Spider-Man 4...in 3D?!?

How great would this be?
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His attack is unstoppable

More Wolverine leak drama

Here's the cliff-notes version:

• Tom Rothman, chairman of Twentieth Century Fox, says the workprint is "about 10 minutes shorter..." than the finished film.
• "Apparently that was a lie", says Scott Mendelson, film critic for the Huffington Post. He notes that both workprint and final film have identical running times: 107 minutes.
• MovieLine cites a Fox source as responding to Mendelson's assertion with: "It’s lunacy". The source goes on a bit and seems to speculate that Mendelson may have misunderstood Roth's full statements and may simply be confused.
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Lauren Shuler Donner on 'X-Men Origins:Wolverine'

SCI FI Wire posted a brief interview with Lauren Shuler Donner this morning. In it she discusses the Gavin Hood/Richard Donner directing rumors as well as her thoughts on the workprint leak.
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Charlie Hunnam confirms Thor screen test

IGN Movies spoke with Charlie Hunnam about rumors that the actor had been screen-tested for Thor. He confirmed these rumors, saying that he had one screen test so far. I'm not familiar with his work, but appearance-wise, he looks the part to me (although he would definitely have to bulk up a lot).
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New 'X-Men Origins:Wolverine' clip

Check it out.

Think before blogging

I just read this article about one of the 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' trailers and thought it was a great example of the predisposition some people have to 'bash first' and ask questions later. Are people really this eager to find fault with things? That they would not even bother to research something before they verbally rip it to shreds?

Downey Jr. taking Iron Man 2 "more seriously than any movie I’ve ever done"

Collider.com ran a great interview with Robert Downey Jr. yesterday. In it, the actor discusses his desire to have the sequel live up to expectations, how the film will be "incredibly risky and artistic for a big genre movie", and how working with a large, big-name cast has been working out so far.
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Tempe, Arizona beats Davis, California

You have to wonder about the dedication of big city fans. How did a city with a population of around 200,000 beat out NYC, LA, Chicago, etc? Nice work, Tempe! The Arizona city edged out Davis, California, to win hosting duties for the world premier of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.
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Adamantium may reach $100 million on the open market

Advertising Age obtained a box-office tracking report indicating a 100 million dollar opening weekend for 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.

Leak? What leak?
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Extended clip from Wolverine now available

An extended version of the 'helicopter scene' has been made available on the Papa John's website.
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I always thought it was adamantium

Turns out it was milk the whole time.
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Marvel appoints Douglas Finberg Executive VP of International Marketing

Marvel announced the hiring of Mr. Finberg in a press release yesterday. As Executive VP of International Marketing, he will handle worldwide marketing of Marvel's feature films and will liaise with Paramount (Marvel's worldwide distribution partner for at least five films) on cross-platform publicity campaigns. Mr. Finberg is coming from Paramount, where he served in the almost the exact same capacity (Senior VP of International Marketing).
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Will the leak hurt...or help?

Torrent Freak claims that the unfinished workprint of ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ may have been downloaded over one million times! Despite this, EW.com reports that Wolverine is still tracking well with key demographic groups, and may be looking at a very successful opening weekend. So the question today is: will the leak hurt the box-office numbers, or will it actually help? And if it does help, does that mean there may be some credence to the Jeff Vice ‘purposeful leak’ theory?

Also - according to a recent Gavin Hood interview, bootleg viewers may now have even more reason to catch the film in theaters (besides the fact that the version they watched is a crappy workprint).
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