=March 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

# https://geeksofdoom.com/2013/09/23/the-ten-best-unproduced-comic-book-movie-scripts-5-andrew-kevin-walkers-x-men

====Laeta Kalogridis====
[[Laeta Kalogridis]] was brought on for a subsequent rewrite in 1995.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Stephen |last1=Galloway |first2=Donna |last2=Parker |title=4 top ICM agents walk, undertake own Endeavor |journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen Company]] |date=March 30, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kendall |first=G |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-movie-moments-that-almost-happened/ |title=15 Rejected X-Men Movie Ideas That Almost Happened |date=March 10, 2017 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=October 31, 2021}}</ref> An early script kept the idea of Magneto turning Manhattan into a "mutant homeland", while another hinged on a romance between Wolverine and [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]].<ref name="gen" /> [[Michael Chabon]] pitched a six-page [[film treatment]] to Fox in 1996. It focused heavily on character development between Wolverine and [[Jubilee (Marvel Comics)|Jubilee]] and included Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], Beast, Iceman, and Storm. Under Chabon's plan, the villains would not have been introduced until the second film.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kim |last=Voynar |title=X-Men and Fantastic Four: What Would Chabon Have Written? |work=Cinematical |date=July 9, 2006 |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2006/07/09/x-men-and-fantastic-four-what-would-chabon-have-written/ |access-date=September 23, 2007}}</ref>


# https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/wolverine-oral-history-x-men
# https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/wolverine-oral-history-x-men

Revision as of 20:08, 26 April 2024

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Background

Nelvana / Orion Pictures

In 1982, Canadian animation studio Nelvana optioned the rights to the X-Men, being interested in expanding to live-action.[1] Nelvana co-founder Michael Hirsh hired longtime X-Men writer Chris Claremont, who wrote two separate outlines—one from June 1982 and the other from 1983—both featuring Wolverine as a lead.[1] Clarement eventually left the project to focus on writing novels and the X-Men comics.[1]

Following Claremont's departure, Marvel writers and chief editors Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas were hired to write a screenplay, by which point Orion Pictures held the rights.[2] In their script, which went through multiple revisions, mutants are absent and Wolverine, again featured as a lead, and gained his adamantium skeleton due to a car accident.[1] Development stalled when Orion Pictures began facing financial troubles.[2]

Carolco Pictures

By 1989, Stan Lee had entered into talks with Carolco Pictures to make a film adaptation of the X-Men,[2][3] with James Cameron as producer, Kathryn Bigelow as director, and Gary Goldman as writer.[3][4] Goldman's draft was titled Wolverine and the X-Men (dated June 18th, 1991) and featured Wolverine alongside Professor Xavier recruiting Kitty Pryde.[3] Bob Hoskins was considered to star as Wolverine, but the deal fell apart when Lee piqued Cameron's interest in a Spider-Man film,[4]

20th Century Fox

In December 1992, Marvel discussed selling the property to Columbia Pictures to no avail.[5] Producer Lauren Shuler Donner and 20th Century Fox purchased the film rights for the X-Men in 1994,[6] hiring Andrew Kevin Walker to write the script.[7] Walker's draft involved Professor X recruiting Wolverine into the X-Men, which consisted of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Beast, and Warren Worthington III. In this version, Wolverine was a "shady" operative working for Canada's Department H,[3] who initially refused to join the X-Men until after a fight with Sabretooth, and had a rivalry with Cyclops.[8]

Laeta Kalogridis was brought on for a subsequent rewrite.[3] Her script, titled Wolverine and the X-Men and dated August 18th, 1995, would have featured Wolverine being recruited by the X-Men shortly after gaining his adamantium skeleton and memory loss.[3]

  1. https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/wolverine-oral-history-x-men

Fox X-Men films

Films U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Story by Producer(s)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01) Gavin Hood David Benioff & Skip Woods Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, Hugh Jackman & John Palermo
The Wolverine July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26) James Mangold Mark Bomback & Scott Frank Lauren Shuler Donner & Hutch Parker
Logan March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03) Scott Frank, James Mangold & Michael Green James Mangold Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg & Hutch Parker

Title roles

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

The Wolverine (2013)

Logan (2017)

Ensemble and supporting roles

X-Men (2000)

X2 (2003)

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Cameo appearances

Marvel Cinematic Universe films

Cast and characters

Crew

Home media

Reception

Box office performance

Critical and public response

References

  1. ^ a b c d Radulovic, Petrana (June 11, 2019). "The abandoned X-Men movie of the 1980s isn't missed by anyone involved". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Brajer, Jessica (January 18, 2023). "X-Men (2000): The Movie's Long Development Process, Explained". MovieWeb. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cecchini, Mike (June 7, 2019). "The X-Men Movies You Never Saw". Den of Geek. DoG Tech LLC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Molloy, Tim (March 25, 2012). "Chris Claremont's Dream X-Men Movie: James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, and Bob Hoskins as Wolverine". TheWrap. The Wrap News Inc. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Marvel characters holding attraction for filmmakers". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. December 8, 1992. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Jensen, Jeff (July 21, 2000). "Generating X". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  7. ^ Daly, Steve (September 29, 1995). "Deadly Done Right". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Geisinger, Gabriella (March 12, 2020). "The X-Men's first movie that we never got to see sounded so much better". [Digital Spy]]. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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