Some of the best movie promotion these days comes from the Twitter accounts of the directors. James Mangold, the director of The Wolverine, has been tweeting things recently like the first 6-second “tweaser” video for the film. Yesterday, he tweeted a few shots from the set. Check out his tweet messages and the linked pictures after the break.
some more pics from the set of THE WOLVERINE. #wolverine, #wolverinemovie
Working on the bullet train sequence– pic.twitter.com/8q338SZIbO— Mangold (@mang0ld) April 10, 2013
Shooting a giant funeral in Tokyo– pic.twitter.com/7J37xGL5GY
— Mangold (@mang0ld) April 10, 2013
Shooting the Yakuza attack at the temple– pic.twitter.com/h0GDGky9lZ
— Mangold (@mang0ld) April 10, 2013
Tao Okamoto (Mariko) as we shot a climactic sequence in the Yashida research facility– pic.twitter.com/z6V3FucL4N
— Mangold (@mang0ld) April 10, 2013
If you haven’t heard yet, the plot summary of The Wolverine is as follows:
In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as 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 movie stars Hugh Jackman, Brian Tee, Will Yun Lee, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Rila Fukushima and Tao Okamoto. You can follow the tweets of director James Mangold on his Twitter as well as the tweets of the movie’s official Twitter. You can also check out The Wolverine’s Official Site for more info and like the movie on Facebook.