James Mangold Tweets Ten Inspirations For ‘The Wolverine’
Everything we’ve heard aboutThe Wolverinehas sold it as avery unique superhero movie. StarHugh Jackmanand directorJames Mangoldhaverepeatedly explainedhow, though this is anX-Menmovie, it’s much more character-based and emotional than most films derived from comic books. The foreign setting and international cast also lends a feel that is different from the average tentpole. Whether or not their ambitions have come to fruition probably won’t be revealed untilThe Wolverineis released on July 26. (Or maybe sooner when we finally get a trailer.)
Mangold bolstered these statements over the weekend when he took to Twitter to post ten images from films that influenced his style and storytelling onThe Wolverine. Can you pick out what they are?
Here are Mangold’s ten influences onThe Wolverine. The answers are below.
I’m posting images from films that inspired / influenced THE WOLVERINE. Name the movies. Even better, go see them.pic.twitter.com/NI28PqvQ20
— Mangold (@mang0ld)June 30, 2025
Image #2pic.twitter.com/kIcuR1UjNa
Image #3pic.twitter.com/phDSOE87Qt
Image #4pic.twitter.com/mwbkjuwm5T
Image #5pic.twitter.com/dSquInpiqM
Image #6pic.twitter.com/SCoHEgvOCa
Image #7pic.twitter.com/ookAEOohua
Image #8pic.twitter.com/Y3wt9zDeTr
Sorry! Image #9pic.twitter.com/nigKI4ZNcV
Last Image #10.(and if you don’t know it, its just too sad and I ain’t telling you.)pic.twitter.com/C4QMpTejhv
How many did you guess/have you seen? Here are the answers
Most of the above films are available on Blu-ray, some even from Criterion, and would make very good prep leading into the latest film about everyone’s favorite adamantium laced madman.
Also starringWill Yun Lee,Svetlana Khodchenkova,Hiroyuki Sanada,HalYamanouchi,Tao Okamoto,Rila Fukushima, andBrian Tee,The Wolverinelands in theatersJuly 26.
Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
