First The Wolverine Image Released

Hugh Jackman returns in this superhero thriller next Summer!
It's been a good few months now since we've been able to catch a big-screen superhero movie, what with The Dark Knight Rises having released way back in July, so it's reassuring today to get a glimpse at the genre's future. 20th Century Fox have today released the first official image of Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine. Jackman returns as the titular mutant (left), travelling to Japan after the events of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) in order to save the woman he loves from the threat of the deadly Samurai forces that begin to surround him and his allies. Perhaps there'll be connections to the wider X-Men franchise, perhaps not- either way, Jackman and company are still going to have a tough time convincing many fans such as myself that this can redeem Origins and match up to Iron Man 3, Man Of Steel and Thor: The Dark World next year. We'll have to wait for the trailer, though. The Wolverine bursts into cinemas everywhere on July 26th, 2013.