The film is expected to take place in Japan following the events of the first film and borrow elements from Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's 1982 limited series, which was set in the same location.

Directed by

James Mangold

Produced by

Hugh Jackman
Lauren Shuler Donner
Darren Aronofsky

Written by

Christopher McQuarrie
Mark Bomback

Based on Wolverine by

Chris Claremont
Frank Miller


Cast

Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine: A mutant and future member of the X-Men. Jackman, who portrayed the character in the previous X-Men films, will also produce the film via his company Seed Productions. Jackman stated that he ate six meals a day in preparation for the role. Jackman contacted Dwayne Johnson for some tips to bulking up for the movie. Johnson suggested for six months a pound a week, 6,000 calories a day which consisted of "an awful lot of chicken, steak and brown rice".

Hiroyuki Sanada as Shingen Yashida, a character created by Claremont and Miller, who was a Yakuza crime boss and antagonist to Wolverine.

Hal Yamanouchi as Yashida, who may be the head of the Yashida clan to which Shingen belonged.

Tao Okamoto as Mariko Yashida, the daughter of Shingen and one-time fiancee to Wolverine.

Rila Fukushima as Yukio, one of the deadliest assassins in Shingen’s clan.

Will Yun Lee as Kenuichio Harada, more commonly known as the Silver Samurai, who possesses an electrified suit of samurai armor and is the illegitimate son of the crime lord.

Brian Tee as Noburo Mori, a corrupt minister of justice who is about to marry Mariko.

Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper, a one-time peer of Wolverine's as well as an enemy.