The Wolverine pushed back to 2012
The troubled development of X-sequel The Wolverine appears to be getting no easier, with Deadline reporting that filming has been pushed back from an initial autumn 2011 start date to some time in early 2012.
Much of the film was to have been filmed in Japan, but in the wake of the recent earthquake, many planned locations have been compromised.
As a stopgap cameras were set to begin rolling in Vancouver in November (presumably to cover some of the plot’s non-Japanese elements) although Jackman’s commitments elsewhere mean that even that now seems unlikely.
At least Jackman will be keeping busy during the delay…