Based on a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) and Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard, Total Recall) and the 1982 comic book miniseries by Frank Miller and Chris Claremont, The Wolverine takes place after X-Men: The Last Stand and sees Logan traveling to Japan where he falls for the beautiful Mariko Yashida (Tao Okamoto) to the grave displeasure of her father Yashida (Hal Yamanouchi) and her half-brother, the fearsome Silver Samurai (Will Yun Lee).
Also featuring in the cast of are Rila Fukushima as Yukio, Brian Tee as Noburo Mori, Hiroyuki Sanada as Shingen and Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper, while Famke Janssen reprises the role of Jean Grey from the original X-Men trilogy.
Check out the new trailer below:
Not only do we get a much better look at the Silver Samurai (he's massive!), but we also see Famke Janssen's return as Jean Grey. Clearly taking her life to stop the Phoenix has taken its toll (I know how he feels having sat through X-Men: The Last Stand...).
Not only has it got a tough job picking up after the mess that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but it has to follow on from the other big comic releases this year in the shape of Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel.
The Wolverine hits cinemas on July 26th.
The Wolverine hits cinemas on July 26th.