As one of my Top 10 Summer Movies, The Wolverine has a lot to prove. In the wake of The Avengers‘ immense success from last year, it’s going to be rough for the James Mangold-directed The Wolverine to meet such high expectations. It also doesn’t help that its superhero film competitor for the season is Superman’s return in Zach Snyder’s Man of Steel.
With the latest trailer, though, it seems that The Wolverine is ready for the challenge. It sets the emotional tone of Wolverine’s guilt over killing Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) in X-Men: The Last Stand and his weariness with his eternal life while also mixing in some solid action scenes. If the actual film can properly balance the emotional depth with great fight sequences, The Wolverine could be a great way to get audiences excited for the X-Men again.
Watch the new trailer below. I’ve also included some of the character posters from the film, including Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Viper (Svetlana Khodchenkova), Yukio (Rila Fukushima), and Silver Samurai (Will Yun Lee) below, as well. Remember, The Wolverine slashes its way to theaters July 26th.
