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A New York man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally uploading and distributing a copy of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" before the movie's premiere....

The actor discusses the possible Japan storyline for the new film.

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."

Whether or not such online attention hurt "Wolverine" at the boxoffice is debatable, but Fox's assertion of 4 million is about FOUR times greater than previous estimates.

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.

This week at the movies, we've got everyone's favorite mutant (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman and Liev Schriber), a rake's progress (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner), and interstellar conflict (Battle for Terra, featuring voice work by Evan Rachel Wood and Luke Wilson). What do the critics have to say? Forced to choose, most X fans would select Wolverine as their favorite. Well, he's got his very own feature film, and unfortunately, the critics say it's a few cuts below the previous X-Men movies.

IESB has got your first look at the final rated one sheet for X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE! It's much like the teaser poster art but a bit lighter with the blue X in the background and the credits/rating have been added.