X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics' fictional character Wolverine. The fourth installment in the X-Men series, it was released worldwide on May 1, 2009. The film is directed by Gavin Hood and stars Hugh Jackman as the title character, along with Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will.i.am, Lynn Collins, Taylor Kitsch,Daniel Henney, and Ryan Reynolds. The film acts as a prequel to the X-Men film series, focusing on the violent past of the mutant Wolverine and his relationship with his half-brotherVictor Creed. The plot also details Wolverine's early encounters with Major William Stryker, his time with Team X, and the bonding of Wolverine's skeleton with the indestructible metaladamantium during the Weapon X program.
The film was mostly shot in Australia and New Zealand, with Canada also serving as a location. Production and post-production was troubled, with conflicts arising between director Hood and Fox's executives, and an unfinished workprint being leaked in the internet one month before the film's debut. Reviews for X-Men Origins: Wolverine were mixed, with critics considering the film and its screenplay uninspired, but praising Hugh Jackman's performance. It opened at the top of the box office, and has grossed $179 million in the United States and Canada and over $373 million worldwide.
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gavin Hood |
| Produced by | Hugh Jackman Lauren Shuler Donner Ralph Winter Peter MacDonald Richard Donner Stan Lee John Palermo Louis G. Friedman Marsha L. Swinton Whitney Thomas Kurt Williams |
| Written by | David Benioff Skip Woods |
| Starring | Hugh Jackman Liev Schreiber Danny Huston Will.i.am Lynn Collins Taylor Kitsch Ryan Reynolds Daniel Henney Tahyna Tozzi Dominic Monaghan |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Editing by | Nicolas De Toth Megan Gill |
| Studio | 20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company Seed Productions Ingenious Film Partners Big Screen Productions Dune Entertainment |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | April 29, 2009 (Australia) May 1, 2009(United States) |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million[1] |
| Gross revenue | $373,062,864[1] |
| Preceded by | X-Men: The Last Stand |
| Followed by | X-Men: First Class |
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