The
set of The Wolverine / Pic: Adam Taylor Source:
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph reports
The countdown is on for the completion of The Wolverine, with the crew working around the clock on the Sydney set to get the $100 million-plus movie across the finish line.
Shooting is scheduled to wrap in Sydney in the coming weeks for the X-Men spin-off and an all-nighter on Wednesday ensured at least one major action sequence was in the can.
The film's star Hugh Jackman was captured walking around the elaborate set, which was constructed inside a carpark in Homebush to look like a snowy village in Japan - where most of the film is based.
The 44-year-old Tony Award winner is reprising his role as clawed amnesiac Logan, however this week it seemed to be his stuntman who was working overtime.
Jackman was seen observing the scene - involving a team of ninjas - but did not appear to be in character.
Principal photography kicked off in Kurnell in July and quickly moved southwest to Picton, which was transformed into a Canadian town.
Production was then shipped to Tokyo and Hiroshima before returning to Oz, with Parramatta recently doubling as a Japanese city.
A sequel to 2009's X-Men Origins:Wolverine, Jackman has promised this movie will right the wrongs of its predecessor.
While commercially successful - it took $375 million worldwide - there was a huge fan backlash about the plot and the overuse of mutant characters.
The next instalment is said to be a more human story, set against a backdrop of WWII.
It's due to be released next July.
Hugh Jackman on the set of The Wolverine / Pic: Adam Taylor Source:
The Daily Telegraph
No comments:
Post a Comment