Doesn’t look like a leaked copy of the film sans special effects had any impact, unless it was to increase anticipation for the finished product. Bringing in that kind of cash, it’s almost a certainty we’ll see more X-films. As a matter of fact, as long as these things keep making money, X-Men Origins:That Mutant That Was In One Scene in X-Men 2 is not out of the realm of possibility.

Heroes star Ali Larter is turning heads in Obsessed, a thriller that paints her as a psychopath trying to steal Beyonce Knowles’ man.  Ali Larter or Beyonce? Only in the movies are men faced with such decisions. Obsessed cost only $20 million but has already pulled in nearly $50 million.

As for our favorite mutant, he will likely only have a one week reign at the top as a little Star Trek movie opens next week. It is a great time to be alive, SFUniverse faithful.

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The Academy is hoping X-Men star Hugh Jackman, like the big screen superhero he plays, is the “best there is at what he does.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the somewhat unconventional pick of Jackman to host the 81st Academy Awards.

The Oscars usually go for a standup comic like Robin Williams or Whoopi Goldberg. Daily Show host Jon Stewart did the honors last year. Jackman is not without hosting experience as he has won an Emmy for hosting the Tony Awards. Jackman is an accomplished Broadway star but to legions upon legions of comic book fans, he’ll always be best known as Wolverine.

The wise cracking, cigar-chomping mutant has always been a breakout character and Marvel Comics has taken notice. The first thing the company did with the X-franchise after finishing the first three films was greenlight a Wolverine spinoff movie. X-Men Origins:Wolverine hits cinemas in May.

Wolverine will also take his show to Nickelodeon January 23 in the new cartoon Wolverine and the X-Men. In the comic books, the character has been very much a loner who likes to fight his own battles. But this cartoon is selling him as a team leader. Marvel sees a chance to catapult Wolverine to the same status of recognition as Spider-Man or Superman. Obviously, Marvel didn’t have anything to do with the Oscar hosting decision. But with a new Wolverine movie coming out in summer 09, you better believe they’ll take the publicity.

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He won’t be the only superhero joining the fold, as Wolverine himself Hugh Jackman will be immortalized as well. If this were a Marvel comic, two superheroes showing up at the same place unexpectedly would totally be cause for them to fight. And we’d have a perfect director in place to film the conflict as Batman director Tim Burton is getting his star in this group. That pretty much settles it. I demand that these three sit down and hash out Batman vs. Wolverine vs. Iron Man.

Yes, I realize that Batman is a DC character guaranteeing zero chance of this ever happening. It’s a shame. After all, that movie would be a definite billion-dollar blockbuster. But Ben Kingsley is also going onto the walk. Batman vs. Wolverine vs. Gandhi and his powers of peaceful resistance. Don’t try to tell me Kingsley wouldn’t do it. He’s in The Love Guru, it’s become blatantly obvious there’s no check he won’t take.

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