Chris Claremont, the famed X-Men writer who wrote the comic book miniseries upon which The Wolverine is ostensibly based (X-Men: Days of Future Past, too), told Vulture in an interview today that while the film based on some of his most famous work was “a perfectly fine summer movie,” he was puzzled by some of the creative choices, hinting that he may have been happier with the direction that Darren Aranofsky, the director originally attached to the project, might have taken it before James Mangold came on board.”It’s a perfectly fine summer movie. I went into it hoping for a lot more,” Claremont told Vulture. “This is a story that [producer] Lauren Shuler Donner has wanted to tell for sixteen years, as long as I’ve known her, and that I’ve wanted to tell a lot longer. The challenge always is, when a film goes from concept to execution, it evolves depending on who is directing and who’s writing. As the creator of source material — corporate-owned source material that’s being developed by a rival corporation, no less — I have no say.”That isn’t to say there was nothing to be impressed by in the film, though; the writer enjoyed much of the movie–but as Mark Waid reminded us with Man of Steel, a film’s third act is key to really making it work, and if you don’t like that, the Internet will blare “He Hates This Movie!”
Legendary X-Men Writer Chris Claremont on The Wolverine: “I Went In Expecting More”
Chris Claremont, the famed X-Men writer who wrote the comic book miniseries upon which The […]