The Wolverine
Over the years the train has been a huge part of the movies; and every once in a while we see our heroes doing battle on top of said train.
This week it is the turn of Hugh Jackman as he reprises the role of Wolverine in blockbuster The Wolverine.
We take a look at some of the best train-top fight scenes that we have been treated to over the years.
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
There are many iconic moments from the Indiana Jones series; one being where River Phoenix (playing a young Indiana) does battle with robbers on top of a circus train.
Dressed in his Boy Scout uniform Indy is being chased by this band of robbers as he has taken a stolen artifact from them.
About the circus train Indy finds himself doing battle with more than just men as he comes face to face with snakes and lions. And we see how he gets that famous scar on his chin.
- Skyfall
One of the more recent train-top fight scenes came last year in Skyfall, as Daniel Craig reprised the role of 007.
The sequence, along with biking along the top of the Grand Bazaar in Turkey, was a fantastic way to open the film.
Bond and Eve are in hot pursuit of a mercenary, who has stolen a computer hard drive containing details of undercover agents.
While Bond is doing battle on top of the train, Eve is given the order to shoot the mercenary to stop him getting away. However, her aim is not that great and she shoots 007 instead.
- Spider Man 2
In 2004 Tobey Maguire returned to the role of Peter Parker in Spider Man 2, a movie that saw him reunite with director Alfred Molina.
This time around he must do battle with Doc Ock - played by Alfred Molina - and they find themselves on top of train.
Ock disables the controls and full intends to kill everyone on board in a major accident in the city.
But Spider Man saves the day by managing to save the train and everyone on it just before it plunges over the end of the track.
- Mission: Impossible
Hard to believe but it was back in 1996 when we saw Tom Cruise take on the role of Ethan Hunt for the very first time.
The end of the movie is not so much a fight scene but sees Hunt defeat the baddie on top of a speeding train.
The mole has been revealed and he has made his way to the top of the train to make his escape by helicopter.
But Hunt has no intention of letting him go. He tethers the helicopter to the train before using an explosive piece of chewing gum to destroy it.
- The Wolverine
The Wolverine is a movie not to miss this weekend as Hugh Jackman reprises the title role in the second stand-alone film for the character.
The movie is the popular Japanese arc brought to the big screen as James Mangold is back in the director's chair.
Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed.
We are going to see Jackman do battle on top of a speeding train on what is set to be one of the most exciting set pieces in the film.
The Wolverine is released 25th July.
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