With The Wolverine only a few weeks away from principal photography, many were beginning to wonder when we'd actually hear some casting announcements other than Hugh Jackman. Well ask and ye shall receive!
"Coming Soon" and "Variety" reports several major casting announcements regarding director James Mangold's upcoming sequel. Since the film centers exclusively on the popular Japanese* comic storyline from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, many of these people you may have never heard of. Since there are so many I'll list them off:
Hiroyuki Sanada ("Lost" and The Last Samauri) will play Shingen.
Hal Yamanouchi (The Life Aquatic) will play Yashida.
Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima will play Mariko and Yukio respectively.
Will Yun Lee (Total Recall) will play the film's main villain Kenuichio Harada, also known as the "Silver Samurai."
If you know who none of these characters or people are don't be alarmed because I don't either. Although I've always liked "The X-Men" and Wolverine especially, I've never really followed the comicbooks. However with the cast, source material, and director involved in this project, I have a lot of confidence that this will be a powerhouse movie. It certainly can't be worse than X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
The Wolverine releases July 26, 2013.
*The real question is will there be a part for Yoshi from the Super Mario Bros. games in this movie? I kid. I kid.
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