Well, I don’t think anyone saw this coming.
The Walt Disney Company announced plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion today. Under the deal, The Mouse will soon own the franchises 5,000 Marvel characters including some soon to be launched.
“This transaction combines Marvel’s strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man, [...]

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When ‘X-Men’ was released in 2000 it rejuvenated the entire comic-to-film adaptation phenomenon. Since then, the practice has been refined over the years (Batman Begins, V for Vendetta, Iron Man, etc) ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ takes it one big step back.
Wolverine’s origins story was alluded to in the trilogy. Logan/Jimmy’s relationship with his brother ‘Sabertooth’ is [...]

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X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE HD
Apparently Wolverine is an amazing jumper…

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Jack Bauer is back Sunday night in the “24″ movie, which takes place in South Africa. Good riddance, CTU.
Great lineup of performers at the AMAs (Sunday, 8 p.m., ABC) — Rhianna, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, Ne-Yo, Pink, Kanye West, Beyonce, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, The Fray, Leona Lewis, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Pussycat Dolls, [...]

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Loved “Iron Man” and can’t wait for “Iron Man 2?” Well, we have a date: April 30, 2010. Marvel Studios, which financed, developed and produced the weekend blockbuster ($104.2 million) starring Robert Downey Jr., wasted no time in announcing a slate of future superhero films. Following “Iron Man 2,” will be “Thor” (June, 2010), “Captain [...]

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Spotted. Josh Schwartz, creator of The OC/Gossip Girl, diligently working on a screenplay for the new “X-Men” movie.
“I’m very well aware that I’ll be bludgeoned by purists, but I love its mythology, and it comes with a pretty hefty paycheck,” Schwartz told Black Book Magazine. “It’s not like I’m adding new characters like Toaster Head, [...]

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