David Hayter, screenwriter of the first X-Men movie, revealed the pressure from Fox executives to make a major change in Wolverine’s nationality
In 2000 Marvel and 20th Century Fox took a bold step by producing the first X-Men movie, which represented a watershed for The House of Ideas, although studio executives had an idea regarding Wolverine that would have angered. to his fans, if the planned change materialized.
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It is impossible to think of the X-Men saga in the cinema without a character who marked an era on the big screen. In 1974 Len Wein and John Romita Sr. introduced us to Wolverine, a long-lived mutant with adamantium claws.
Since his debut in The Incredible Hulk #181, Wolverine was known to hail from Canada, something Len Wein took into account when setting up the new X-Men lineup with Wolverine (Canada) Nightcrawler (Germany), Sunfire ( Japan) Storm (raised in Kenya) and Thunderbird (Native American).
But the fact that Wolverine was Canadian was not well received by the executives of 20th Century Fox, who asked the writer David Hayter to change Logan’s origin to make it American, according to what the writer declared for the Inverse site.
“One of the proudest moments I had on the first film was when they called me into one of the producers’ offices and said, ‘Hey, can we find Wolverine in Alaska instead of Alberta and make him American?’ I knew this would come but I was ready”.
Wolverine’s right to a nationality
Hayter was clear and took into account the fans, who would have protested if Wolverine’s nationality of origin is changed.
“I told them, ‘Everyone knows Wolverine is Canadian and the fans will kill them. I had no power in this situation, but I stood my ground and he remained Canadian”.
Despite the insistence of the producers, Hayter remained firm in his decision, something that the screenwriter himself pointed out in 2017, when he recalled in a tweet having saved Wolverine’s nationality.
17 years ago, they asked me to make Wolverine American. I refused.
Happy Birthday, Canada. ❤️U 🇨🇦
—David Hayter (@DavidBHayter) July 1, 2017
“17 years ago I was asked to make Wolverine American. I turned it down. happy birthday canada”.
With a proposal where action and special effects were balanced with interesting stories and a first-class cast, X-Men of the year 2000 was the pioneer film in bringing together several characters in the same setting.
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Source: Inverse
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