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WOLVERINE Shooting in Fangorn Forest?

By: Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor
Date: Thursday, February 07, 2008
Source: TravelMarla Blog via SHH

Okay, so it's not really called "Fangorn Forest" but LOTR fans and New Zealanders catch my drift here. Some unsuspecting riders on a LOTR tour in New Zealand had a chance to see X-Men Origins: Wolverine in production. They caught a glimpse of Hugh Jackman in full Wolverine costume running full speed in the same location where Peter filmed quite a few scenes for his LOTR trilogy.

Heres a blog from TravelMarla.

Saw Hugh Jackman running thru the woods today in full Wolverine costume. Apparently he is shooting a movie of the same name as the x-men character. New Zealand is doubling as canada. I went on a tour of the National Park where Lord of the Rings was filmed. Many films are made there. Wolverine is just the latest one. So that was the highlight of the day... We were in a van it was much like being at a theme park seeing him. He was outside the window. It was like seeing a lion at the San Diego Zoo. Although Hugh Jackman is mch better looking. But I digress.

Here's a blog from Kay's Travel Blog.

This afternoon we took a Lord of the Rings jeep tour up to where they did a lot of the filming for LOTR. We saw Fangorn forest, where Isengard would be if it was real (the backdrop for it anyway), the Misty mountains and other places. There was also a large crew there filming scenes from the new Wolverine movie. Hugh Jackman is in town but we haven't seen him. He took the jetboat ride yesterday tho, just a few hours before us.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine will hit theaters May 1, 2009.


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Comments/Responses
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scoundrel • Feb 07, 2008, 01:20pm •
"Full Wolverine costume"? This is a prequel to X-Men, right? So it can't be the black costume we've all come to know and love. Honestly, if Logan's in any kind of costume in this prequel that doesn't seem pretty street smart I'm going to be pissed off. No yellow and blue spandex, please.

braveheart79 • Feb 07, 2008, 01:21pm •
Nice! I like the different locations this films is looking to have. I just hope this movie rocks and shows some berzerker rage!!

*snikt* *snikt*

raynardmuldrake • Feb 07, 2008, 01:28pm •
they probably meant costume as in jeans and tshirt which he was in most of time in the xmen movies anyways.

gauleyboy420 • Feb 07, 2008, 01:52pm •
Yellow and blue, no don't do it, HOWEVER Yellow and BROWN, that will work for me.

almostunbiased • Feb 07, 2008, 02:08pm •
No tights PERIOD

WISEGUY562 • Feb 07, 2008, 03:01pm •
I would go for either of the 2 traditional costumes. The yellow could be the uniform while on base while the brown could be the one he uses when on a mission. Either way I would love to see one of the actual costumes even if he sheds it after a while.

momitchell7 • Feb 07, 2008, 05:08pm •
If I'm not mistaken, as seen in the "Weapon X" comics, Wolverine wore a costume that would look very similar to the one he wore in the X-Men movies...

Filch • Feb 07, 2008, 05:11pm •
Cant wait for this......lets hope this is not another X3. Oh and no spandex or tights pls. just jeans, a wife beater, with a plad long sleve shirt, and a cowboy hat ( witch he wears alot in the comics) is all you need.

scoundrel • Feb 07, 2008, 06:28pm •
While I generally agree with Filch (no spandex, please -- only jeans, wife-beater, and a cowboy hat), I would definitely be down with a Weapon X outfit.

goatartist • Feb 07, 2008, 09:07pm •
I wanna see him rockin the mask at least once. And ill also admit, id love to see the more traditional outfit. It doesnt have to be spandex, but to see the old school design on film would be sick and you know it.

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