How many people come out of a movie – let alone a movie like Wolverine – talking about who the screenwriter was? Industry people sure, but not the general public.

Even most industry people are only talking about the screenwriter if it was a bad movie. If it was good, the director gets the praise.

Now if Hugh Jackman wrote a novel, I would guess Wolverine would help sales, especially if it was titled “Hugh Jackman's Wolverine Unleashed”.

How many people come out of a movie – let alone a movie like Wolverine – talking about who the screenwriter was? Industry people sure, but not the general public.

Even most industry people are only talking about the screenwriter if it was a bad movie. If it was good, the director gets the praise.

Now if Hugh Jackman wrote a novel, I would guess Wolverine would help sales, especially if it was titled “Hugh Jackman's Wolverine Unleashed”.

Oh, and wrt to Poland, I would guess that was unintentional – I've never known him to try and be “clever” in that manner.

As a wordsmith, that offends me.

On another Wolverine-related topic: I've been made aware that the screenwriter (Benioff) is also the author of a novel that was moderately well-reviewed, and there are folks in the book publishing world who seem to think the movie will lead people to the novel. I think they're insane: what does a guy who loves comic book movie adaptations care about the screenwriter's decidedly un-comic book novel? Thoughts?

As a wordsmith, that offends me.

On another Wolverine-related topic: I've been made aware that the screenwriter (Benioff) is also the author of a novel that was moderately well-reviewed, and there are folks in the book publishing world who seem to think the movie will lead people to the novel. I think they're insane: what does a guy who loves comic book movie adaptations care about the screenwriter's decidedly un-comic book novel? Thoughts?