Wolverine Gets A Bit Of A Facelift
Because there just isn't enough good news for comic book movies these days, here's some more doom and gloom.
Defamer is reporting that the head of FOX, Tim Rothman, wants X-Men Origins: Wolverine to be a bit more cheery and kid-friendly than director Gavin Hood was going for. Rothman even went so far as to repaint a fairly sized set to a much brighter tone while Hood was away for a few days.
There was/is a huge Wolverine set being recently used. I'm not even sure which lot it was built on, but the look or mood of the set is, according to a source who was told Hood's view of things, supposed to be on the dark, dinghy and somber side. I only know what I was told, but the basics are that Hood was away from the set for whatever reason (shooting something else, taking a day or two off), and when he returned to the big somber set he was shocked to find that it had been repainted top to bottom on Rothman's orders. The murky-scuzzy vibe was gone, and a brighter and less downish look had taken its place.
I guess we'll be seeing more of a "Marvel Adventures Wolverine" movie than anything else if FOX has their way.
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If there's one important lesson that can be drawn from the blockbuster performance of Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight, it's that audiences aren't afraid of a comic-book movie that takes a walk on the dark, grim side. However, the same can't necessarily be said for Fox topper Tom Rothman (the bane of AICN) who greenlit two Fantastic Four movies, hired Brett Ratner to direct X3, and now is allegedly mucking with the X-Men spinoff Wolverine. Despite the fact that the gritty, Hugh Jackman-topped film was met with a giddy response at this year's Comic-Con, Jeff Wells says that Rothman is pressuring director Gavin Hood to make the movie more kid-friendly -- and when Hood won't cave, Rothman is taking matters into his own hands:There was/is a huge Wolverine set being recently used. I'm not even sure which lot it was built on, but the look or mood of the set is, according to a source who was told Hood's view of things, supposed to be on the dark, dinghy and somber side. I only know what I was told, but the basics are that Hood was away from the set for whatever reason (shooting something else, taking a day or two off), and when he returned to the big somber set he was shocked to find that it had been repainted top to bottom on Rothman's orders. The murky-scuzzy vibe was gone, and a brighter and less downish look had taken its place.
Perhaps Rothman has taken his fan letter from Steven Spielberg too much to heart, but a child-friendly Wolverine feels less "X" and more "Y?" Does this mean his bristly greeting of "Bub" will be redubbed "Buddy," or his iconic cigar will be replaced with a pixie stick? C'mon, Tom: Wolvie isn't meant for buoyant musical numbers -- or don't you remember what happened last time?
Goblin
Posted to Superheroes on 27 August 2008
· Comments (2)
While I'm not a fan for making the plot or feel of a Wolverine move lass dark, I must say I'm tired of movies that have such dark sets and lighting that you can hardly see what's going on half the time.
So my suggestion is make the sets brighter, but keep an adult feel to the general movie.
Either way though, I'm not interested in a Wolverine solo movie.
Oh Rothman, you irrepressible studio hack! What will you do next?