Bryan Singer To Return To X-Men
Bryan Singer (”The Usual Suspects,” “X-Men,” “X2,” “Valkyrie“) has admitted that he would like to make more X-Men films.
The Hollywood Reporter talked with Singer, who worked on the first two movies in the series, “X-Men” (2000), “X2″ (2003), about return to the big screen X-Men franchise that he created.
“I’m still looking to possibly return to the X-Men franchise,” he said. “I’ve been talking to Fox about it. I love Hugh Jackman. I love the cast.”
Singer added that he likes working on science fiction films because they teach the audience about mankind.
“[I like to] trick audiences into thinking they’re seeing fireworks, but they’re learning about themselves and listening to what I have to say,” he explained. “The excitement about working in science fiction and fantasy is… the stories, if they are good, are about the human condition.”
“I’d “love to return to that universe,” meaning the comic book universe, Singer added.
Singer was recently confirmed as the director of upcoming film “Jack The Giant Killer” and “Excalibur.”
Hugh Jackman In “The Greatest Showman On Earth”
Hugh Jackman will star as American showman P.T. Barnum in Twentieth Century Fox’s “The Greatest Showman on Earth.”
Jenny Bicks (Sex and the City: The Movie) will write the script for this original contemporary musical. The studio is in talks with British singer-songwriter Mika to write music and lyrics.
Jackman will play the showman with a penchant for hoaxing a gullible public as he creates the three-ring circus that made him famous. Barnum’s obsession with opera singer Jenny Lind – the so-called Swedish Nightingale will also be explored.
Jackman and his Seed partner John Palermo will produce “The Greatest Showman on Earth” alongside Laurence Mark, extending their working relationship after teaming up for this year’s Oscars, where he served as host.
It is an outgrowth of their work together on the 81st Academy Awards, on which Jackman was host, Mark was exec producer, and Bicks was part of the Emmy-nominated writing team.
The musical follows the old Hollywood tradition in which tuners were scripted with specific actors in mind. Jackman wants Anne Hathaway to star in the role of Jenny Lind, so it’s being scripted for Hathaway, who teamed with Jackman in his opening Oscars number.
Last month Columbia had in the works a new project that was based on the life of P.T. Barnum. But Fox has announced that Hugh Jackman is attached to play P.T. Barnum so, this project is unrelated to the recently announced Columbia Pictures Barnum biopic.
Hugh Jackman In “Avon Man”
After we recently saw this great actor, as hairy Logan in “Wolverine,” as brave and romantic Drover in “Australia” and earlier as con man in “Deception,” as magician Robert Angier in “The Prestige,” Hugh Jackman will sell Avon make-up in his new movie. But why not, that would be interesting.
So, Hugh Jackman will star in 20th Century Fox comedy “Avon Man” and Kevin Bisch (”Hitch”) will write the script for the movie.
Story follows men laid off from an auto dealership. One is reluctantly recruited into becoming an Avon salesman, and while the experience is initially emasculating, he uses his charm and good looks to become a top seller. To ease his family’s financial woes, he recruits his friends into the make-up firm.
Jackman will also produce “Avon Man” with his Seed Productions partner John Palermo, along with Gary Foster at Krasnoff Foster Entertainment.
Hugh Jackman Developing Wolverine 2
Variety confirms recent rumors that Hugh Jackman is now in development on a sequel to the weekend hit “X-Men Origins: Wolverine“. With Wolverine earning $87 million in the US and $160 million combined in its opening weekend, 20th Century Fox has already given the go for the sequel to be made.
No writer has been hired but the sequel is expected the focus on the Logan in Japan samurai storyline from the comic book series.
Jackman previously spoke of the Japanese saga from the comic book.
“There are so many areas of that Japanese story,” he said. “I love the idea of this kind of anarchic character, the outsider, being in this world – I can see it aesthetically, too – full of honor and tradition and customs and someone who’s really anti-all of that, and trying to negotiate his way. The idea of the samurai, too – and the tradition there. It’s really great. In the comic book he gets his ass kicked by a couple of samurai – not even mutants. He’s shocked by that at first.”
Hugh Jackman has a very busy future. It was announced yesterday that Jackman will star in Ghostopolis for Disney. The movie, based on Doug TenNapel’s graphic novel, will see the actor playing a ghosthunter who traps ghosts for the Supernatural Immigration Task Force. But when a human boy is accidentally sent to the other side, Jackman must team with a former flame – now a ghost – to bring the boy back to our world.
In addition, Jackman will star in Personal Security for Fox about a police detective who is forced into bodyguard duty for a spoiled teen heiress who is receiving kidnapping threats. Jackman will also produce.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review
X-Men Origins: Wolverine kicks off the summer of 2009 not with a bang, but a semi-enthusiastic, ‘could have been better but it’s okay enough for an action film if that’s all it aspires to be’ whimper. Whimper’s not exactly the right word as that implies Wolverine completely sucks. It doesn’t. The action is eye-popping and in your face and the acting is spot on. Hugh Jackman does everything possible to make this fourth X-Men movie sparkle, but the story lets our mutant hero down…read more [about.com]
A lot of people have complained about the entire story being a mess. I don’t need my X-Men movies to have the most fat-free, streamlined story arcs. But that comes with being a fan of the comic, and there were a ton of back issues mined for source material in the film. They tried to fit in a lot, and maybe to the film’s detriment in the eyes of Joseph Campbell purists. But I want my X-Men flicks crammed with Mutants, and we get a lot of ‘em we haven’t seen before: Blob, Wraith, Emma Frost, Agent Zero, and then a couple of guys known as Deadpool and Gambit. (Not necessarily a good thing in the case of the latter.)…read more [Screen Junkies]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Three New TV Spots
As we know, an unfinished workprint of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” somehow leaked onto the web. But watching the trailers, clips and TV spots I think the movie is worth watching and I hope it will have great success with secret endings or without them.
Director Gavid Hood said he and the studio have created multiple secret endings (scenes after the credits) that will show up on different prints. That means that your favorite theater could be playing “Wolverine” with an ending that’s different from the ending being shown at a theater across town.
Hood also compared the theatrical version to the leaked one, stating that the leaked one has 400 unfinished visual effects shots, unfinished sound mixing and unfinished coloring.
Take a look at three new TV spots for the movie below.
Wolverine’s Got Milk
Wolverine’s unique mutant power is the ability to rebuild his body far faster than any ordinary human. His secret is simple: Milk. Milk contains protein that helps build muscle and a unique mix of nutrients that helps refuel tired bodies after a workout.
Wolverine is the latest superhero to join the Body By Milk(R) campaign created to encourage teens to drink three glasses of lowfat or fat free milk every day, eat right and be active to stay lean and healthy. Other superheroes who have modeled the iconic ’stache include Batman, the Fantastic Four, Superman and the Incredible Hulk.
Get Your Claws Into This!
Check out the new Wolverine X-Men Origins Milk Mustache ad plus wallpapers, downloads and movie trailers at bodybymilk.com. While you’re there, tell us how milk helps you look and feel great – and you and a friend could become stars for a night by walking the red carpet at an upcoming movie premiere! It’s as easy as that! See official rules for details.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Five Character Videos
As we all know, an unfinished workprint of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” somehow leaked onto the web. Although this will cost 20th Century Fox millions of dollars in ticket sales, we hope the movie will have great success.
These really cool five character videos from the upcoming “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” featuring a look at Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), Gambit (Taylor Kitsch), Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), Wraith (Will i am).
Leading up to the events of “X-Men,” the new spin-off movie tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” is directed by Gavin Hood and is scheduled to hit theaters on May 1st, 2009.
Everything we posted about the movie you can find at “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” FF Movie Page
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French X-Men Origins: Wolverine Poster
A brand new poster for the upcoming “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” has appeared online, featuring all the main characters from the movie: Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, Lynn Collins as Silver Fox and Taylor Kitsch as Gambit.
Leading up to the events of “X-Men,” the new spin-off movie tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” is scheduled to hit theaters on May 1st, 2009. [source: Kinopoisk]
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” Workprint Leaks Online
According to HitFix, workprint of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” has allegedly leaked online.
The movie won’t hit theaters until May 1st, 2009 and bad news for 20th Century Fox, people can now watch the workprint on several kinds of websites out there.
The bootleg is purportedly a DVD quality video of the Fox blockbuster without a timecode or studio watermark, but with several visual effects shots unfinished.
The only missing elements to the pirated copy seems to be scenes from director Gavin Hood’s recent reshoots of the film, which, according to actor Hugh Jackman, was the result of scheduling conflicts with the cast/crew, and not problems with the movie itself.
At the moment, Fox Legal is no doubt sending their legal troops throughout the web trying to pull the movie down, but at this point, gentlemen, good luck.
