High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 American action film based on the Marvel Comics` fictional character Wolverine. The fourth installment in the X-Men film series, it was released worldwide on May 1, 2009. The film is directed by Gavin Hood and stars Hugh Jackman as the title character, along with Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed, Danny Huston, Will.i.am, Lynn Collins, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch, Daniel Henney, Kevin Durand and Ryan Reynolds. The film acts as a prequel/spin-off for the X-Men trilogy, focusing on the violent past of the mutant Wolverine and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed. The plot also details Wolverine`s early encounters with Major William Stryker, his time with Team X, and the bonding of Wolverine`s skeleton with the indestructible metal adamantium during the Weapon X program.