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NEWS ABOUT: X-Men

X-Men stories: 10 news summaries

 Get the Freaking 
 Phone! Jackman 
 Stops Play for 
 Fan's Cell 

Actor steps out of character to confront audience member

Sep 29, 09 1:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don't mess with the wolverine. Miffed Hugh Jackman stopped his Broadway play in its tracks to tell an audience member to turn off his cell phone. Jackman suddenly pulled out of character and asked the errant cell-phone user: "Do you want to get that?" while the the gadget rang.... More »

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theater • New York City • cell phones • Broadway • Daniel Craig • Wolverine • X-Men • Hugh Jackman • stage

 Disney to Buy Marvel for $4B 


Aug 31, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(AP) - The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family. Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. Marvel shareholders will receive $30 per share in cash plus... More »

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entertainment • Walt Disney Co. • Spider-Man • Marvel Comics • Captain America • Disney • comics • Iron Man • X-Men • comic books

Disabled Identify With Heroes
at Comic-Con

'You have legs, you can become a warrior,' says fan at SD convention

Jul 25, 09 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s no accident that some of Comic-Con's most popular heroes are X-Men’s wheelchair-bound professor and Daredevil’s blind avenger. Many of the San Diego convention’s 125,000 guests say they relate to the struggles of their favorite superheroes, the Los Angeles Times reports. “You feel like... More »

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James Cameron • disabled • San Diego • comics • wheelchair • avatar • X-Men • comic books

OPINION

 The Top Arcade Classics 

Star Wars impressed, but Donkey Kong was barrels of fun

Jul 7, 09 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - They may seem primitive alongside your Wii, but lest we forget the glory days of arcade games, Peter Hartlaub counts down the best in the San Francisco Chronicle. The top five:
  1. Donkey Kong: 30 years on, “they’re making documentaries about this incredible video game,” whose barrel-throwing
... More »

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entertainment • list • Donkey Kong • arcade games • Star Wars • video games • X-Men

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Wolverine 
 Bites Into 
 $87M Box 
 Office 


May 3, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wolverine tore the box office apart this weekend, clawing in $87 million, USA Today reports. Though that’s less than the debuts of last summer’s opener (Iron Man, $98.6 million) and the top-grossing X-Men film (The Last Stand, $102 million), it still bodes well for a blockbuster season.... More »

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entertainment • film • box office • Wolverine • X-Men • Hugh Jackman • summer movies • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

 A Tough Guy for Everyone 

Why Wolverine has had such lasting appeal

May 3, 09 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wolverine has endured. The character has two comic-book series, a new blockbuster movie, and his own exhibit at New York’s comic museum 35 years after being introduced as a sidekick. Why has Wolverine had such long lasting appeal? With a dark, mysterious past, and a “penchant for berserker... More »

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superhero • racism • comics • minorities • Wolverine • action movie • X-Men

MOVIE REVIEW

 Wolverine Lacks Claws 

Sharp performance from Jackman saves stale X-Men spinoff from total mediocrity

May 1, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A charismatic Hugh Jackman gamely slashes his way through X:Men Origins: Wolverine, say critics, but he's let down by a stale script and effects that fail to lift the movie above generic superhero fare.
  • Hollywood.com: The "action-filled spinoff delivers on the brawn but not the soul
... More »

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entertainment • superhero • movie review • science fiction • Wolverine • X-Men • Hugh Jackman

 Summer's Film Fare: Prequels 

Hollywood faces challenges of reviving classics

Apr 24, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood’s set for a summer of prequels, with the backstories of Star Trek, X-Men, and Terminator ripe for the telling. But how do you make a film exciting when everyone knows how it turns out? “We didn’t want to fall into the trap of the first three... More »

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Hollywood • film • Star Trek • Wolverine • X-Men • Terminator Salvation • summer movies • prequel • JJ Abrams

 New X-Men Leaked Online 

High-quality copy has been downloaded 75,000 times

Apr 1, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - An almost-done, high-quality rip of X-Men Origins: Wolverine has been leaked online and downloaded 75,000 times a month before its scheduled release, the BBC reports. 20th Century Fox hasn’t said how its summer blockbuster, starring Hugh Jackman, got out, but there’s at least some solace: “The... More »

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Internet • Hollywood • film • piracy • movies • X-Men

 Hollywood 
 'Discovers' 
 Graphic Novels 

Film industry loves gritty comics, but what does it mean for the medium?

Jun 23, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Still tallying the proceeds of the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises, Hollywood is turning to darker, underground graphic novels like Wanted for movie adaptations—and comics auteurs have mixed feelings, Time reports. Some argue the mainstream success of ultraviolent adaptations like 300 and Sin City can only mean good things for... More »

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film • Spider-Man • Disney • comics • graphic novel • 300 • Zack Snyder • X-Men • Sin City

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