 It's close to two years away but now we know the official title for the X-Men spinoff project starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Its called - are you ready? Drum roll, please .... "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
Wow. That is one incredibly underwhelming title.
With all the money that 20th Century Fox has probably already spent on developing what they hope is an extension of the blockbuster "X-Men" franchise, couldn't they have thrown a few bucks at someone to come up with a better title than that?!? I'm sure the headline writers at the NY Post would have liked a shot to come up with a snappier topline than "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
Look, I bow to no one in my love for all things comic books, especially the mutants over at Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (FYI, that's the place the X-Men use as a cover). I've been reading Marvel's X-Men comics since I was six years old.
I watched the classic 90s X-Men cartoon every Saturday morning even when i was in college. I was so psyched to see the first X-flick in 1999 that I ditched work to see the first showing (I'd like to point out I was not working for NBC at the time), and I even liked last year's Brett Ratner mishmash "X-Men: The Last Stand" that almost no one else did. So trust me. I like my mutants.
That's why I'm so bent outta shape over the title. I know its exposing my ultra-geekiness but there has to be a better name for a movie starring one of the coolest super heroes ever. Logan is the Steve McQueen of capes and Hugh Jackman has the character nailed. On the surface, the film looks primed to be a hit -- and a good one, too. Besides Jackman, the screenplay is being written by David Benioff, who wrote "25th Hour" and the superb adaptation of "The Kite Runner" which is due out later this year.
Now it just needs a title with a bit more oomph.
Just Wolverine would've been fine. I've got a few other title suggestions, so if anyone at Fox is reading this, drop me a note and we'll do lunch.
Anyone else out there have a better title suggestion? Let us know.
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