Wolverine Origins is a 2009 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. It is the third installment of the MCU film series and the first installment of the Wolverine trilogy within the series. The film was directed by Gavin Hood, written by David Benioff and Skip Woods, and produced by Sam Worthington, who stars as the titular character, alongside Nathalie Emmanuel, Milo Gibson, Bill Nighy, Dominic Monaghan, and Zachary Levi. The film's plot details Wolverine's childhood as James Howlett, his time with Major William Stryker's Team X, the bonding of Wolverine's skeleton with the indestructible metal adamantium during the Weapon X program, his relationship with Ororo Munro and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed.
Wolverine Origins was released on May 1, 2009, by 20th Century Fox. The film was praised for its story, script, visual effects, performances of Worthington and Emmanuel and score. The film opened at the top of the North American box office and grossed $179 million in the United States and Canada and over $373 million worldwide. A second film, The Wolverine, was released in 2013 and a third film, Logan, was released in 2017.
