James Mangold Tweets New Behind The Scenes Images From 'The Wolverine'

Maybe it's because Iron Man 3 is coming so soon, maybe it's because we've started to speculate about the rest of Marvel's Phase Two, or maybe it's because X-Men: Days of Future Past is on the way. Whatever it is, my level of excitement for James Mangold's The Wolverine has started to dissipate in the last few weeks. It probably has something to do with the first trailer, which didn't quite wow audiences, and seemed to go away from the original Chris Claremont story we'd believed The Wolverine was based on.

The film can certainly still save itself. It won't be out until July 26, and the film's director took to Twitter to show some interesting behind the scenes photos from the shoot. No Hugh Jackman here, but you do get an idea of some of the film's gorgeous location filming and supporting cast. They're extremely promising. 

The images all come from Mangold's Twitter feed, @Mang0ld.

The captions, from left to right, are as follows:

Are you still excited for The Wolverine? Notice any Easter eggs in the images?

Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern-day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world, he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents 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.