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Rumor: Director and Studio Head Battle Over Wolverine?
Published 8/20/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... The Wolverine situation is something that movie journalists have been talking about since February. You probably didn’t notice because most of us didn’t write about it. And even now, I’m not exactly sure what I could or should say. So I’ll just relay the RUMOR that Jeff Wells is reporting on Hollywood Elsewhere. ...

Director and Studio Battling Over X-Men Origins: Wolverine?
Published 8/20/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... These power struggles just never end in Hollywood. The director wants to make his movie, but the studio executives want to make a movie that they know will make them millions - so who wins? We finally are hearing a solid report from Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere that there is some sort of power struggle going on with X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I've heard this before, and ...

Woverine: Power Struggle Between Director And Studio?
Published 8/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Skipper) at Flicks News
... comes news by way of Hollywood-Elswhere which would suggest all is not well between Wolverine director Gavin Hood and 20th Century Fox. ...

Is 'Wolverine' in Trouble?
Published 8/20/2008 by Elisabeth Rappe at Cinematical
... It seems my favorite superhero is about to enter the land of ugly rumors. According to Hollywood Elsewhere, there's trouble on the set of ...

WOLVERINE SPAWNS EPIC POWER STRUGGLE
Published 8/20/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
... Gavin] Hood's view of things, supposed to be on the dark, dinghy and somber side. I only know what I was told, but the basics are that Hood was away from the set for whatever reason (shooting something else, taking a day or two off), and when he returned to the big somber set he was shocked to find that it had been repainted top to bottom on [Fox CEO Tom] Rothman's orders. The murky-scuzzy vibe was gone, and a brighter and less downish look had taken its place. [Hollywood Elswhere] ...

Is Wolverine In Trouble?
Published 8/20/2008 by Niall Browne at Screen Rant
... and decorating issue could be a one off event, there are rumblings that there have been other problems on the set. With a bit of luck it could be that everyone has so much passion for the project that they want it to succeed - because if it’s successful it would launch a huge (Jackman?) franchise. Fingers crossed folks. When there’s more news you’ll get it here! X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens on May 1, 2009 Source: Hollywood Elsewhere ...

What the fuck, FOX
Published 8/20/2008 at OH NO!!
... The Wolverine situation is something that movie journalists have been talking about since February. You probably didn’t notice because most of us didn’t write about it. And even now, I’m not exactly sure what I could or should say. So I’ll just relay the RUMOR that Jeff Wells is reporting on Hollywood Elsewhere. ...

Is “Wolverine” Really In The Middle Of A Power Struggle?
Published 8/20/2008 by Rick at TunaFlix
... A report over on HollywoodElsewhere claims that Fox chairman and CEO Tom Rothman “who’s widely known for being a very willful and meticulous micro-manager” is undermining his Wolverine director Gavin Hood when it comes to the movie’s tone. ...

Wolverine Scores Lame-Ass Drugs–And the Movie Might Be In Trouble [In Production]
Published 8/20/2008 by Mister Hand at Film School Rejects
... Turns out, there may be some trouble going down on the set of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (courtesy of Hollywood Elsewhere). ...

Power Struggle Continues on Wolverine Set?
Published 8/20/2008 by James Cook at TheMovingPicture.net
... news broke, via Dark Horizons, that there were problems from the set of Wolverine , with director Gavin Hood having disagreements with the studio about the tone of the film. Hood wanting a darker film, while FOX wanting something a little more kid-friendly. Today a new rumor comes in from Hollywood Elsewhere that says those disagreements may still be going on between Gavin Hood and FOX co-chairman and CEO Tom Rothman. the look or mood of the set is, according to a source who was told Hood’s view of things, supposed to be on the dark, dinghy and somber side. I only know what ...

Is Fox Head Tom Rothman Dulling the Claws of 'Wolverine'? [Snikt Snit]
Published 8/20/2008 by Kyle Buchanan at Defamer
... at this year's Comic-Con, Jeff Wells says that Rothman is pressuring director Gavin Hood to make the movie more kid-friendly — and when Hood won't cave, Rothman is taking matters into his own hands: ...

Wolverine In Trouble?
Published 8/21/2008 at Cinema Blend News
Wolverine In Trouble? Ever the enemy of geeks, it looks like Fox Studios is meddling in and messing up yet another heavily anticipated comic book project. Now they may have set their sights on screwing up one of their own movies, Wolverine . According to Hollywood-Elsewhere there’s some sort of power struggle going on between Wolverine director Gavin Hood and Fox CEO Tom Rothman. As an example, they cite a situation in which Hood had a dark, dingy, and somber set built for a scene, left the set for a few days, and came back to find his set repainted to be brighter and ...

Creative tuffle on the set of ‘Wolverine’
Published 8/21/2008 by Travis at We Are Movie Geeks
... Jeffrey Wells over at Hollywood-Elsewhere.com posted an interesting bit about alleged tensions between ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ director Gavin Hood and Fox Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman. Apparently, Gavin Hood had been away from the rather large set of ‘Wolverine’ for a period of a few days and when he returned he was surprised to find his set completely repainted. Essentially, Hood had been going for a darker, moodier and less upbeat tone for the Wolvie spin-off movie that is to present a brief history of the life of Logan. Once Hood ...

Studio Pushing For Plucky Family-Friendly Woverine? [X-Men Origins: Wolverine]
Published 8/21/2008 by Meredith Woerner at io9
... Family friendly superheroes are hard to come by, and while Peter Parker may pass muster with the PG set, Wolverine isn't the hero you want for that task. [Hollywood Elsewhere] ...

Studio Pushing For Plucky Family-Friendly Wolverine? [X-Men Origins: Wolverine]
Published 8/21/2008 by Meredith Woerner at io9
... Family friendly superheroes are hard to come by, and while Peter Parker may pass muster with the PG set, Wolverine isn't the hero you want for that task. [Hollywood Elsewhere] ...