Draft:Wolverine in film

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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

Andrew Kevin Walker's script

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]

  1. 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.[8][9] An early script kept the idea of Magneto turning Manhattan into a "mutant homeland", while another hinged on a romance between Wolverine and Storm.[10] Michael Chabon pitched a six-page film treatment to Fox in 1996. It focused heavily on character development between Wolverine and Jubilee and included Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Beast, Iceman, and Storm. Under Chabon's plan, the villains would not have been introduced until the second film.[11]

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 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. ^ Galloway, Stephen; Parker, Donna (March 30, 1995). "4 top ICM agents walk, undertake own Endeavor". The Hollywood Reporter. Nielsen Company.
  9. ^ Kendall, G (March 10, 2017). "15 Rejected X-Men Movie Ideas That Almost Happened". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference gen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Voynar, Kim (July 9, 2006). "X-Men and Fantastic Four: What Would Chabon Have Written?". Cinematical. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
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