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This is a quote that is not going to make a certain crowd of men happy -- the guys who yelled "Don't do it Wolverine!" during The Boy From Oz, or the Fox suits who shift uncomfortably at the Tony Awards.

When it comes to X-Men Origins: Wolverine press, we haven't heard a ton from the new Sabretooth, Liev Schreiber. But SciFi Wire caught up with him, and he was all too happy to discuss playing Wolverine's nemesis. "The character I play is incredibly brutal and feral and has a bloodlust unlike any other character I've ever played. This guy is a real killer."

It turns out that Schreiber is a longtime fan of Wolverine's solo adventures, which delights me to no end. "I was a fan of the comic books. I just loved the character of Wolverine. I always have. That sort of deeply ironic and very urban sensibility on a superhero was something that I thought was really groundbreaking, the style of writing, particularly the very sort of editorial style. I just always loved it, and I think that we were able to capture some of that darkness in this movie, so I'm very proud."

Holy crap, there's an image fiesta over at Just Jared today! Above, you can see part of one of the first images of Liev Schreiber's Sabretooth, one of the main dudes in X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- and the bitter adversary of Hugh Jackman's Logan, of course. They might only be behind-the-scenes stills of craft service, conversation, and wardrobe, but they're a great collection of shots.

Matched up with Wolverine, can you see the pair in an all-out fight like this? I don't know about you, but my head is full of X-Men battles, mixed with an assortment of roles of Liev's past. Cotton Weary and Deputy Stu -- look out! Sabretooth is coming to steal your thunder. Do you agree? Sound off about the look of Sabretooth below.

Meanwhile, stay tuned for news on a set video later today.

Have we finally reached an age where practically the entire cast for a huge, highly-anticipated movie is announced not through the trades, but on various movie news websites? I think we have, and I think the name of that movie is X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Last night, we told you how Ryan Reynolds was suiting up to play Deadpool in the spin-off flick, and now Superhero Hype tells us Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights) has signed a three-picture deal to star as Gambit (aka Remy Lebeau) in the Gavin Hood-directed film, due out May 1, 2009.

Gambit, a fellow mutant and member of the X-Men, "possesses the ability to manipulate kinetic energy as well as limited hypnosis. He is also skilled in card throwing, hand-to-hand combat, and the use of a Bo, " so says Wiki. When you compare a picture of the character to Kitsch, they look almost exactly the same -- so it's a good match in that department. Fans have been itching to see Gambit show up on the big screen for some time now; the character had his name show up in X2 when Mystique hacked a system holding mutant names, and he was rumored to be involved in X-Men: The Last Stand, with a bunch of actors auditioning for the role, but never showed up. Originally, he was supposed to appear in the prison convoy scene.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine will star Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Liev Schreiber (Sabretooth), Danny Huston (William Stryker), Lynn Collins (Silver Fox) and (we think) Ryan Reynolds (as Deadpool). Talk about an eclectic cast! What do you think?

With all this talk of Iron Man, Indy, Batman and the Hulk, I almost forgot they were making a new Wolverine flick, titled X-Men Origins: Wolverine. While the full cast for this film hasn't been announced yet, CHUD checks in with a few rumors that, if true, seem pretty damn cool. According to the site's trusted sources, Liev Schreiber has been cast as Creed, aka Sabretooth. Schreiber was originally rumored to be playing a young Stryker (Brian Cox played the man as an adult in X2) in the spin-off, though CHUD's sources say that info is incorrect. He's playing Sabretooth, Wolverine's arch-nemesis (a role CHUD once said was going to Gerard Butler). Some info on the character (courtesy of Wikipedia): "Sabretooth is a mutant who possesses bestial superhuman physical abilities, most notably a rapid healing factor, razor-sharp fangs and claws, and hyper senses. He is a savage sociopath responsible for numerous deaths both as a paid mercenary and for his own, personal pleasure." Yeah, I can see Schreiber getting nutty with that role. He definitely has those "I could kill you, love you and then kill you again" eyes. What do you think?

Additionally, CHUD also reports that more casting decisions should be heading our way soon. As far as young Stryker goes, they say "the producers are darkly dreaming Dexter, if you get what I mean." Indeed, I think we do. Also, there's this: "one of the names that's on the top of their list is Michelle Monaghan for Silver Fox." Ugh, Michelle Monaghan. Not a big fan of The Monaghan. She just doesn't do it for me. Especially in a role as kickass as Silver Fox. Hopefully we'll get the real scoop soon. Wolverine is due out on May 1, 2009, under Gavin Hood's direction with Hugh Jackman reprising the starring role.

Poor Tyler Mane. Sure, he was pretty lame as Sabretooth in the first X-Men, but that doesn't mean he should be passed over in the casting of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. After all, while he may not be a big name actor, he did just star in a successful movie (he was Michael Myers in the Halloween remake). But it appears Fox is trying to go with someone new as Victor Creed (aka Sabretooth) -- and by someone new, I don't mean an unknown; I mean someone who isn't Mane. According to CHUD.com, that someone was nearly Karl Urban, an actor familiar to fanboys as Eomer in the Lord of the Rings movies. But Urban's talks to play Creed apparently fell through, and now the studio is going for an even bigger geek-movie star: Gerard Butler. This is from another one of those tips from a "closely placed and highly trusted source," so take of it what you will. It could be true or it could not be, and even if it's true, the story is merely that Butler is being offered the role. He could very well not be interested.

But who cares what he thinks? The more important question is whether or not we are interested. Maybe if Gavin Hood were doing a 300 type of style for Wolverine -- specifically one that looked like Mark Texeira's art -- Butler would fit. Otherwise, the actor needs to be blonder, and naturally so. Maybe Butler could pass for the character with a bleach job all over, but I'd rather not be thinking about it being Butler with a bleach job all over. Remember this isn't necessarily Sabretooth we're talking about. He's likely not going to be in costume much. I wish I could find a picture of my ideal Creed look (it's from a comic about 15 years ago and he's in plain clothes, on a talk show), but I can't. I think all of the actors I always imagined were '60s western guys for some reason, anyway.

Additionally, CHUD.com has heard that Hood is trying to get Natalie Portman to play a character named Kayla. I think we should all just kind of ignore that information and hope that it is as untrue as possible.

The word is right there at the beginning of the headline, but I'll go ahead and say it again. This post includes spoilers. Do not read this post if you don't want to know the plot of Magneto. Fans of The X-Men beware or enjoy. Yes, over at Obsessed With Film, they've learned the entire plot of the X-Men spin-off, written by David S. Goyer, who will also direct. Deciding not to reveal every plot point, OWF's Will Reynolds provides the basics, including the fact that the film will have bookending scenes set in Poland at the 60th Anniversary of the Auschwitz Liberation. After the basically present-day opening, Magneto heads back in time to that prelude in X-Men, where young Erik Lehnsherr (aka Magneto) destroys the concentration camp's gates. He's then experimented on by Nazi scientists, including a Dr. Kleinman.

Fast forward to the Ukraine, where we see Erik married to Magda, with whom he has a daughter, Anya. So far, we're following the comics pretty well. Then, apparently both Magda and Anya are killed when townspeople burn down the Lehnsherr's home (it should only be Anya, right?). From there, the spin-off follows the plotline in which Magneto goes Nazi hunting. Erik ends up in Paris and then moves to Argentina, where he searches for Dr. Kleinman with the help of a CIA agent. Eventually the plot moves on to Israel, where Erik meets a soccer-playing Charles Xavier (aka Professor X), who is said to be good at helping Holocaust survivors. Will the duo gang up to fight Baron Von Strucker and HYDRA? We'll have to wait and see ...

Of course, there are more details over at OWF, as I think if you really don't mind spoilers, you might want to check out the site. From the description they've provided so far, the film seems more like a drama, like Munich, than a super-hero action flick. OWF also says Magneto, which may actually be fully titled X-Men Origins: Magneto, will feature Senator Kelly (young and old), Victor Creed (aka Sabretooth, who also shows up in the Wolverine spin-off -- good news for Tyler Mane) and Mystique.

This is a lot more information than I was able to provide last week, and I have to thank OWF for giving just enough of a synopsis to keep me excited without feeling like I don't need to see the movie (like I would ever think I didn't need to see this!). The site likens the screenplay to Goyer's script for Batman Begins, combined with The Boys from Brazil (which is being remade just in time to go head to head with Magneto) and, of course, the X-Men trilogy. Keep in mind, as always, these are only rumors and the completed film could always head in a different direction.