X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[chris]

The old couple Logan befriends are named Travis and Heather Hudson. These are the civilian names of Guardian and Vindicator, the leaders of the Canadian superhero group Alpha Flight (in the comics however Guardian's name is James MacDonald Hudson); this represents their role in the comics, where they had befriended Wolverine and he had become a member of Alpha Flight for some time.

[cameron]

Production went into difficulties due to creative conflicts between Gavin Hood and the studio. Richard Donner, Lauren Shuler Donner's husband, had to fly to the set to ease tensions.

[kristen]

(At around fourteen minutes) William Stryker tells Wade Wilson (Deadpool): "If it weren't for that mouth you'd be the perfect soldier." Deadpool is branded in the comics as "The Merc with the Mouth."

[terry]

This was the first movie produced by Hugh Jackman and John Palermo's new production company, Seed Productions.

[brent]

David Harbour revealed that he auditioned for the Blob, but didn't get it, and joked that he was too fat for the part.

[cameron]

Originally, Deadpool was only going to cameo, but the role grew after Ryan Reynolds was cast.

[kylie]

Gambit's portrayal in this movie is inspired by his "Ultimate X-Men" version, where he was a retired thief, and has a Cajun accent.

[miriam]

Liev Schreiber describes Sabretooth as the most monstrous role he has ever played.

[jeffrey]

Will.i.am was a fan of the X-Men franchise, who identified Nightcrawler as his favorite character, and was subsequently cast to play a mutant with similar teleporting powers.

[chad]

In some scenes, Wolverine's claws were created through computer graphics imagery, since the props being used in those scenes looked obvious.

[linda]

In a Q & A with Kevin Smith, Edgar Wright revealed he was offered the role of Chris Bradley/Bolt by the producers. He declined, citing he wasn't a good enough actor. Hugh Jackman called him, along with other producers of the movie, with the impression that he had said "yes" to the role. Wright later e-mailed Jackman to politely decline the role.