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Hugh Jackman either lives in a bubble or an alternate universe in which the feature film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, stole the box office as well as the hearts of Marvel fans and mainstream audiences everywhere. Either that or he likes to terrorize children. At least, those are the only explanations I have for his statement at this weekend's Teen Choice Awards. Holding his surfboard award proudly, Jackman threatened the assembled with, "Who knows?

Given the keys to the on-screen version of Marvel's Deadpool character at long last, Ryan Reynolds is all kinds of excited about steering his "Wolverine" spinoff into theaters -- and making it "as close to the source material as possible."

After X-Men: Origins: Wolverine grossed a sizable $87m in the US in its opening weekend, 20th Century Fox has moved quickly to greenlight a sequel.

It's the calm before the storm for comic-book fans. Following the premiere of the big-screen "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" film, Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, a celebration of the industry.

Sources tell me that Fox's X-Men Origins: Wolverine had a stunning $35 million debut Friday thanks in part to heavy attendance at tonight's shows and the studio's widest release ever into 4,099 theaters. That includes the $5 million midnight shows at 2,000 venues.) Comparables include Iron Man, which made $39M its opening Friday, and Fast & Furious which earned $30.5M.

By now, you've probably heard that a non-watermarked, DVD-quality copy of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has made its way onto the Web. The question now posed by CHUD -- and folks in the Fox boardroom, no doubt -- is how it happened.

In preparation for Fox's exclusive, three-part reveal of X-Men Origins: Wolverine beginning Sunday, Feb. 15 ( full details here! ), the studio has provided ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! with this kick-ass, exclusive new photo of Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed!

Beginning Sunday, Feb. 15, viewers across the nation can witness the origins of one of the year's most anticipated movies, when Twentieth Century Fox debuts an exclusive, three-part reveal of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first chapter in the X-Men saga, on Fox.

Widescreen Vision has posted some interesting sound bites from X-Men Origins: Wolverine producer Lauren Shuler Donner in which she mentions that Storm was included as a cameo in a scene that won't make the final cut, that the film is well under two hours and that she doesn't expect there will be many scenes not included for the DVD. You can listen to it here .

According to IESB's sources, those much-discussed "Wolverine" reshoots were scheduled to allow for more scenes featuring Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool.