Hugh Jackman in wax

Is this the real Hugh Jackman?  Nope.  It’s a wax figure which was commissioned by Twentieth Century Fox to stir up interest in the X-Men Origins:  Wolverine DVD and Blueray Disc coming out on September 15th.  The figure will make a five-city tour here in the US.  Its first stop will be in Washington D. C. (Aug.31-Sept1), then Philadelphia (Sept 2), New York (Sept 3-7) Dallas (Sept 10-11) and, finally, Los Angeles, (Sept 14-15).  Hopefully, it will be travelling in a refrigerated vehicle or by the time it arrives in Los Angeles it will be a mere puddle of itself.
One of “Wolverine’s” powers is the ability to rapidly heal himself (itself?) from any wound, disease or toxin.  I’m doubtful this particular rendering of the Wolverine would be able to recover from a lighted match. 
By the way, did you know that real wolverines are of the weasel family and have a heavyset body, short legs, dark fur, and a bushy tail and are also called a skunk bear. A far cry from the X-Men version.  I think Grizzly Adams would have been better suited for the part.
You fans of the X-Men Origins:  Wolverine are going to have to wait until sometime in 2011 for the sequel.  But all you Hugh Jackman fans will be ecstatic to know he is scheduled to appear in a film co-starring..da da dada..Robert Pattinson.  How sexy is that combination?!  The film, which is in pre-production, is called Unbound Captives and it is, of all things, a western.  Very interesting.  A Brit and an Aussie doing an American western.  And, for anyone living in, or visiting,  New York City Jackman and the newest “James Bond”,  Daniel Craig, will be appearing on Broadway in a two man play titled  A Steady Rain,  with an opening date of September 29th and running through December 6th.
Well, I  don’t want to leave you with a waxen Hugh Jackman so feast you eyes below.

Hugh Jackman shirtless

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Hugh Jackman Premiere Postponed

Not even Hugh Jackman can escape the swine flu. Twentieth Century Fox announced today that it would postpone the premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine set for Wednesday because of the outbreak of the swine flu in Mexico.

Hugh Jackman was set to attend the premiere in Mexico City.

“We were not only concerned about Hugh’s welfare – and we would never send anyone into harm’s way – but we also have an enormous office filled with people we care about,” a rep for the studi toled People magazine.. “There was no point in proceeding under the current conditions.”

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‘Slumdog,’ Sean Penn and Kate Winslet Take Top Oscars

Producers of the Oscar’s presented a new format this year kicking things off with Hugh Jackman, People’s Sexiest Man Alive, doing some song and dance routines to highlight the top films

Hugh Jackman, People’s Sexiest Man Alive, came out strong as the host of the 81st Academy Awards, doing a parody on the economy and forming a song and dance routine around the top films.

The new format also included previous oscar winners each giving a little speech about the current nominee and Queen Latifah singing while clips of entertainers lost played on the screen.

While celeb bloggers around the world were highly anticipating a meeting of Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston, that didn’t seem to happen. I’m not sure if they were expecting the world’s first Red Carpet Cat Fight, but we’ll have to wait for the next shindig for that.

The highlight, in my opinon, was James Franco and Seth Rogen’s pre-recorded video mocking the films of 2008. If they hosted the Oscars, you’d really draw in a crowd. As soon as the YouTube video is available, I’ll post it.

With that said, here are the winners:
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn, Milk

Actress in a Leading Role:  Kate Winslet, The Reader

Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Actress in a Supporting Role: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

Animated Feature Film: WALL-E

Foreign Language Film: Departures (Japan)

Original Score: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Original Song: “Jai Ho,” A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; Slumdog Millionaire

Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire

Costume Design: The Duchess

Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire

Documentary Feature: Man on Wire

Documentary Short Subject: Smile Pinki

Animated Short Film: La Maison en Petits Cubes

Live Action Short Film: Spielzeugland (Toyland)

Sound Editing: The Dark Knight

Sound Mixing: Slumdog Millionaire

Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jerry Lewis

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That’s right, People Magazine has named the Australian-born actor Sexiest Man Alive for 2008. The annual issue hits the stands Friday and Hugh is the man.

Jackman made it big wtih the X-Men movies and video games, starring with Meg Ryan in Kate and Leopold, Van Helsing and Swordfish with John Travolta and Nicholas Cage. On deck he’s got Drive and If You Could See Me Now.

Other sexy men include: Daniel Craig, Jon Hamm, Zac Efron, Robert Buckley, Blair Underwood, Ed Westwick, Michael Phelps (gotta question that one), Blake Shelton, Lang Lang, Mark-Paul Gosselar, Javier Bardem, Robert Pattinson, Joshua Jackson and David Beckham. We’ll have to stay tuned to see who else the editors at People think are sexy.

Sexiest Man Alive Hugh Jackman

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