Here’s the full synopsis for the upcoming comic-book movie “The Wolverine” by director James Mangold (Walk The Line, 3:10 To Yuma, Identity) from a script by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Hugh Jackman (The Greatest Showman on Earth, Les Miserables, Real Steel, X-Men: First Class), Will Yun Lee (Total Recall, Bangkok Love Story, Red Dawn), Hiroyuki Sanada (47 Ronin, Fallen Moon) and Svetlana Khodchenkova (Suspended Chronicles, The Royal Killer).

Synopsis: Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world 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.

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