The Wolverine was released by 20th Century Fox in various international markets on July 24, 2013, and in the United States two days later. The film was converted to 3D in post-production. The supporting characters were cast in July 2012 with principal photography beginning at the end of the month around New South Wales before moving to Tokyo in August 2012 and back to New South Wales in October 2012. Bomback was then hired to rewrite the screenplay in September 2011.

In June 2011, Mangold was brought on board to replace Aronofsky. The project was delayed following Aronofsky's departure and the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. In October 2010, Darren Aronofsky was hired to direct the film. Christopher McQuarrie was hired to write a screenplay for The Wolverine in August 2009. The film's development began in 2009 after the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Stripped of his healing powers, Wolverine must battle deadly samurai while struggling with guilt over Jean Grey's death.

Following the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, Logan travels to Japan, where he engages an old acquaintance in a struggle that has lasting consequences. Directed by James Mangold from a screenplay written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback, based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, it stars Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine, alongside Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada, Famke Janssen, and Will Yun Lee. It is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series, the second installment in the trilogy of Wolverine films after X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and a spin-off/ sequel to X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine.

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