by Jeff Otto at latinoreview.com
A special event was held to debut some footage from the forthcoming ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’, which hits DVD and Blu-ray in four different editions on September 15th.
Director Gavin Hood and Producer Lauren Schuler Donner took questions after in a brief Q & A session.
Do you think the fans are starting to get more excited about adopting Blu-ray?
Gavin Hood: Certainly from my side, yes. I think it’s the same with all new stuff. The fact is, it’s not going to go away, it’s only going to replace. It’s a better technology, just as we lost VHS at a certain point. I think it’s a wonderful new medium and I was as surprised as anyone when they told me that it could actually do stuff like a live feed.
Do you also look to more recent Wolverine material for possibilities to draw from?
Lauren Schuler Donner: There are 40 years of material. Chris Claremont, they’re still writing. Chris is writing an amazing series right now where Wolverine’s killed, Storm is the villain.
There are similarities between Wolverine and the James Bond franchise. Do you see the strength of Logan’s character to be able to sustain such a long franchise?
Lauren Schuler Donner: Yes, that would be wonderful. There’s enough comic book material to support it. If we were to make up our own story, which we’ve never talked about, personally I would do it with Chris Claremont. I would stick with the creator.
One of the deleted scenes shows a young version of Storm. Did any other characters appear that got cut?
Gavin Hood: Other than Storm, I don’t think so. Storm’s the only one that didn’t make the movie because there’s only so many characters you can put in without it feeling a little cluttered. Lauren made the point, I think rightly, that none of the other movies have Storm giving any hint of having met Logan.
To read the whole interview HERE
What do you think about this great interview? Would you like to see Fox kill off Wolverine or would that just enrage you? And are you a fan of Blu-ray or still stuck on regular DVDs?
