With production already underway, it’s not a surprise that we’ve gotten late word on some casting for it since they’re not working with this particular character yet for The Wolverine. Originally offered to Jessica Biel before she turned it down, Svetlana Khodchenkova is now formally confirmed to be playing Viper in the film. The character is a complicated one in the comics with which “family” she belongs to as she has spent considerable time in the Captain America world, but for this story she had a good part in it and will be utilized. The actress has the additional bonus of actually being Russian, making for at least some realistic accents to be used for the character.
The feature is due on July 26, 2013 directed by James Mangold starring Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Khodchenkova, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hal Yamanouchi, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima and Brian Tee.
Plot Concept: Based on the celebrated comic book arc, THE WOLVERINE finds Logan, the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, samurai steel will clash with adamantium claw as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will leave him forever changed.