The Wolverine (2013)
>Darren Aronofsky would originally write and direct the movie, but dropped out due to creative differences and was replaced by James Mangold.
>Aronofsky's draft was R-rated and set in 1987, featuring Logan being recruited The Hand to become an enforcer for the Yashida Crime Family in Japan. Logan falls in love with Mariko Yashida, daughter of mobster Shingen Yashida, and must fight for her love. Other characters included Yukio, Logan's bodyguard and lover; Zen, Logan's master in the Hand; Elvis, an American mobster and Shingen's rival; Harada, Shingen's illegitimate son who craves for his father's approval; and Viper, an assassin and Harada's lover.
>Early drafts featured Rogue as Logan's companion, and Ichiro Yashida would be revealed to possess the same powers as her, with Logan being the only one capable of survive being touched by Yashida.
>Jessica Biel was approached for Viper before Svetlana Khodchenkova was cast.
>Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa was approached for Yashida before Hal Yamanouchi was cast.
>There were plans for a sequel about Logan and Yukio going on an adventure in the island of Madripoor, but they were scrapped when X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST was greenlit.