WATCH: First Full Trailer for ‘The Wolverine’
Marketing for Hugh Jackman‘s return as The Wolverine began in earnest this week, first with director James Mangold taking to Twitter to point fans to a 6-second “tweaser” on Monday:
The tweaser. vine.co/v/bDExaiMjJ1F
— James Mangold (@mang0ld) March 25, 2013
Obviously, teasers for trailers are becoming the next big thing in Hollywood. Now, the full trailer has been released, and you can check it out below.
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Most interesting is Wolverine’s apparent loss of his healing factor, which grants him near mortality. This could present a nice twist on Wolverine’s odyssey into modern-day Japan, upping the stakes by removing his greatest power.
Also surprising is the apparent return of Famke Janssen as Jean Grey (unless she’s just appearing in flashback footage), who was killed off in X-Men: The Last Stand. (Unlike X-Men Origins: Wolverine, this new film takes place after the original X-Men trilogy.)
A new poster was released this week, as well, but alas, it’s not nearly as interesting as the teaser poster above.
The Wolverine hits theaters July 26.