X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Gavin Hood
Screenplay by	David Benioff Skip Woods
Based on	Wolverine by Roy Thomas     Len Wein     John Romita Sr.
Produced by	Lauren Shuler Donner Ralph Winter Hugh Jackman John Palermo
Starring	Hugh Jackman Liev Schreiber Danny Huston Dominic Monaghan Ryan Reynolds
Cinematography	Donald McAlpine
Edited by	Nicolas De Toth Megan Gill
Music by	Harry Gregson-Williams
Production companies	20th Century Fox Marvel Entertainment Dune Entertainment Donners' Company Seed Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	April 9, 2009 (2009-04-09) (Sydney) May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01) (United States)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States[1][2]
Language	English
Budget	$150 million[3]
Box office	$373 million[3]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. It is the fourth installment of the X-Men film series, the first installment of the Wolverine trilogy within the series, and a spin-off/prequel to X-Men (2000). The film was directed by Gavin Hood, written by David Benioff and Skip Woods, and produced by Hugh Jackman, who stars as the titular character, alongside Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, and Ryan Reynolds. The film's plot details Wolverine's childhood as James Howlett, his time with Major William Stryker's Team X, the bonding of Wolverine's skeleton with the indestructible metal adamantium during the Weapon X program and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed.

The film was mostly shot in Australia and New Zealand, with Canada also serving as a location. Filming took place from January to May 2008. Production and post-production were troubled, with delays due to the weather and Jackman's other commitments, an incomplete screenplay that was still being written in Los Angeles while principal photography rolled in Australia, conflicts arising between director Hood and Fox's executives over the film's direction, and an unfinished workprint being leaked on the internet a month before the film's debut.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released on May 1, 2009, by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics for its screenplay, visual effects, pacing, and editing, although Jackman's performance and action sequences received some praise. It opened at the top of the North American box office and grossed $179 million in the United States and Canada and $373 million worldwide. Two subsequent films, The Wolverine and Logan, were released in 2013 and 2017, respectively. Reynolds would star as a new version of his Origins character, Wade Wilson, beginning with Deadpool (2016). Later, both Jackman and Reynolds would star together in the 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine.