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John Carter Gets a New Poster and Trailer

Damon Houx — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:00:39 +0000

With John Carter‘s release date fast approaching, Disney is gearing up for the March 9 release of one of their most expensive films of 2012. And so far… they haven’t gotten much traction with their teasers and posters. The film is based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, and stars Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins. Yeah, they need to sell something to get people hooked. Here’s a teaser from the latest trailer, which finally starts selling the spectacle.

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Of course this is from Good Morning America, which is showing the highlights of the highlights. This is Andrew Stanton‘s first non-animated film. Stanton started out with Pixar, and directed films like Finding Nemo and Wall*E – he’s definitely talented.

With three months to go, they need to get audiences excited about this event picture if they hope to find an audience. There are very few second weekends for pictures that are as good if not better than their first, and this is a very expensive question mark right now. With a couple of good trailers and TV spots, they could get audiences hooked in, and this is Disney. But it’s still a big question mark.

Here’s the newest poster in full:

Are you excited for John Carter?

D23: Live Action Round-Up – The Muppets Wins, John Carter Stumbles and Oz: The Great and Powerful introduces itself!

Damon Houx — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:08:03 +0000

Though The Odd Life of Timothy Green and the nature film Chimpanzee had trailers shown (and Jennifer Garner talked briefly about Green), the majority of attention for Disney’s live Actions films at D23 went to The Muppets and John Carter. The Muppets went over like gangbusters, while Carter just busted. There was also a brief presentation on Oz: The Great and Powerful, which just started shooting. Our report follows.

John Carter

John Carter‘s presentation began with director Andrew Stanton fumbling his way through a teleprompter, talking about how he and the writers loved the books when they were younger. Then they brought out stars Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe and Lynn Collins to talk about the film, and though Kitsch spoke passionattely about his enthusiasm for the project, Collins came off as a blank, and Dafoe was relegated to talking about how he did his part (as a motion captured nine foot tall, four-armed martian) on stilts. The first clip showed John Carter (Kitsch) during his first day on Mars, and his first experience with Dafoe’s Tars Tarkas as they try to understand each other. Perhaps the desert settings make it a little colder, but there was no sense of wonder there as a CGI creation and a guy in a desert who can jump really high try to communicate for the first time.

The second clip was probably the best as Carter is captured, put in a semi-prison and then meets a martain dog who wants to play with him. The dog has a large head and mouth and can run real fast. Again, the problem with the footage so far is that everything is a little too familiar. The dog looks like when the Dog in The Mask puts on the Mask.
In the third clip, Carter is with Dejah Thoris (Collins), and she gives him a magical trinket that has the power to transport him back to Earth. The two have a lovers argument as she wants him to stay and fight, and then at the end of the footage Dominic West shows up (and immediately made it seem like The Wire vs. Friday Night Lights) and Carter seems gone. The problem with this clip is that if this is a scene with the hero and the leading lady at ninety minute mark of the film, him leaving is not really dramatic, because he can’t. He’s the hero of the piece (hence the title).
The last clip had Carter and Tarkas in an arena facing off against a giant four armed ape. Yes, everyone in the auditorium started thinking “hey this is like Attack of the Clones” at the same time.
With the third clip having no great context, and the rest looking like familiar empty spectacle, the footage didn’t win over many converts. There was no hint at the pulp origins of the material, nor and it didn’t seem very propulsive – the model would seem to be Raiders of the Lost Ark, but with a dour hero, perhaps they’re going The Dark Knight/”moody” route. There might be a good movie in there, but when Stanton said that the teaser trailer suggested the tone of the film, well watch it and see if that gets you excited.

The Muppets

The Muppets brought out Jason Segel, Kermit and Miss Piggy to talk about the film. Though their antics were kept short (and Piggy arriving to “Born to be Wild” wasn’t a great joke), they showed two scenes from the film, and both were great. The first had Segel, along with a new muppet named Walter, and Amy Adams arriving at Kermit’s place, where Kermit has become a recluse. After running into an electric fence, Kermit takes them in, and in his house we meet Kermit’s stuck-in-the-80′s robot, who is designed a little like Wall*E, but also the robot in Rocky IV as it offers the guests the options of Tab or New Coke.
The second clip shows the Muppets cleaning up the Muppet theater in a musical number staged to Starship’s “We Built This City,” and they couldn’t have found a more winning sequence to highlight. The Swedish Chef, the Muppet band (Animal!) and many other regulars make an appearance as they clean in a montage of funny bits (the chickens dust with their rumps, old food gets blow-torched, etc.) If you love the muppets, it looks liek they got the tone right, irreverent, but childish.

Oz: The Great and Powerful

Oz: The Great and Powerful just started shooting in Detroit, but Sam Raimi gave a personal introduction via video, and a featurette played, with interviews with James Franco, Zach Braff and the film’s witches Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, and Rachel Weisz. AS this is just going, the interviews with vacuous. Everyone followed the standard interview procedures of talking about how great it was, and right at the end there seemed to be a shot from the film – in black and white and 1.33:1 – that is meant to mimic the 1939 Wizard of Oz. The stills shown of the storyboards and conceptual art seemed familiar to the ’39 version, but of a greater (and CGI enhanced) scale. It also reminded a little of Tim Burton‘s Alice in Wonderland. At this stage, it’s hard to know how it will turn out.

What of these films do you most want to see?

Uncertainty Movie Trailer

Mali Elfman — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:43:42 +0000

It’s always fun to have a trailer for a movie you knew nothing about pleasantly surprise you at 7 in the morning. I just stumbled across a new trailer for Uncertainty, a film by directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins, with Olivia Thirlby. It sounds like the film has been done for some time and looking for distribution. Maybe the casts recent successes have helped move the process along. The film will be released in limited theaters as well as a VOD release on November 13, 2009.

There is definitely a lot going on in this trailer, so trying to classify it or explain it to you is a bit tricky.

Check it out for yourself below and then we’ll try and discuss it…

IMDB Synopsis: A young couple, in love and facing a life-changing decision, find one seemingly ordinary July 4th cleaved in two by the flip of a coin on the Brooklyn Bridge.

There’s obviously a lot more to this film than what we’ve just seen in the trailer. The film appears to be a romantic-drama tied in with some kind of cell-phone thriller. Although, neither one seems to be taking center stage just yet to it’s hard to categorize the film as either. The coin toss seems to be imperative and yet we have no clue what it’s for. Fun, fun. The shot of them flipping it and then running either direction is intriguing. Other than that, my guess is you’ll just have to find the film and watch it to find out more. Was this enough to intrigue you?

Lynn Collins Gives a John Carter of Mars Update

Krystal Clark — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:34:42 +0000

The live action adaptation of John Carter of Mars will soon begin production, and co-star Lynn Collins recently revealed some of the prep work that’s gone into the film. In a one on one interview with MTV, the actress discussed the look that her “alien princess” character will have in the movie, and whether or not she will be involved in any heavy fight scenes.

According to Lynn, her character Dejah Thoris can be described as “a priestess of science and letters.” In the film she plays the love interest of the human soldier John Carter, whom will be played by her X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-star Taylor Kitsch. Since she will be playing an alien, inquiring minds have to know, what will she look like?

“We’re actually getting into some hair and makeup tests this week to see what the look is like,” said Collins. “It’s really collaborative and really creative and I’m really excited about it.I think they’re going more like a really great tan, like the best-tan-you-can-ever-imagine type of thing.”

Something on the inside told me they weren’t going to make her freakishly ugly. On another note, the majority of the cast will be undergoing some serious athletic training to prepare for the fight scenes they’ll have to perform in the film. Collins and Kitsch recently saw a preliminary run through of one of the sequences, and there’s no doubt in the actresses mind that Taylor’s the perfect fit for this film.

“We went to Pixar and saw some of the workups of some of the fighting that we have to do. I was like, ‘Oh my god, there’s just no guy better for the job. He’s so athletic and wonderful and such a great actor and so positive.’”

Production on John Carter of Mars is set to begin early next year in Utah, and Collins will begin a rigorous training regimen next month. The film is scheduled to hit theaters in 2012.

What do you think of the latest news on John Carter of Mars?

Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins Reunite for John Carter

Krystal Clark — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:15:35 +0000

I can honestly say I didn’t see this coming. For a while now we’ve been reporting on the film adaptation of the sci-fi book series John Carter of Mars. Wall-E director Andrew Stanton will helm the feature for Disney, based on the stories written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The two lead characters, John and Dejah have been cast and they’re none other than Wolverine alum’s Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins!

This will be a reunion of sorts for the two actors who starred in the first installment of the X-Men Origins series last month. Even though their characters in Wolverine didn’t have much to do with each another, it will be the exact opposite with John Carter of Mars. Carter is “a civil war veteran who finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars, where his involvement with warring races of the dying planet force him to rediscover his humanity.” Dejah Thoris (Collins) is the heir to the throne of Mars’ Helium kingdom, and Mars’ love interest.

The casting of these two was just confirmed earlier today by THR, and it’s spread like wild fire through the sci-fi online community. For some odd reason Kitsch keeps managing to steal high profile roles out from under other actors. This time he beat out everyone from Jon Hamm to Josh Duhamel for this role. I don’t watch Friday Night Lights, but I did (unfortunately) see Wolverine. I think he’s a work in progress. Directors may see that he can grow with his roles, and are willing to work with that. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t hurt that he’s good looking either, this is Hollywood.

What do you think of X-Men alum’s Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins reteaming for John Carter of Mars?

Interview With the Cast of X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Mali Elfman — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:52:59 +0000

Here it is! The X-Men Origins: Wolverine press conference, with Gavin Hood, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Will.i.iam, Lynn Collins, and Taylor Kitsch. Overall, everyone was in good spirits, happy to be promoting a film that deserves to be put out the way it was intended.

The highlights for me were Ryan Renolds and Liev Schreiber. Everything Reynolds says is hysterical, from joking about wearing a silver dress that Collins was tricked by Jackman into wearing, to teasing Hugh Jackman about the music he listens to. Schreiber on the other hand, I could listen to all day, equally funny, but in a much different way. The man has a quick wit and is not afraid to jest about himself (and his fears about getting “big” enough for the roll) or his good friend Hugh Jackman.

Check out what they all had to say below…

Q: Hugh, how protective do you feel about this movie versus the other X-Men movies, since this is really you, front and center?

Hugh: Every role I do has no less effort or desire. Every film has that sense for me, as an actor. But, obviously, this movie has a different dimension, as a producer. Particularly, I found myself asking the cast what they thought of the movie, and I was nervous about it. In that way, I feel it’s more personal to me. It’s more my baby. I asked all these actors and Gavin Hood, the director, to come on board, so obviously I’m more attached to it. It feels more personal. That’s the difference.

Q: Hugh, why was it important to you to include more of Wolverine’s relationships in this, as well as the action, since comic book fans just want to see the action?

Hugh: I don’t think that’s true. Comic book fans have loved Wolverine, and all the X-Men characters, for more than the action. I think that’s what set it apart from many of the other comic books. In the case of Wolverine, when he appeared, he was a revolution really. He was the first anti-hero. There was not just good guys versus bad guys, but an internal battle of good and bad, going on within the character. That’s why people relate to them. Yeah, they’re cool and they’ve got claws and can do amazing things with swords and cards, and all that great, fun stuff, but each one of them has a personal battle going on, and that’s why audiences can relate. So, yes, the first priority of this movie is for it to be fun. I want people to come and have a great time. I want them to be entertained. I want them to go on see it on a big screen with their friends or whoever, and just have a great time. But, what we have an opportunity to deliver — and this is in the comic book itself — is to make them think a little bit and make them feel, and take them on a journey through these characters.

Q: Hugh, can you talk about reinterpreting Wolverine and making him a little bit different from the Wolverine character that the fans got to know in the previous X-Men movies?

Hugh: [With these movies,] about every third day, for the rest of your life, you hear a critique about how you played the part, what you should have done differently, and what you can do the next time, if you ever get a shot at it. I knew exactly what fans wanted, and not just the comic book fans, but fans of the movie. It’s fair to say that, by X-Men 3, Wolverine had gone a little soft, and I agree with them there. What fans love about Wolverine is his more uncompromising approach to life. He is who he is. He’s not always a nice guy. He has got edge. He’s an anti-hero. And, there’s also a vulnerability in there. There is conflict and battles going on in there. With Gavin and the other actors, I had the chance to explore that more. I wanted the film to feel different. Gavin and I talked a lot about the aesthetic and tone of it. It’s a little darker, a little rawer, a little tougher and, hopefully, maybe even a little more human. That’s really what has appealed to me about the comic book. And, no more black leather suits.

Q: For Gavin, what challenges did you face, in honoring what came before while adding something uniquely original for your own vision?

Gavin: Coming into a franchise that’s done as well as this franchise has done is obviously, at some level, a little intimidating. I think I was lucky that this is a prequel and not a sequel because, in that sense, if you’ve never seen any of the other X-Men movies, you can still go to this movie and enjoy it because this is the beginning and, hopefully, then you’ll go and see the others. At the same time, I don’t think a director consciously says, “I want to do something stylistically different.” By and large, directors don’t really know how to do something, other than the way it comes to us. It seemed to me that there was an opportunity here to do two things. There was the opportunity to deliver the expected spectacle — the action, the energy and all of that wonderful eye-candy, great stuff. But, also, there was an opportunity to do something that was really character driven and work with, ironically, very human emotion, in what is an otherwise great big, mythic, comic book story. Really, what I wanted to be sure we did, and Hugh very much wanted this too, when he first spoke to me, was to make sure that people really attached to the character. I think it would be very easy, and there certainly was a moment for me, to be caught up in the visual effects and the action and let that overwhelm you, and forget that the most important thing, at the end of the day, for me, when making a film, is still that moment when I’ve got a long lens on an actor’s close-up, with any one of the actors. That’s when I’m at my most focused because, if you don’t crack that moment behind the eyes, where those reactions are just not melodramatic or goofy, and they just somehow attack that moment perfectly, all of the special effects in the world aren’t going to save you. So, I’m very proud of the performances by the actors, and I thank Hugh for getting me involved in this. I had a great time.

Q: With the film leaking to the Internet, was there a satisfaction in finally being able to show the completed version of this film to an audience? What reactions have you gotten from people so far?

Gavin: Absolutely! The reaction seems to be positive. It was a huge shock, for all of us, when someone stole the movie. It would be like me reaching out to you guys and grabbing your notebooks right now and saying, “You know, I’m just going to publish whatever you’ve written, right now. I know you’re not done yet, but we’ll just shove it out there and see what people think of your work.” Any piece of work is molded and shaped and, finally, you feel ready to offer it to the public, knowing that you will be judged on that piece of work. So, I’m thrilled that it’s finally out there in the form that we wanted it to be, on a big screen, and thank you for coming to see it on a big screen.

Q: Hugh, this is your fourth time playing this same character. What is new for you about it? Are you used to the action, or is it still new to you?

Hugh: Everything felt new to me. Everything was new. It took me a little while to get over the fact that Halle Berry wasn’t on set, most days. Sorry, I jest. Yes, I’m playing the same character, but I’m filling in approximately 100 years of his life, that had never been explored before and had been unknown to him. So, it was a chance to reveal that. What Gavin and I talked about, right from the beginning, was that we didn’t want that shot at the beginning of the movie, where people say, “Yeah, that’s Wolverine!” I wanted to see him evolve. You see him, at the very beginning, as a little kid, very unlike how you would imagine Wolverine to be, as a young boy. That was a wonderful young actor. And, to watch him evolve was fantastic. Not my main reason, but part of the reason I wanted someone like Gavin, and all the actors shared this feeling, is that he is an amazing actor’s director. He gets straight to the heart of it. He won’t take any B.S. He won’t take anything less than your best, most committed work, all the time. There was many an occasion where I felt a kind of friendly arm around my shoulder after take one, or sometimes before take one. Gavin has that ability, even though I had played the role three times, and yes it may be my fourth time putting the claws on, to make it feel fresh, new, deeper and, hopefully, more honest.

Q: Ryan, what kind of work did you do to get yourself ready for all of the fight sequences?

Ryan: I’ve actually wanted to play Deadpool for a really long time so, for me, it was a bit of a dream come true. I always thought that he was a character that sort of felt like a cross between Commando and Phantom of the Opera, by way of Caddyshack. So, for me, it was a pretty original type of guy, in this universe. I felt like I was ready years ago because I’ve been wanting to play this guy forever. But, it was a lot of sword training and a lot of working out with Hugh, who I remember, on my first day, looked a lot like a guy who was going to make a necklace out of my teeth. That was the gold standard that was set, from early on. Basically, it was about spending countless hours with the katana sword-training fellas.

Q: What about having your mouth covered? Was that very claustrophobic?

Ryan: Yes. Having my mouth sewn shut was definitely [uncomfortable]. It’s a moment where you say, “Why am I method?,” but you go for it anyway. At lunch, snorting a steak was hard, but I got it down.

Q: And Liev, how was the training for you?

Liev: Something like 12 years ago, Hugh and I did a film together and, believe it or not, I think I actually was bigger than Hugh, in those days. Things have changed, over the years, and he’s grown substantially, as an actor and as a human being, in general. So, the first agenda was getting bigger. I made the awful mistake of going online to see what the fans thought and, of course, they said, “You need to get bigger.” So, I started working out with Hugh and doing the high-protein diet. Between the two of us, I think we wiped out a whole gene pool of chickens. I know people think that it’s a departure for me, but I don’t really. I feel right at home, with that sibling rivalry thing with Hugh. It was a lot of fun.

Q: As an acting technique, do any of you ever listen to music on set to get into character? If so, what was on your playlist?

Taylor: Obviously, Gambit is from New Orleans, so I was listening to John Lee Hooker, all the time.

Lynn: I had one song, “Apologize,” from One Republic. I listened to it constantly, and now I can’t listen to it anymore. It ruined the song for me.

Hugh: Not on set, but when I train, I listen to Godsmack, which is the kind of music I would rarely listen to. I’d listen to it really high, as loud as I can. Sometimes, it’s a little embarrassing when you’re in a public gym. To me, that was as close to Wolverine as I could get.

Ryan: I heard Faith Hill coming out of Hugh’s trailer, to be honest.

Hugh: There is a sensitivity to Wolverine.

Ryan: Yes, there is.

Hugh: It’s not easy to access.

Ryan: For me, it was a band called The National. I was obsessed with them. I loved them.

Will.i.am: I’m always making music . . .

Hugh: Yeah, all the time, on set.

Will.i.am: . . . so I had to stop ‘cause I had to focus. This was my first big thing. I took my studio there, at first, and then I got a whisperer, saying, “You should probably take your studio out of the trailer.” I was making beats in my off time because you’re sittin’ there and waitin’ a lot. So, I made about a thousand beats.

Liev: In between tanks, Will and I would play this game where we would hum TV show tunes to each other and see if we could identify them. He has an incredible memory for that, especially with 80′s sitcoms.

Q: Do you have any special memories from the set?

Lynn: We were on this location and Hugh came up to me and said, “You know, we’ve seen some of the dailies and we just think that your outfit needs to be skimpier,” so I was like, “Shit! Okay, whatever.” He was like, “So, we found something for you. We put it in your trailer. Can you please try it on?” There was a gaggle of men [standing outside]. And so, I go into my trailer and there is a [tiny] silver spandex dress, and I had this panic attack. I was like, “Oh, my God, they’re all standing in front of the trailer, so I have to put it on.” I put it on and it didn’t fit. You could see my butt and my breasts. It was horrible. I opened the door and everybody was cracking up, and Hugh was like, “April Fool’s.”

Hugh: I love that you put it on and didn’t slap me in the face.

Lynn: It was horrible and slit up the thigh where a very tender area of a woman’s body was just exposed in front of a lot of men.

Hugh: If we put that on the DVD extras, sales would go through the roof.

Taylor: I’m reminded of the pressure of playing Gambit, especially before I got to Oz, but the biggest memory that stuck out for me was when I first got there. I wasn’t working my first day. I was nervous and, when I first met Hugh, it was really great because I just felt that I was already at home and I had the opportunity of a lifetime, and this guy was going to catch me, if I fell. He’s ready to take risks. With all the pressure, it was just really great to know that I was going to work with someone that was so genuine and open.

Hugh: And then, I stabbed him.

Taylor: And then, he stabbed me and I bled a lot, on set.

Hugh: We were in a fight scene and Taylor reeled back very quickly and someone called, “Cut!” I looked down at my claws and there were only two claws left, and I looked over at Taylor and it was sticking out of his thumb, and he was just looking at it.

Taylor: Yeah, those were some good memories Hugh.

Hugh: It was good for me. I liked it. It’s my Australian sense of humor. Genuinely, for me, it’s a rare experience, as a producer, to be involved so heavily with casting and to feel so attached to a scene you’re about to play with everybody and the actors who are playing the characters. Some directors don’t like to rehearse so, often on film, you can turn up the day before and meet someone who is playing your wife or your lover. I was so excited to be involved because movies exist on relationships and characters, and to be in every one of these scenes was a great thrill for me. And then, as a personal moment, when we were all together in January, when finally Ryan Reynolds’ schedule had loosened up for us, and we had all flown in to be with him, we were shooting and it was the inauguration and we all stopped to view the inauguration of the President. For me, that was a highlight because, by that point, we felt like family. To be together and to be united again by that moment was pretty amazing.

Ryan: For me, there was a weird silver dress in my trailer. I honestly worked probably the longest day of my life on this movie. It’s a huge movie, so there were several units going at once, and I had a day where I was going back and forth, from each unit. It was about a 22-hour day, and there was make-up and all these things, and I had to spin these swords at a million miles an hour around my body and, by about hour 19, I had a couple of extremely close calls with these katana swords. When you’re spinning these swords, you wanna wear pants for that. I honestly just about lost my future legacy, a couple of times, and I had to take a little break and pour myself a nice shot of espresso, so I could carry on. That, for me, was probably the worst of it.

Liev: Early on in the film, we were shooting in New Zealand and it was the first big fight sequence for Hugh and I, which was outside of the bar. And, Hugh and I had rehearsed, day and night, for that. I’ll admit and be candid that I wasn’t sure that, physically, I was up to this role. Now, I know I am, but initially, I was a little concerned. I’m sorry to say this in public, but Hugh and I, being the elder statesmen of this cast, were both rightfully concerned that we wouldn’t be able to pull off the fight that the stunt guys had shown us. Sure, we’d been lifting weights and we looked large, but what they were asking for was truly impossible and brutal. And, I just remember the third night, after shooting until six in the morning, every night, looking over at Hugh and the two of us were just so smashed up by the fight, and desperate to impress our small sons at home. They said, “Would you guys like to do one more?,” and I remember looking across at Hugh, praying to myself that he would say, “I’m tired. I want to go home and go to bed.” And, Hugh said, “No, I feel great!”

Hugh: That was the biggest lie of my life.

Liev: And I looked across at him and said, “Yeah, I feel great, too.” They looked at Hugh and said, “One more?,” and Hugh said, “No, I could do two more!,” so I said, “Yeah, I could probably do three or four more!” And that was my sole motivation for the rest of this entire film.

Will.i.am: For me, the whole trip [was a memorable experience]. On the first airplane over to Sydney, I was excited. I was like, “Wow, this real!” This is my first big thing. Usually, I tour around the world with my friends when we’re going to sing in Sydney, but here I was, going by myself, for the first time, which was the total opposite of what I normally do. So, the whole memory was wonderful. I remember each day. But, the one that sticks out the most was the inauguration because I had just got finished performing and then, straight after that, I did CNN, rushed to the airplane, flew back and put on my Wraith suit. I remember staying on set that day, after doing the inauguration, and it was just two different worlds. Of course, I was excited and wanted to share, but I wanted to focus on what I was there to do. It was wonderful to see everybody’s face when I walked in. Everybody was excited and said, “Wow, we just saw it on TV!,” and I was like, “I was there!” The most memorable thing, for me, was that day.

Gavin: For me, it was trying to figure out how to direct Hugh Jackman when he wouldn’t listen, or couldn’t listen, to a single thing I said. Hugh was submerged in that tank and he goes through a range of emotions. He enters the tank fairly nervous, but calm. He sees spinning needles coming down into his body and he goes through this period of escalation where his heart rate goes crazy and he freaks out. And then, he dies. There was a lot he had to remember, as we were going along. And then, he hears someone saying he might erase his memory, and he starts to come around and then he snaps out of the tank, roars up and he is the Wolverine that everybody has been wanting to see. It’s the best shot in the movie. So, I had to figure out how we were going to do it ‘cause he couldn’t hear a thing I was saying. We experimented with this underwater speaker that they assured me was going to work, but Hugh was hearing nothing. It was a total disaster. And, he couldn’t just do it by himself, unfortunately, even though we’d figured out these steps, because the cameras were moving. So, we had a very advance technique for that particular scene, where I rolled up my sleeves, stuck my hand in the tank, held onto his big toe and explained to him that, “One grab of the toe is the moment when the procedure begins. By the time I get down to the baby toe, I’m going to yank that thing and that’s when you come roaring out of the tank.” We had this whole system worked out. And then, he screwed it up. I’d be on toe three and he’d think it was toe two, and he’d come roaring out. I’d be like, “How long do you want to stay under the water for?”

Hugh: But, that shot of me coming out of the tank is actually me responding to the two dislocated toes on my right foot.

Ryan: This little piggy got pissed.

Q: Hugh and Liev, playing such intense characters, how did you de-stress, at the end of the day?

Liev: I’ve never been someone who takes characters home with me, at night. The claws and the teeth came off. Unfortunately, the sideburns didn’t. But, I’ve never really had a problem with that. Also, particularly in my case, I was playing anger, which is a relatively easy emotion to access. I know you’re all thinking, “Oh, he’s an angry guy!” No. It’s easy for everyone.

Hugh: That’s true.

Liev: It’s a much easier emotion than love.

Hugh: I feel the same. In fact, playing Wolverine is great therapy, really. Playing Victor is probably the same thing. You get to exorcize a lot of your demons, and then go home feeling very, very relaxed and happy.

Q: Can you talk about working with Lynn and developing the love story between Wolverine and Kayla Silverfox?

Hugh: Lynn plays a character, and fulfills a role, that was so vital to this movie. For fans, it will be a little shocking to see a love story there. But, for anyone who knows acting and film structure, what Lynn had to pull off in the film was probably one of the most difficult things to do. She did an amazing job, and I was really, really proud of what she did. The casting of Lynn was something Gavin and I were so passionate about. The person that Wolverine could be in love with, but more importantly, the person who could be in love with this guy, was so vital and she did an amazing job. I don’t want to belittle anybody else in the film. I’m so proud of it. I just wanted to say what an amazing job she did.

Gavin: I just want to second that. Hugh makes a very valid point. Lynn did have the hardest role in this movie because it’s the one that you can most easily screw up. You have to be somebody who’s in love, and then you have to betray, and then you have to be liked again. One minute, she’s the lover, then she’s the bitch, and then she’s the lover. So, well done.

Q: Finish the sentence, I know it’s summer when . . .

Hugh: When May 1st appears. It’s when the summer blockbusters start rolling around.

I couldn’t have said it better myself. X-Men Origins: Wolverine makes it’s debut in theaters this Friday, on May 1.

Will you see it in theaters?

Check out some Wolverine set photos from the press conference, what Director Gavin Hood had to say at the screening, and everything else we have on Wolverine now.

Fourth Wolverine TV Spot

Krystal Clark — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:40:20 +0000

A new 60 second TV spot has been released for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This one is set up a little differently than the previous promos we’ve seen. Instead of giving us a glimpse of the film’s storyline, it just tells us what major characters will be featured. Whether or not I agree with the who’s who in this video is up for debate. I don’t want to spoil too much for you, so if you want to check out the video it’s available after the jump.

Now that you’ve seen it, I can throw in my two cents. First of all, where’s Deadpool? Their dropping names left and right but they don’t show or mention him at all. Isn’t he getting his own spin-off? Shouldn’t he be getting more attention? Second, we get a glimpse of John Wraith aka Will.i.am in the beginning, but they don’t give us his name. If your not familiar with the comic book how are you supposed to know who he is? Third, why is Cyclops in this movie? If your going to take a character from the original trilogy, pick someone who didn’t have such a dominate role. Fourth, Emma Frost gets mentioned but Beak doesn’t? Where is Dominic Monaghan? Every time they show her in a trailer it’s the same footage. Her role probably isn’t even that big, yet she gets a mention here.

Those are just a few of my gripes with this new TV spot. Don’t get me wrong, I love Hugh Jackman and his portrayal of this character, but certain things are getting under my skin. I let Gambit’s appearance in this film slide, but Cyclops I can’t let that go.

What do you think of the new promo? Am I overreacting?

Six New Wolverine Cast Photos

Krystal Clark — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:00:09 +0000

OK, I’m on to your marketing plan 20th Century Fox. Not only did the studio just release the final trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but they simultaneously decided to update it’s character gallery. Little by little, promo images have been released for the film and now six more can be added to the batch. Courtesy of USA Today, you can check out the new photos which include, Gambit, Deadpool, Sabretooth, Silver Fox, John Wraith, and of course Wolverine.

View the pics after the jump.

Am I the only one who just can’t take Will.i. Am seriously in this movie? I know I shouldn’t judge him before seeing his performance, but I can’t help it. Where is Dominic Monaghan as Beak?! Why are they hiding him?

What do you think of the new photos for the film?

Round Up: ‘Wolverine’ TV Promo Review

Krystal Clark — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:00:53 +0000

The three day promotional event for X-Men Origins: Wolverine is officially over. On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday night the Fox Network aired three exclusive 60 second spots promoting the first X-Men spinoff, Wolverine. After careful examination I feel that I’ve gotten a better idea of what direction the story for the film will go in. Wolverine as a comic character has a very vague, and diluted past. So many different interpretations have been made about his origin, his age, and most importantly his claws.

Get a detailed recap of all three promos after the jump…

This video points out several key story elements. First, we’re getting some insight into Wolverine’s age. Notice the clothes his parents are wearing. It looks as if the childhood scene takes place circa the 1800′s. Second, it looks as if their going with the “born with claws”storyline. They’re made of bone and in the future that’s what Stryker will graft the adamantium metal to. Finally, the obvious relationship between Victor Creed and James Howlett is established pretty early. Here they’re going with the “brothers” storyline, which was obviously a lead in to the second TV spot.

This promo is self explanatory, but really makes you wonder about a few things. How old are these guys? Did I see a clip of them fighting in the Civil and World Wars together? We get to see how much these two have been through together, as well as what eventually tears them a part. The introduction of Silver Fox the love of Logan/Jimmy/James ‘ life complicates and in the long run destroys their familiar relationship.

This was actually my favorite of the three. In the “Legends” spot we get a look at the Weapon X program and it’s crew. William Stryker rears his manipulative head, and we get a peak at Gambit and his cards. Ryan Reynolds is the perfect fit as the sarcastic Deadpool, who’s affectionately referred to in the comics as the “merc with a mouth.” My biggest concern comes from what looks like the appearance of a teenage Scott Summers (Cyclops). What is he doing here? If he knew Sabretooth as a teen, wouldn’t he have mentioned it in the first X-Men?

Overall, I’m still psyched to see this. I think this will be a great way to kick off an exciting summer blockbuster season, just as Iron Man did last year.

What are your thoughts on the movie? Have these promos improved your perception of the film?

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