Random Trivia to Know before you Watch - X-Men Origins: Wolverine
As the Middle East gears up for an early release of the fourth installment in the X-Men movie series on the 30th of this month, first-time watchers might want to fill themselves in on some facts about the film and its protagonist, Wolverine.
? Wolverine is a character from the popular Marvel Comic X-Men and first made his appearance in the fictional world of Marvel superheroes in a cameo role in issue # 180 of the Incredible Hulk.
? This was way back in 1974.
? James Howlett was the name Wolverine was given at his birth and his father was a wealthy plantation owner by the name of John Howlett.
? Wolverine is Canadian. He is believed to hold dual citizenship with Japan and maybe even the fictional place known as Madripoor (depicted in the comics).
? In the X-Men comic books, Sabretooth is simply one of Wolverine's nemeses. However, in the movie Sabretooth is depicted as Howlett/Wolverine's half-brother and fiercest rival.
? Five directors were at one point or another interested in directing X-Men Origins: Wolverine, however Gavin Hood of the award winning film Tsotsi, was picked for the job as Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine noticed parallels between the two respective protagonists.
? Locations in Australia, New Zealand, Louisiana, Cockatoo Island and New South Wales can be seen in various parts of the film, much of which features open spaces.
? Gambit, a mutant popular in the X-Men comic books, makes his first appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, much to the delight of the comic book Gambit's fans.
The date for the Middle East premier of X-Men Origins: Wolverine is fast approaching. Have you booked your tickets yet?
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The fourth X-men movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine will release in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Jordan and Lebanon in the Middle East on April 30, 2009. The movie is essentially a prequel to the earlier released movies and focuses on tracing the life of the mysterious Logan aka Wolverine, before he lost all his memories. The adrenaline-charged film will be playing at all major movie theatres in the countries mentioned above in the Middle East.
