New Zealand’s The Press reports that an explosive end is in store for the Hollywood blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine where a rocket will narrowly miss the X-Men hero and blow up a barn:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine arrives in theatres on May 1, 2009.
The movie is set in the 1970s and shows Wolverine, played by Australian actor Hugh Jackman, developing into the character made popular by the X-Men film series.
A 20th Century Fox film, in conjunction with Jackman’s production company, Seed, will be mostly filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney, where pre-production is under way.
The (filming) consent application, seen by The Press yesterday, shows a barn and farmhouse will be built at Arcadia Station at a site called Hudson Farm in the movie’s story, with the final scene involving the destruction of the barn using explosives.
“The premise is that a military sniper shoots a rocket launcher at the barn, narrowly missing Wolverine but exploding the building,” an assessment of environmental effects by McGillan Consulting Ltd says.
“This will be a one-off event, with four cameras located around the set to capture the action.”
