Marvel Comics Continue To Heat Up Box Office!

Marvel Comics has spawned quite a few really good films in the last couple of years ("Spiderman 1 and 2", any of the "X-Men" movies) - and it looks like the trend will be continuing! This year - we've got "Iron Man", and "The Incredible Hulk" redo, - and in 2009 we get the greatly anticipated "Wolverine" film!

Empire Magazine has released some "first looks" at the Marvel trend in their latest issue - with "Iron Man" himself - Robert Downey Jr. - gracing the cover!

Inside the issue - we get our first look at a shirtless Edward Norton as Bruce Banner - from the new "Hulk" movie! About to "hulk-out" - it seems! I'm definitely looking forward to this one! The last Ang Lee "Hulk" film definitely left fans scratching their heads. But this "redo" promises to stay closer to the original comic story. Edward Norton is no Eric Bana - but I'm glad to see them trying again - and giving this classic comic hero the movie he deserves!

And lastly - we get another taste of the (sure to be HOT) upcoming Hugh Jackman film - "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"! Nothing promotes a movie like a shirtless Hugh Jackman! And this shot doesn't disappoint - showing the nice muscle-rippling back of our favorite hairy hero!

Looks like Summer 2008 is going to be another "Marvel-tastic" season! "Iron Man" - starring Robert Downing Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Terrence Howard opens May 2nd. "The Incredible Hulk" with Edward Norton and Liv Tyler opens June 13th!

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" will be released in May 2009.

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