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Thursday, 27 May 2010
Announcing X-Men Day on July 8
A new era for the X-Men begins on Thursday, July 8 with the release of X-MEN #1 and Marvel is proud to celebrate with the inaugural X-Men Day! In the first X-MEN #1 in almost 20 years, Marvel's mighty mutants enter the Heroic Age to face a deadly new threat, courtesy of fan favorite creators Victor Gischler and Paco Medina! Mark your calendars and be the first person on your block to score great X-Men Day commemorative items like the exclusive limited-edition cover print featuring Paco Medina's "We Are The X-Men" images, exclusive variants, mini-posters and more! Plus, fans can't miss the chance to add their own heroes to the X-Men lineup by sketching on the X-MEN#1 BLANK VARIANT!
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
9 Unessential X-Men Action Figures
From: ToplessRobot.com
Written by: Brian Heiler
Much liked the ruled the comic shops of the '80s, the X-Men dominated the toy stores of the '90s. As kids grew disinterested in '80s mainstays like G.I. Joe and Transformers, the X-Men -- thanks to a very long-running and shockingly comics-accurate cartoon -- took over the space with countless Wolverines, Cyclopses, and Jean Greys (mostly Wolverines, though). Because of the show's longetivity and how much it borrowed from its source material, not only countless X-characters were made into toys, but Toy Biz scrambled to figure out new ways to repackage the main X-Men for more sales. Some of these worked. Some of them didn't. Here are 9 utterly unessential X-Men figures that don't need to be in anybody's collection.
Written by: Brian Heiler
Much liked the ruled the comic shops of the '80s, the X-Men dominated the toy stores of the '90s. As kids grew disinterested in '80s mainstays like G.I. Joe and Transformers, the X-Men -- thanks to a very long-running and shockingly comics-accurate cartoon -- took over the space with countless Wolverines, Cyclopses, and Jean Greys (mostly Wolverines, though). Because of the show's longetivity and how much it borrowed from its source material, not only countless X-characters were made into toys, but Toy Biz scrambled to figure out new ways to repackage the main X-Men for more sales. Some of these worked. Some of them didn't. Here are 9 utterly unessential X-Men figures that don't need to be in anybody's collection.
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Friday, 29 May 2009
Gambit: The ace card in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
From: coventrytelegraph.net
Written by: David Bentley
ONE of the ace cards in Hugh Jackman's X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie is the long-awaited appearance of comic book favourite Gambit.
Taylor Kitsch plays the mutant, who has the power to charge objects with an explosive energy and often deploys a deck of playing cards and a staff.
Gambit has a huge following of comic book readers but they have had a frustrating wait to see him on the big screen.
Here I'm going to take a look at Gambit's rather unlucky card hand when it comes to the X-Men films and their multiple attempts to add him to the cast. His eventual appearance in Wolverine, along with other characters such as Deadpool and Blob, seems to have delivered the winning hand fans that have wanted for so long.
The character had been due to appear in the first X-Men movie in 2000. At the San Diego Comic Con that year, director Bryan Singer told a panel audience: "I almost had Gambit as a young boy on the basketball field, but the fear was that if he held the basketball, then released it and then it exploded, people would be like 'What's wrong with those basketballs?'. That is, people who weren't fans or didn't know the characters. But Gambit and Beast are two characters that I missed terribly."
Written by: David Bentley
ONE of the ace cards in Hugh Jackman's X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie is the long-awaited appearance of comic book favourite Gambit.
Taylor Kitsch plays the mutant, who has the power to charge objects with an explosive energy and often deploys a deck of playing cards and a staff.
Gambit has a huge following of comic book readers but they have had a frustrating wait to see him on the big screen.
Here I'm going to take a look at Gambit's rather unlucky card hand when it comes to the X-Men films and their multiple attempts to add him to the cast. His eventual appearance in Wolverine, along with other characters such as Deadpool and Blob, seems to have delivered the winning hand fans that have wanted for so long.
The character had been due to appear in the first X-Men movie in 2000. At the San Diego Comic Con that year, director Bryan Singer told a panel audience: "I almost had Gambit as a young boy on the basketball field, but the fear was that if he held the basketball, then released it and then it exploded, people would be like 'What's wrong with those basketballs?'. That is, people who weren't fans or didn't know the characters. But Gambit and Beast are two characters that I missed terribly."
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Saturday, 23 May 2009
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Where to find Hugh Jackman's Wolverine leather jacket
From: coventrytelegraph.net
Written by: David Bentley
Written by: David Bentley
HUGH JACKMAN'S portrayal of Wolverine has become popular with many fans for the character's distinctive leather jackets.
Jackman plays the metal-clawed mutant in the previous X-Men trilogy and in current release X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where he wears another variation on the character's classic biker jacket.
Replicas of the jackets have become a must-have for many viewers. Last year, I reported how one enthusiast had created an online store selling the jackets when he finally found a quality duplicate of the version worn by Jackman on screen.
The website, Logan's Closet, is now offering a replica of the jacket seen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, at a price of $600 to $760 depending on size. The site also sells the jackets worn by Wolverine in the first X-Men film and in X-Men: The Last Stand, as well as the jackets worn in Terminator, House, Bangkok Dangerous, I Am Legend, Biker Boyz and Mystery Men. The jackets are all high-quality items made by USA manufacturer Vanson.
There are also other sites offering Wolverine jackets. They include Wested, which offers a British-made replica for £165. Wested also offers replicas of the jacket it made for Harrison Ford to wear in Raiders of the Lost Ark, as well as those from War of the Worlds, Tomorrow Never Dies, Minority Report, Mission Impossible and Doctor Who.
Monday, 11 May 2009
Jackman's Perm Almost Cost Him Wolverine
From: imdb.com
Hugh Jackman almost missed out on the chance to play Wolverine in the original X-men movie - because he had to audition with a perm.
The Aussie star reveals he tried out for the action man role nine months before filming started - and was initially passed over for Brit Dougray Scott.
And he thinks his hair put the casting director off.
He explains, "I was doing a musical in London at the time, playing Curly in Oklahoma - so I had a perm in my hair.
"So I put the hat on to do the audition and about halfway through, the casting director was like, 'That was great, could you do one without the hat? I can't really see Wolverine wearing a baseball cap.'
"I took it off and I read about two lines and she goes, 'Cut, put the hat on - now!'"
But fortune came Jackman's way when filming on Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible film overran and Scott was contracted to complete that film first.
Producers couldn't wait and so Jackman re-auditioned - four days after X-Men began shooting in 1999.
Ten years later, the Aussie has played the claw-handed mutant in four movies, including the newly-released X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which debuted at the top of box office charts around the globe this week on its way to an impressive $175 million (£116 million) haul.
Hugh Jackman almost missed out on the chance to play Wolverine in the original X-men movie - because he had to audition with a perm.
The Aussie star reveals he tried out for the action man role nine months before filming started - and was initially passed over for Brit Dougray Scott.
And he thinks his hair put the casting director off.
He explains, "I was doing a musical in London at the time, playing Curly in Oklahoma - so I had a perm in my hair.
"So I put the hat on to do the audition and about halfway through, the casting director was like, 'That was great, could you do one without the hat? I can't really see Wolverine wearing a baseball cap.'
"I took it off and I read about two lines and she goes, 'Cut, put the hat on - now!'"
But fortune came Jackman's way when filming on Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible film overran and Scott was contracted to complete that film first.
Producers couldn't wait and so Jackman re-auditioned - four days after X-Men began shooting in 1999.
Ten years later, the Aussie has played the claw-handed mutant in four movies, including the newly-released X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which debuted at the top of box office charts around the globe this week on its way to an impressive $175 million (£116 million) haul.
Monday, 4 May 2009
This X Doesn't Mark the Spot: The Wolverine Movie Lacks the Series' Socially Significant Themes
From: huffingtonpost.com
Written by: William Bradley.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is shaping up as a big summer action hit. But it's a big step back from what genre fiction's been doing lately.
Big comic book and scifi movie extravaganzas can make big points about society, sometimes even catching the zeitgeist, as we saw with 2008's The Dark Knight. The X-Men series has been at the forefront of this, exploring the changing nature of humanity, our relationship with technology, and the concept of otherness in a mass society. And doing it amidst unique powers, cool tech, and some bracing action.
Unfortunately, most of that which intrigues one intellectually and moves one emotionally is missing in the fourth entry in the franchise, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
It's not a bad movie. (And it does provide an amusing explanation for one of the most famous events of the 1970s.) In fact, it is shaping up as a big hit. It's a pretty good action flick, but the movie lacks the intellectual depth and soul frequently found in the X-Men series. I was entertained. But it's going to fall far short measured against the Star Trek and Terminator movies coming later this month in the cultural significance sweepstakes.
The basic plot seems borrowed, at least in part, from Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1985 action vehicle, Commando. Somebody is killing members of Wolverine's old special ops team, and his old commanding officer visits him to discuss it. Bad things ensue.
Like the reboot of Batman, this picture is an origin story. But it explains, well, nothing, before jumping into the action.
Written by: William Bradley.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is shaping up as a big summer action hit. But it's a big step back from what genre fiction's been doing lately.
Big comic book and scifi movie extravaganzas can make big points about society, sometimes even catching the zeitgeist, as we saw with 2008's The Dark Knight. The X-Men series has been at the forefront of this, exploring the changing nature of humanity, our relationship with technology, and the concept of otherness in a mass society. And doing it amidst unique powers, cool tech, and some bracing action.
Unfortunately, most of that which intrigues one intellectually and moves one emotionally is missing in the fourth entry in the franchise, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
It's not a bad movie. (And it does provide an amusing explanation for one of the most famous events of the 1970s.) In fact, it is shaping up as a big hit. It's a pretty good action flick, but the movie lacks the intellectual depth and soul frequently found in the X-Men series. I was entertained. But it's going to fall far short measured against the Star Trek and Terminator movies coming later this month in the cultural significance sweepstakes.
The basic plot seems borrowed, at least in part, from Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1985 action vehicle, Commando. Somebody is killing members of Wolverine's old special ops team, and his old commanding officer visits him to discuss it. Bad things ensue.
Like the reboot of Batman, this picture is an origin story. But it explains, well, nothing, before jumping into the action.
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Saturday, 2 May 2009
Berry Hopes For X-men Return
From: imdb.com
Halle Berry hopes to follow in the footsteps of Hugh Jackman by reviving her X-men character for a prequel.
Jackman's new movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine is set before the comic book trilogy and tells the life story of his superhero alter ego.
And Berry, who played weather-controlling mutant Storm in the first three films, would love to return to the franchise with her own X-Men Origins picture.
She says, "I think that would be great. Storm deserves her own movie - if I can still fit into the suit."
Halle Berry hopes to follow in the footsteps of Hugh Jackman by reviving her X-men character for a prequel.
Jackman's new movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine is set before the comic book trilogy and tells the life story of his superhero alter ego.
And Berry, who played weather-controlling mutant Storm in the first three films, would love to return to the franchise with her own X-Men Origins picture.
She says, "I think that would be great. Storm deserves her own movie - if I can still fit into the suit."
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Auto of the week: 1987 Ford F-250 from X-Men
From: boxwish.com
We’re taking a break from racing around with those Fast & Furious guys Vin Diesel and Paul Walker for this week’s auto spot, preferring a dose of superhero nostalgia from 2000 comic book classic – X-Men. This Wednesday marks the return to cinemas of probably the most popular mutant to live under Charles Xavier’s roof – the sideburned berserker Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) in prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and so to celebrate this, the first big summer event movie of 2009 we’re taking a trip back to Logan’s motoring roots with the first vehicle we see him drive in the Marvel movies – his 1987 Ford F-250 truck.
Being a hefty pick-up truck, one of Ford’s ever-popular F-Series (we talked about the 250’s sister truck, the 150 SuperCab XLT as seen in Nicolas Cage thriller Knowing recently), it’s not the usual glamorous ride we expect from action blockbusters, but is 100 percent Wolverine through and through. We first meet the muscled mutant while in Canada, driving around in his truck before he meets up with teenage runaway Marie (aka Rogue, played by Anna Paquin) and the pair is attacked by Magneto (Ian McKellen’s) gang of baddie mutants.
Prior to hooking up with Rogue, Wolverine had lived on the road and out of his truck which he modified to resemble a motorhome rather than a pick-up. The two-door motor itself is part of Ford’s eighth generation of F-250s which ran from 1987 (this model) to 1991 and boasts all the new features from this stage in the truck’s evolution – rear antilock brakes (useful in the snowy wilds of Canada and incidentally, the first truck to include the feature), five speed transmission and no flareside box. There were to be more important changes to the 250 before the ninth generation launch in 1992, but being a simple kinda guy, Logan happily stuck with what he knew.
We’re taking a break from racing around with those Fast & Furious guys Vin Diesel and Paul Walker for this week’s auto spot, preferring a dose of superhero nostalgia from 2000 comic book classic – X-Men. This Wednesday marks the return to cinemas of probably the most popular mutant to live under Charles Xavier’s roof – the sideburned berserker Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) in prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and so to celebrate this, the first big summer event movie of 2009 we’re taking a trip back to Logan’s motoring roots with the first vehicle we see him drive in the Marvel movies – his 1987 Ford F-250 truck.Being a hefty pick-up truck, one of Ford’s ever-popular F-Series (we talked about the 250’s sister truck, the 150 SuperCab XLT as seen in Nicolas Cage thriller Knowing recently), it’s not the usual glamorous ride we expect from action blockbusters, but is 100 percent Wolverine through and through. We first meet the muscled mutant while in Canada, driving around in his truck before he meets up with teenage runaway Marie (aka Rogue, played by Anna Paquin) and the pair is attacked by Magneto (Ian McKellen’s) gang of baddie mutants.
Prior to hooking up with Rogue, Wolverine had lived on the road and out of his truck which he modified to resemble a motorhome rather than a pick-up. The two-door motor itself is part of Ford’s eighth generation of F-250s which ran from 1987 (this model) to 1991 and boasts all the new features from this stage in the truck’s evolution – rear antilock brakes (useful in the snowy wilds of Canada and incidentally, the first truck to include the feature), five speed transmission and no flareside box. There were to be more important changes to the 250 before the ninth generation launch in 1992, but being a simple kinda guy, Logan happily stuck with what he knew.
Jackman's Shower Superstition
From: imdb.com
Hugh Jackman came up with a bizarre way to channel his X-men character's rage - by taking a cold shower every morning before filming.
The actor reprised his superhero role for X-Men Origins: Wolverine and made sure he was properly psyched up for his challenging days on-set.
In a bid to find Wolverine's inner anger Jackman forced himself to take an ice-cold shower - and keep quiet during the excruciating experience.
He says, "It's surprisingly easy to find that inner rage. I do a little trick every morning. I stumbled upon this on X-Men 1. I had to get rid of my hairspray first thing in the morning but my wife was asleep and there was no hot water, it was the middle of Toronto winter.
"I turned the water on and was waiting and I got in and I couldn't make a noise. I don't know how it was running; it was that cold.
"After 20 to 30 seconds I thought, 'This is exactly how Wolverine feels all the time.' It's that inner rage but you can't yell or do anything.
Every morning I do it. It's now a bit of a superstition."
Hugh Jackman came up with a bizarre way to channel his X-men character's rage - by taking a cold shower every morning before filming.
The actor reprised his superhero role for X-Men Origins: Wolverine and made sure he was properly psyched up for his challenging days on-set.
In a bid to find Wolverine's inner anger Jackman forced himself to take an ice-cold shower - and keep quiet during the excruciating experience.
He says, "It's surprisingly easy to find that inner rage. I do a little trick every morning. I stumbled upon this on X-Men 1. I had to get rid of my hairspray first thing in the morning but my wife was asleep and there was no hot water, it was the middle of Toronto winter.
"I turned the water on and was waiting and I got in and I couldn't make a noise. I don't know how it was running; it was that cold.
"After 20 to 30 seconds I thought, 'This is exactly how Wolverine feels all the time.' It's that inner rage but you can't yell or do anything.
Every morning I do it. It's now a bit of a superstition."
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Jackman Stabbed Stuntwoman On X-men Movie
From: Imdb.com
Hugh Jackman accidentally stabbed a stuntwoman in the arm while filming the first X-men movie - during a fight scene as his clawed character Wolverine.
The Australian actor had to wear real metal talons while filming the 2000 comic book blockbuster and admits handling the prop was quite dangerous.
Jackman recalls one incident which left Rebecca Romijn's stunt double seriously hurt - forcing moviemakers to rethink how to film the scenes involving the superhero's famous claws.
He says, "On the very first film we had real metal claws and the girl who was playing Mystique, Rebecca Romijn, her stunt double and I were doing a fight sequence in the Statue of Liberty. I went to stab her in the arm, which was part of the choreography, and she's meant to move her arm away and she forgot and the thing went right into her arm, like an inch.
"I was stunned. It was one of those things, it was so deep, there was a hole, there was no blood coming out and then like a minute later, it was like a geyser. I didn't faint and I thought she was going to freak out, but she just said, 'Yes! I have been stabbed by Wolverine!' Typical stuntwoman."
And Jackman admits that subsequent efforts to prevent him using real metal claws were not particularly successful - and even involved him using a fake limb with one arm tucked behind his back. The prop was only used in one scene before it was discarded.
Jackman's latest outing as the superhero, X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits cinemas on 1 May.
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Patrick Stewart's X-rated kisses
From: 92.9 Entertainment
Patrick Stewart loved working on 'X-Men' - because he got to kiss his female co-stars every day.
The 68-year-old actor favourite part about working on the superhero trilogy was being surrounded by beautiful women, including Halle Berry, every day.
He said: "Filming 'X-Men' was amazing. Can you imagine what it was like starting your day walking into the make-up room and giving a good morning kiss to Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijn and Anna Paquin, can you imagine how good that felt?"
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Thursday, 19 February 2009
The 9 Most Dysfunctional Comic Couples
Topless Robot has posted a list of The 9 Most Dysfunctional Comic Couples, and the X-Men make the list more than once.
Have a look.
Have a look.
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Virginmedia ranks the X-Men
Virginmedia.com have been putting up various best-of lists, and the X-Men made the cut:
Your favourite movie badass... revealed!
3. Wolverine
Movies: The X-Men series (2000-2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Badass qualities: Retractable adamantium claws, sarcastic quips, legendary sideburns... then there's his tendency to fly into berserker rage. Too cool.
Sample badass dialogue: Sabretooth: "Do you even know how to kill me?" Wolverine: "I'm gonna cut your goddamn head off. See if that works." Growl!
The best movie insults
X-Men (2000)
Wolverine and the gang are chasing some renegade mutants, who plan to set off a machine which will turn a symposium of gathering world leaders into mutants themselves. But one of the baddies is a shape-changer who has assumed Wolverine's form. But which is the real Wolverine?
Wolverine: "Hey! It's me." Cyclops: "Prove it!" Wolverine: "You're a dick." Cyclops: "Okay."
Your favourite movie badass... revealed!
3. Wolverine
Movies: The X-Men series (2000-2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Badass qualities: Retractable adamantium claws, sarcastic quips, legendary sideburns... then there's his tendency to fly into berserker rage. Too cool.
Sample badass dialogue: Sabretooth: "Do you even know how to kill me?" Wolverine: "I'm gonna cut your goddamn head off. See if that works." Growl!
The best movie insults
X-Men (2000)
Wolverine and the gang are chasing some renegade mutants, who plan to set off a machine which will turn a symposium of gathering world leaders into mutants themselves. But one of the baddies is a shape-changer who has assumed Wolverine's form. But which is the real Wolverine?
Wolverine: "Hey! It's me." Cyclops: "Prove it!" Wolverine: "You're a dick." Cyclops: "Okay."
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Friday, 9 January 2009
Marvel Unveils Wolverine Action Figure
Though we continue to wait on an official poster for X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- which is dragging ass behind the trailer -- Marvel has already got an action figure worth checking out.
Action Figure: X-Men Origins: WolverineFrom: Canmag.com
I don't know if it's the plastic gunshow, the shapely crotch, or the perfectly tailored jeans, but there is something extremely accurate about this first action figure for Wolverine. If anybody can tell me what body-forming jeans Logan is wearing, I would love a pair. Click on the image for a larger size.
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Action Figure: X-Men Origins: WolverineFrom: Canmag.com
I don't know if it's the plastic gunshow, the shapely crotch, or the perfectly tailored jeans, but there is something extremely accurate about this first action figure for Wolverine. If anybody can tell me what body-forming jeans Logan is wearing, I would love a pair. Click on the image for a larger size.
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Friday, 12 December 2008
David S. Goyer Goes Invisible Next
From: Cinemablend.com
Written by: Katey Rich
We all know Fox is putting a whole lot of faith in the upcoming Wolverine: Origins, and Hugh Jackman is running around talking about how he'd like to play Wolvy forever and ever. But apparently the studio is being a little more cautious before they greenlight any more stories about the X-Men, waiting first to see how Jackman and his sideburns.
That's why David S. Goyer, who wrote a script about Magneto's early days, won't be working on that one next. Instead, he told Collider, he'll be taking on his sequel to the H.G. Wells classic The Invisible Man. No, it has nothing to do with his widely hated ghost movie The Invisible. It picks up where the first one left off, following the original main character's nephew as he perfects the powers of invisibility and gets unwanted attention from Scotland Yard in the process.
Check out this clip from their interview with Goyer below, including some details about his plans for Magneto's story.
Written by: Katey Rich
We all know Fox is putting a whole lot of faith in the upcoming Wolverine: Origins, and Hugh Jackman is running around talking about how he'd like to play Wolvy forever and ever. But apparently the studio is being a little more cautious before they greenlight any more stories about the X-Men, waiting first to see how Jackman and his sideburns.
That's why David S. Goyer, who wrote a script about Magneto's early days, won't be working on that one next. Instead, he told Collider, he'll be taking on his sequel to the H.G. Wells classic The Invisible Man. No, it has nothing to do with his widely hated ghost movie The Invisible. It picks up where the first one left off, following the original main character's nephew as he perfects the powers of invisibility and gets unwanted attention from Scotland Yard in the process.
Check out this clip from their interview with Goyer below, including some details about his plans for Magneto's story.
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