WOLVERINE director search down to 8

[Ethros]

A friend of mine just posted this on Facebook, as it says in the link "Not sure if this is really leaked, or just fan art."

http://www.gofobo.com/photo/gofobohu..._the_wolverine



But still pretty nice, thought it'd be worth a share

[Captaindemotion]

^ If that's fan-art, it's very good. Much better than most of the official promos for X-Men: First Class, I'd say.

[Captain Craig]

It is good which makes me believe it's likely a fan creation.

Fox gave us those horrid silhouette posters on XM:FC.

Too much time, thought and cleverness went into that 'Rising Soon', nice.

[Turtletrekker]

It was allegedely taken in the office of director James Mangold.

[Admiral_Young]

It has been since reported as conceptual art work, a very cool piece indeed.

[T'Baio]

If it truly is conceptual artwork, I hope they don't mess with it too much more. (I'm looking at you FOX, you of the constant messing with things.)

It's a fabulous teaser poster. I've said elsewhere, I love the font. It both looks like it is scratched by claws, and yet Japanese influenced at the same time. And the "land of the rising sun" play is clever.

[Admiral_Young]

I agree too. I stated on a friend's facebook page that this will probably be better than the actual first teaser poster we get in a few months time.

[Captain Craig]

The fact that is so perfect is why some suit will feel the need to "tweak it". Let us all know it went through his office or some bs.

[Admiral_Young]

We'll most likely get some kind of photoshopped job...like the First Class teaser posters. Ugh were those bad.

[Skywalker]

"The Wolverine"? Who's that? What's this movie about? Please help me, Fox, I'm too stupid to understand!

[Samurai8472]

Looks like it could be for a licensing expo or one of the many posters being considered.

[Nerys Myk]

I been reading about Wolverine since GS X-Men#1, can't say I've heard the character called "The Wolverine." Sounds weird.

[Captain Craig]

Nerys Myk wrote:

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I been reading about Wolverine since GS X-Men#1, can't say I've heard the character called "The Wolverine." Sounds weird.

He hangs out with The Batman hitting on coeds at The Ohio State.

[Captaindemotion]

Frank Miller is writing the sequel, called The Goddamn Wolverine.

[Admiral James Kirk]

Last night I read the Claremont/Miller Wolverine limited series from 82. That is the basis for The Wolverine, correct? I enjoyed the book very much but I was left with a big question mark hanging. Isn't it kind of puny for a big budget movie? I mean it's a good story and a compelling character piece but nothing EPIC happens in the bloody thing. There are no major special effects sequences and the villains are all ninjas. As a story it's heads and tails over X-Men Origins: Wolverine but also more of an art house thing. Does that mean they're going dumb it down, add huge VFX sequences to make it more of a blockbuster summer flick? It would be a shame. It's a really good book, just the way it is.