'Wolverine'
howls at Cine Expo
28 June 2006 (The Hollywood
Reporter)
AMSTERDAM -- 20th Century
Fox whetted European
exhibitors' appetites for
its planned X-Men spinoff
Wolverine and got a little
help from helmers Shawn Levy
and David Frankel in touting
their upcoming slate during
a busy Day 2 at Cine Expo.
The day also saw MPAA
chairman and CEO Dan
Glickman deliver an industry
rallying cry on piracy and
the presentation of the
Nielsen EDI International
Gold Reel Awards. Wolverine
star Hugh Jackman made his
pitch for the X-Men spinoff
via video from his native
Australia during the Gold
Reel Awards luncheon. Fox
followed that with an
afternoon presentation
highlighted by a product
reel that featured up-coming
comedies, including Levy's
Night at the Museum,
Frankel's The Devil Wears
Prada and the Sacha Baron
Cohen starrer Borat. Frankel
and Levy were on hand to
talk up their films as was
Cohen, who showed up in
character as Borat, a
bumbling Kazakhstan TV
reporter.'Wolverine'
pumps up Cine Expo Day 2
27 June 2006 (The Hollywood
Reporter)
AMSTERDAM -- The promise of
Hugh Jackman's Wolverine
headlining a spinoff of 20th
Century Fox's X-Men
franchise next year was a
highlight of Day 2 here at
Cine Expo. The day also saw
MPAA chairman and CEO Dan
Glickman deliver an industry
rallying cry, the awarding
of the Nielsen EDI
International Gold Reel
prizes and a slick 20th
Century Fox showreel with an
appearance by directors'
Shawn Levy and David
Frankel. 20th Century Fox
promised the gathered
exhibitors a Jackman starrer
titled Wolverine for next
year and Jackman himself
sent the show a taped
promise to back up the news. |
