Thanks to
Slashfilm for the 'get'. This is a nice piece of stylized comic book art for what is looking to be a potentially interesting comic book film. We all know that the film will take place *after* the
X-Men series and we know that James Mangold seems to be trying to craft a character study first/action film second picture that just happens to be a comic book spin-off. Of course, there is a chance that the melodrama-in-Japan narrative will turn out being a bit silly. I can't speak to the source material, but the episode of the otherwise superb
Wolverine and the X-Men that centered around Logan's adventures in Japan is hands-down the worst episode of the 26-episode run (the creators openly make fun of it on the commentary). Still, whether or not the world needs yet another 'Let's give Logan his own film!' entry, it does seem that the cylinders are firing a bit hotter this time around. At the very least, it'll give us another fantastic video game spin-off. As for when we'll see a trailer, assuming Fox actually attaches it to a Fox release, the most likely option is to hold off until the February 14th debut of
A Good Day to Die Hard unless Fox can cut a green-band trailer that would be appropriate in front of
Life of Pi in three weeks.
The Wolverine, as the poster states, comes out July 26th, 2013. As always, we'll see.
Scott Mendelson
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