X-Men Origins: Wolverine is directed by a South African
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Jonathan Cherry in Advertising
We remember Gavin Hood from that TV rugby drama called The Game and of course he was the Academy award-winning director of Tsotsi, but it seems that not many are aware that he directed the upcoming mega-movie; X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
For a Hollywood unknown with no action movie directing experience, that's a massive achievement which the local media seems to largely be ignoring.
Hood was as surprised as anyone when Jackman contacted him. "I got
a call from my agent—I remember it as if it were yesterday—saying,
'Hi, Gavin, Hugh Jackman would like to meet with you about the
possibility of your directing Wolverine.' I was like, 'Yeah,
right, what are you really calling about?'" he says, chuckling.
But
Jackman had seen and liked Tsotsi, "So I went along to the
meeting, not knowing a great deal about the Wolverine comics. I
grew up in South Africa and was exposed to the wonderful Asterix
and Obelix [René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's long-running, French
cartoon-adventure strip "The Adventures of Asterix," starring the
titular ancient Gaul and his right-hand warrior], but I hadn't
actually seen anything to do with Wolverine. I knew the [X-Men]
movies," he amends, "but I'd watched them as a casual moviegoer,
not as an avid fan." [via Filmjournal]
a call from my agent—I remember it as if it were yesterday—saying,
'Hi, Gavin, Hugh Jackman would like to meet with you about the
possibility of your directing Wolverine.' I was like, 'Yeah,
right, what are you really calling about?'" he says, chuckling.
But
Jackman had seen and liked Tsotsi, "So I went along to the
meeting, not knowing a great deal about the Wolverine comics. I
grew up in South Africa and was exposed to the wonderful Asterix
and Obelix [René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's long-running, French
cartoon-adventure strip "The Adventures of Asterix," starring the
titular ancient Gaul and his right-hand warrior], but I hadn't
actually seen anything to do with Wolverine. I knew the [X-Men]
movies," he amends, "but I'd watched them as a casual moviegoer,
not as an avid fan." [via Filmjournal]
We should declare 1 May 'Gavin Hood Day'. Well done Sir.
More: Wolverine cast talks piracy, on-set stabbings – Wired
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Dolce
28. Apr, 2009
How cool is *that*! There have been loads of interviews with him here in the UK. Big up to Gav