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Hiroyuki Sanada Joins Fox’s ‘Wolverine’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday July 10, 2012 @ 2:52pm PDTTags: 20th Century Fox, Hiroyuki Sanada, The Wolverine

Hiroyuki Sanada WolverineJapan’s Hiroyuki Sanada is set to play Wolverine foe Shingen in 20th Century Fox’s upcoming The Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman and directed by James Mangold. Lauren Shuler-Donner, Kevin Feige, Jackman and Hutch Parker are producing the X-Men sequel, which begins production next month in Australia and later in Japan. In the Marvel comic universe, Shingen was a Japanese yakuza crime boss who also happened to be the father of Wolverine’s fiancee. Sanada just finished filming The Railway Man opposite Colin Firth and is also in Universal’s 47 Ronin, which will be released next February. He won the Japanese Oscar for The Twilight Samurai, and his credits include Rush Hour 3, City Of Your Final Destination, and The White Countess. He is repped by Lighthouse Entertainment and Axon Entertainment.

Related: ‘Wolverine’ Sets Will Yun Lee, Brian Tee To Join Hugh Jackman

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Stellan Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada Board ‘Railway Man’ With Firth & Kidman

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Friday April 27, 2012 @ 10:15am PDTTags: Hiroyuki Sanada, Nicole Kidman

Stellan Skarsgard Railway ManAs principal photography gears up for a Monday start on The Railway Man, Stellan Skarsgård and Hiroyuki Sanada have joined the cast. Colin Firth stars in the true story of Eric Lomax, a prisoner of war forced … Read More »

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