Just Hugh Jackman looking 80's-Stallone-level ripped for a reprisal of the title role. Whether you liked 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' or not (count me in the latter), it's hard not to get excited when you see a photo like this.
The plot for the new Wolverine movie is based on the 1982 mini-series 'Wolverine' by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller which has Logan battling ninjas and the Tokyo criminal underworld for the heart of his ex-lover, the daughter of a Japanese crime lord. It leads Logan to a clash with the Silver Samurai. Created by Steve Gerber and Bob Brown, the Silver Samurai is the son of Yakuza Shingen Yashida, and possesses the mutant the ability to charge most anything, usually his katana, with an energy described as a tachyon field.
Just recently a pic of the villain Silver Samurai has leaked from the set, check it out:
I know, it's not much, but it gives you an idea of how the character is going to be portrayed on the big screen. And not too bad all things considered. I've seen worse stabs at comic villains. For comparison:
I'm a little skeptical of the Fox Marvel movies. X3 was terrible and the first solo Wolverine movie was kind of a mess, but an 'R' rating and some scenes taken from Frank Miller art combined with distancing the Wolverine character from the X-Men has me cautiously optimistic for this one.
I'm curious to see how the movie continues to develop as it nears its July 23, 2013 release date.
