James Mangold Teases The “Yashida Compound” In BTS Image From ‘The Wolverine’
Director James Mangold has tweeted another behind the scenes image from the upcoming The Wolverine. This time around the image teases a first look at the Yashida Compound in the upcoming “Japanese noir” Marvel adaptation. The director is definitely doing a good job keeping the fans teased until the trailer drops later this month.
A long dolly shot at the Yashida compound on the @wolverinemovie. twitter.com/mang0ld/status…
— James Mangold (@mang0ld) March 16, 2013
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.
The Wolverine hits theaters July 26, 2013.