Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is set to star Jackman and is be directed by Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Rendition). The producers are Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter (who produced all three previous "X-Men" films), along with Jackman and his Seed Prods. producing partner, John Palermo. The film will be executive produced by Marvel Films' Kevin Feige. Leading up to the events of X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine – written by David Benioff (The Kite Runner, Troy) – tells the story of Wolverine's epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe. (1)

One of the things that I find really interesting about wolverine is that he is essentially human, however his bones are lined with adamantium, thus his human exteriors provides a mask for the metal beneath. I want to think of him as a loner who is fiercely loyal to his friends, but will just as soon claw your face off if you mess with him or those he's close to.



Co-creator Len Wein originally intended for Logan to be a mutated wolverine cub, evolved to humanoid form by the High Evolutionary. Cockrum said he considered having the High Evolutionary play a vital role in making Wolverine a human. He wanted Wolverine to be the age of a young adult, with superhuman strength and agility similar to Spider-Man. (2)

I think that the idea of having wolverine as an actual animal that has evolved into an anima/human hybrid is an interesting one- and isn’t so far away from reality seeing as humans have evolved from the apes.

Sources used within this post

(1) http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6600
(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine_first_intended_origin