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Smoking Hot X-Men DVD Has Error ?
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Although the region 1 DVD is only being released in a bland old single disc release (with varying outlets spicing it up with their own special "exclusive" promos), the X-Men: The Last Stand DVDs are simply flying off the shelves. Industry numbers say X-Men has moved 2.6 million units, including significantly higher than usual sales to rental agencies. However, all may not be well in retail sales land: X-Men Film News, a great fansite, is claiming a semi-major error in production. Apparently, an unknown number of the single disc sales shipped with 21 deleted scenes, while the standard disc should have only included 10. The rest, according to an insider tipster, were meant to be held until the special two-disc feature sometime next year. There's no rhyme or reason to the delivery as far as anyone can tell; you just roll the old dice when you pick up a copy and hope you got a winner. X-Men Film News also points out the Fox sales poster may be quietly admitting to the error (if the tipster was correct, they knew about it pretty quickly), as the promo posters claim "Three alternate endings, two menu viewing options, and several deleted scenes." See it for yourself here. (Why did I suddenly have a flashback to Willy Wonka and his golden tickets?)Simon Kinberg Explains Why We Didn't Get Gambit in X3
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Regular readers will know I was greatly disappointed by the severe lack of Gambit in the most recent X-Men movie ... or in any X-Men movie to date, for that matter. This most recent film seemed to pack in mutants at every possible opportunity, including some pretty crazy ones, and still didn't manage to bring me Remy LeBeau. Gambit is not my favorite mutant, but he ranks reasonably high on the list (when he's not busy being Death, anyway). Simon Kinberg, one of the primary script authors for X-Men: The Last Stand recently made some comments explaining why they chose not to bring Gambit on board, and they at least make some sense. Kinberg basically said "We wrote a cameo for him, and then really felt like it was better to save Gambit and give him a major role in a future X-Men movie, rather than give him a cameo where fans would be saying " ... that's all I get of Gambit?"" And he's correct in this matter, I think. Had they chose to cram him in somewhere without giving him a place on the team I probably would have been just as disappointed as I was by his not existing at all. The question now seems to be... future X-Men movie? I thought we were all pretending the franchise ends here. ...
Box Office Report: X-Men Rock the Suburbs
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Remember, last week, when everyone was all fired up about how The Da Vinci Code, with $77 million, had scored the year's biggest open? And how all the haters were being told to stick it? Well a bunch of mutants went out this weekend and just beat the crap out of Robert Langdon and his stupid code. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new champion of 2006: after that crazy first 24 hours, X-Men: The Last Stand went on to make $107 million in three days, giving it not only 2006's richest debut, but also the fourth-biggest North American opening weekend ever. Yeah, you could say that the folks at Fox are pretty happy.Though most studios will send out their official weekend estimates later today, the three day totals have The Da Vinci Code in the second spot with about $33.5 million through Sunday, followed by Over the Hedge with $27.2 million and Mission: Impossible III, which looks to be running out of domestic gas, in the fourth spot with just $6.6 million in its fourth week of release. Though its numbers are down about 50% from last week (a fairly typical decline), The Da Vinci Code, which cost about $120 million to make, is now into profit on US sales alone, with total box office returns over $136 million.
When it comes out, I'll add the four day chart (the numbers on which will differ slightly from these) after the jump.
X-Men Take Over XM
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A day before they make their big screen return, the X-Men will be making their radio debut, thanks to a clever team-up promotional with the folks over at XM Radio. The pay service satellite radio will feature an X-Men "takeover" on May 25 involving a full eight channels and almost a dozen cast members from The Last Stand. Some of them, like Halle Berry and Kelsey Grammer, will be taking on solo roles as radio hosts for the day, discussing whatever they want to about the film while spinning their favorite genre hits for whichever station they've claimed (did you know Patrick Stewart has a thing for classical British music?). Others will be joining the regular hosts for Q-and-A sessions about the upcoming movie, with as many as three cast members in the same interview. You can dig the full schedule here for all your mutant radio freedom needs. As far as quirky and unusual movie promotions go, I think this one is actually pretty sweet. Radio interviews are pretty standard, but a full-on takeover (while silly) is a rather amusing idea. And really, I want to meet the guy who isn't interested in hearing Patrick Stewart host his own radio show.
Famke Janssen Weighs in on X-Men Sequel Rumors
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Nobody seems to know the state of affairs regarding the X-Men film franchise. While it seems unlikely for a studio to can such a money-maker (presuming the third film performs as well as the first two), but a trilogy is a pretty standard film count and The Last Stand does sound pretty final. Director Brett Ratner and some studio execs have been insisting it is indeed the final film, while others, including writers and Patrick Stewart himself are suggesting otherwise. During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's show, Famke Janssen (the actress who portrays X-Man Jean Grey) offered a statement which actually manages to provide rumor fodder for both camps at the same time. When asked about further films, she said "They call it The Last Stand and I think they have every intention of this being the last X-Men movie," she said. "But then, you never know." So if you want to believe this is the final film, her statement fits right in with what you want to hear. However, if you are pulling for the franchise to continue, you can cling to the last bit of her comment. Basically, she admitted the possibility is still open, but unlikely. Or something like that ... At any rate, Janssen is interested in returning, if the opportunity should come up. In response to a question about her interest in continuing the role, she laughed and said, "Yeah, I guess at some point, Jean Grey can go in a wheelchair like Professor X ..."
Ratner Insists X3 Will be the Last X-Men Film
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A
year ago, rumors were certain the X-Men franchise would
extend for several more flicks if box office profits remained strong. Several months ago Ratner and company declared X3 to be the final installment for
the franchise. Within a few weeks other people were insisting it was merely the last movie for this current story arc,
and not the end of the franchise as a whole. This general bickering and disagreement has continued, with the only
certainties seeming to be the spin-off films. Even then, there's much debate over what these films will turn out to be
(Wolverine and Magneto are known, at least). Director Brett Ratner has again forcefully insisted his film will be the final one. "There's no way they're going to make another X-Men. This is, like, the end of it; hence the title The Last Stand." Several people (most notably Professor X himself) have suggested this may be a clever ploy to drive up ticket sales -- but Ratner insists he's genuine.
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