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What Chris Claremont Thought of The Wolverine

The Wolverine “Japan” saga has been a long time coming to the big screen. Written by Chris Claremont and with pencils by Frank Miller, the1982 miniseries has often been cited by Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine story he’s most wanted to see on the big screen. And now Jackman (and we) have got just that with The Wolverine. But what does Claremont, the longtime X-Men writer, think of the film version of his tale? (Watch out for spoilers.)

“The first two acts were kick-ass, and they set this up to be a really exceptional, different movie,” Claremont tells Vulture. “It was like the film took this giant step forward. I liked that it focuses on the essence of who Wolverine is and what he does. Hugh Jackman is eloquent, and he owns the character at this point. It’s a surprisingly multidimensional performance.”

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

Chris Claremont on X-Men: Days of Future Past

In a recent interview, famed X-Men writer Chris Claremont — whose co-creations include characters such as Rogue, Gambit, Emma Frost, Mystique and Sabertooth — offered his own two cents on Bryan Singer‘s upcoming comic book movie sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past, adapted from Claremont’s own 1981 comics storyline of the same name.

“The challenge, I would think, for Bryan is that the heart of the original story is not the fight with the Brotherhood back in the present day,” Claremont told Newsarama. “The challenge, the story, is actually what happens in the future. Getting them to the point where you can send Kitty back, and seeing the consequences of what will happen if they fail, and not knowing at the end how it’s going to turn out. You think it’s going to be a happy ending, but you’re not sure, because pretty much everybody dies — in the comic, anyway.”

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies