I’m excited about a Wolverine spin off movie. Besides Magneto and Bishop, Wolverine is probably my favorite X-Men character. So seeing Jackman hack and slash with the claws a little more sounds like a good idea to me.
However, it’s been reported (and apparently confirmed) that the Wolverine movie will be a prequel. I HATE that idea. Anyway, the good folks over at IESB give us the following:
Also, Hugh Jackman recently alluded that the Wolverine spin off film may be a prequel, how accurate is that? Although he says he will get in trouble if he tells, just between him and her, yes it’s a prequel, and that’s a scoop!
THere are two things that make me nervous about prequels:
1) In a new film, you have much more creative freedom to go and explore anything you like almost. With a prequel you are somewhat confined by the “box” of what is supposed to happen later on. IE. Wolverine can’t die (this is just an example) because he appears in the X-Men later on.
2) Some predictability. When you go into a film already knowing certain outcomes have to be reached and certain scenarios have to be played out, then there is little left to shock or surprise you.
Let me be clear here. I’m NOT saying a Wolverine prequel will suck. All I’m saying is that by doing it as a prequel the movie starts off with some disadvantages that it doesn’t need to have.
So what do you think? Should a new Wolverine flick be a sequel or a prequel?
