David Benioff, a comic book fan, akatevera chirongwa ichi kweanenge makore matatu asati apiwa basa rekunyora script muna Gumiguru 2004. Mukugadzirira kunyora script, akatanga kuverenga zvakare nyaya yaBarry Windsor-Smith's "Weapon X", pamwe naChris Claremont naFrank Miller's 1982 limited series pamusoro pehunhu (nyaya yake yaanofarira). Zvakare kushumira sekufemerwa kwaive 2001 limited series Origin, iyo inoratidza hupenyu hwaWolverine pamberi peWeapon X. Jackman akabatana pane script, iyo yaakada kuve yakanyanya kuita chimiro chakaenzana nemamwe maX-Men mafirimu. Skip Woods, uyo akanyora Hitman weFox, akazotengwa kuti agadzirise uye anyorezve Benioff's script.
Musi waMay 1, 2009