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By the time you click this shoddy bootleg, it might have been yanked -- but it has stubbornly held on through Friday and Saturday, everyone else has it up, so I'm breaking down and posting it. It's not the greatest quality (obviously), but you can hear the dialogue all right, and get a gist of what Wolverine's origins are going to be. It looks like all the beats of his past are going to be in Wolverine -- his Gothic Canadian origins, his participation in every war known to history, the death of his beloved Silver Fox, his participation in Weapon X, and the beginning of his feud with Sabretooth. That's all well and good, but I'm confused as to how all the above creates the "Wolverine on the run" story that we're glimpsing here -- particularly since Hugh Jackman has stated that the Wolverine you meet in X-Men should be the one you'll leave in Origins.

How did all that happen? Where's his memory going to go? Comics-wise, Wolverine's amnesia is a combination of brainwash and his healing factor -- his mind buries memories to save him from the pain they'll cause, and much of what he does remember is implanted. It's going to be interesting to see how that factors in -- if it ever does. Frankly, I'd love to see a sequel telling us Wolverine only believes he volunteered for Weapon X, you know?

Let me know what you think. My own biased judgment when it comes to Wolverine can't be trusted -- you know I dug every second of its fragmented look. Watch for the cleaner version to be posted on Monday.

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Here's a round up of news for today:

• The Wolverine Comic Con trailer has leaked online, and you can watch it in two parts -- one here, one here. I missed this footage when it premiered, and have to say that I love what I see. Hopefully Fox will put it online soon.
• Speaking of trailers, Oliver Stone's W now has a teaser thingy online over at Moviefone. And, honestly, it doesn't look too bad. Definitely teases; definitely has me interested. You?
• Shia LaBeouf took one step closer to becoming a "normal" celebrity after he crashed his car and was arrested for suspicion of DUI early Sunday morning.
  
• Wes Craven admits to talking to Bob Weinstein about doing another Scream movie. Fans everywhere scream, "F*ck no, dude! Leave it alone!"
• A collection of 20 Heath Ledger as the Joker t-shirts and where you can buy them.
• Following a $75 million take this past weekend, The Dark Knight has now grossed $355 million worldwide. Also of note: Step Brothers took home $30 million and The X-Files: I Want to Believe managed $10.2 million.
  
• Ridley Scott's revisionist Robin Hood tale, Nottingham, has been delayed indefinitely. The Hollywood Reporter cites "script concerns, location logistics and the current labor unrest all played a role in the decision." Production was supposed to begin next month, and will now most likely be pushed back to next year.
• Vampires are hot these days, and Family Guy writer David A. Goodman has just been brought on to adapt Blatant Comics' Last Blood, about "the human survivors of a zombie massacre who find themselves protected by a band of vampires who need their blood to survive." Nice.
  

More coming later ...