Wolverine Casting!!

News on the X-Men spin-off had been incredibly scarce until just recently and this past week has seen some very interesting updates particularly in casting news. There's a lot to cover so I decided I'll just list things off as I go...

First off, an AWESOME first picture of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine surfaced last week. Click here for a hi-res version. My thoughts? Jackman should be the one testifying in front of Congress, not Roger Clemens. Just a thought.


It's also been announced that Liev Schreiber (Scream, The Painted Veil) isn't playing a young Colonel William Stryker, like reported before, he's playing Victor Creed a.k.a., Sabretooth!! I'll admit it's a strange fit, but I like it. If they pull it off, I'll love it.


So what about the young Stryker you ask? He's now being played by Danny Huston (30 Days of Night, The Proposition). Sounds good to me. Though I was very excited when there were talks of Michael C. Hall (Dexter) playing the role.


There had been a lot of speculation about the love interest, Silver Fox, and who would play her. Apparently, this girl is it. Here name is Lynn Collins and she was recently in The Number 23 and Bug. Maggie Q and Michelle Monaghan were both rumored for the role. So much for rumors.


Then there's the cameos. There was mention of some various mutants who would pop up in the official synopsis, and now there is some word on who that is...

The Blob: Otherwise known as Fred Dukes in the comics, is basically the mutant who is very fat. (insert crappy Rosie O'Donnell joke here). There is no word yet who will play him but they have been testing fat suits and producers apparently want him to look around 1200 lbs. I say yes.


John Wraith/Krestel: I'll admit, I have no idea who this character is except he is in the same Weapon X program as Wolverine. Bad news is he's apparently being played by Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas. Which scares me. But I won't let that little snag slow me down.. oh no....



Gambit: I shit my pants over this one. Yes, finally we have the incredibly popular Cajun X-Man in a movie, only it doesn't make much sense. In the comics, he's much younger than Wolverine and therefore this doesn't work unless he's like 12 years old. I'm sure they've found a fantastic loophole and I don't care what that is as long as he's there. He's being played by Friday Night Lights actor Taylor Kitsch. I think he's too young looking really, but he at least kinda looks the part. Josh Halloway from LOST was offered the part for X3, but turned it down.




Deadpool: I shit my pants again. It was confirmed today that Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder, Blade Trinity) has been cast as the "Merc with a mouth". He's been rumored to play Deadpool for years now, I just never really thought it would happen. I still don't. It's too perfect of casting. I'm a fan of Ryan Reynolds, and anyone who doesn't think this is awesome needs to go straight to hell. Period. Deadpool is one of those incredibly popular side characters that wound up getting his own title eventually and fans can't get enough of. He's a smart-ass just like Reynolds and I can't wait to see how this one works out.





X-Men Origins: Wolverine is now filming for a Summer 2009 release directed by Gavin Hood (Rendition, Tsotsi)