X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. It is the fourth installment of the X-Men film series, the first installment of the Wolverine trilogy within the series, and a spin-off prequel to X-Men (2000). The film was directed by Gavin Hood, written by David Benioff and Skip Woods, and produced by Hugh Jackman, who stars as the titular character, alongside Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, and Ryan Reynolds. The film’s plot details Wolverine’s childhood as James Howlett, his time with Major William Stryker’s Team X, the bonding of Wolverine’s skeleton with the indestructible metal adamantium during the Weapon X program and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed.
In 1845, James Howlett, a boy living in Canada, witnesses his father being killed by groundskeeper Thomas Logan. Anxiety activates the boy’s mutation: bone claws protrude from his knuckles and he impales Thomas, who reveals that he is James’ birth father before dying. James flees along with Thomas’ other son Victor Creed, who is James’ half-brother and has a sharp claw-nails and healing factor mutation like James. They spend the next century as soldiers, fighting in the American Civil War, both World Wars and the Vietnam War in 1973.
In Vietnam, the increasingly violent Victor attempts to rape a Vietnamese woman and kills a senior officer who tries to stop him. James returns to Victor upon the commotion, and ignorant of his brother’s intent, he rushes to defend him. This results in the pair being sentenced to execution by firing squad, which they survive due to their mutant healing abilities. Major William Stryker approaches them in military custody and offers them membership in Team X, a group of mutants including expert marksman Agent Zero, katana-wielding Wade Wilson, John Wraith, super-strong and invulnerable Fred Dukes and technopath Chris Bradley. They join the team for a few missions, with James using the alias Logan, but Victor and the group’s lack of empathy for human life causes Logan to leave.
Director: Gavin Hood
Writers: David Benioff (screenplay), Skip Woods (screenplay)
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Will.i.am, Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Danny Huston
►Cast:
| Hugh Jackman | … | Logan / Wolverine |
| Liev Schreiber | … | Victor Creed |
| Danny Huston | … | Stryker |
| Will.i.am | … | John Wraith |
| Lynn Collins | … | Kayla Silverfox |
| Kevin Durand | … | Fred Dukes |
| Dominic Monaghan | … | Chris Bradley / Bolt |
| Taylor Kitsch | … | Remy LeBeau |
| Daniel Henney | … | Agent Zero |
| Ryan Reynolds | … | Wade Wilson |
| Tim Pocock | … | Scott Summers |
| Julia Blake | … | Heather Hudson |
| Max Cullen | … | Travis Hudson |
| Troye Sivan | … | James |
| Michael-James Olsen | … | Young Victor |
| Peter O’Brien | … | John Howlett |
| Aaron Jeffery | … | Thomas Logan |
| Alice Parkinson | … | Elizabeth Howlett |
| Philip A. Patterson | … | Firing Squad Leader |
| Anthony Gee | … | Carnival Guy |
| Adelaide Clemens | … | Carnival Girl |
| Karl Beattie | … | School Child |
| Tom O’Sullivan | … | Logging Supervisor |
| Myles Pollard | … | Phelan |
| Stephen Anderton | … | Marcuse |
| Chris Sadrinna | … | Van Mier |
| Septimus Caton | … | Bartender |
| Matthew Dale | … | Surgeon |
| Nathin Butler | … | Male Nurse #1 |
| Peter Barry | … | Male Nurse #2 |
| David Ritchie | … | Dr. Cornelius |
| Asher Keddie | … | Dr. Carol Frost |
| Socratis Otto | … | Lead Technician – Alkali Lake |
| Stephen Leeder | … | General Munson |
| James D. Dever | … | Platoon Leader |
| Martin Obuga | … | Muttering Man |
| Rita Afua Connell | … | Nervous African Woman |
| John Shrimpton | … | Stryker Aide |
| Henry Browne | … | Curtis |
| Tahyna MacManus | … | Kayla’s Sister / Emma |
| Daniel Negreanu | … | Poker Player |
| Alexandra Davies | … | Woman of the Night |
| Don Battee | … | Huge Doorman |
| Evan Sturrock | … | Drunken Man In Alley |
| Rob Flanagan | … | Amoured Humvee Driver |
| Hakeem Kae-Kazim | … | African Businessman |
| Alison Araya | … | Teacher |
| Eric Breker | … | Special Forces Commander |
| Eileen Bui | … | Vietnamese Child |
| Adrian G. Griffiths | … | Hunter #1 (as Adrian Hughes) |
| Byron Chief-Moon | … | Hunter #2 |
| Mike Dopud | … | Vietnam Army Officer |
| Beatrice King | … | Waitress (as Beatrice Ilg) |
| Kanako Takegishi | … | Waitress |
| Panou | … | Tank Soldier |
| Johnson Phan | … | Vietnamese Man |
| Elizabeth Thai | … | Vietnamese Woman |
| Jade Tang | … | Mutant Twin #1 |
| Joelle Tang | … | Mutant Twin #2 |
| Warwick Young | … | Helicopter Pilot |
| April Elleston-Enahoro | … | Ororo Munroe (scenes deleted) |
| Scott Adkins | … | Weapon XI |
| James Crabtree | … | Medic |
| Susan Glaze-Harper | … | Pedestrian |
| Dennis Kreusler | … | Soldier |
| Andrew Maciver | … | Soldier |
| Gideon Mzembe | … | Mutant |
| Paul Padagas | … | Warden |
| Chris Polzot | … | Mutant |
| Chaz Smith | … | Bourbon Street Reveler |
| Terry Lee Smith | … | Bourbon Street Partier |
| Derek Steen | … | Soldier |
| Suzie Steen | … | Carnival Mom |
| Patrick Stewart | … | Professor Charles Xavier |
| Ian Thompson | … | School Bus Driver |
| Elizabeth Tranchant | … | Pedestrian |
| Josh Dean Williams | … | Soldier |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia
