According to the Los Angeles Times, the highly anticipated Captain America: The First Avenger, starring Chris Evans, will premiere in Russia, South Korea and the Ukraine as simply The First Avenger and not Captain America: The First Avenger. Reportedly, "those involved in the decision are being careful to frame the move as a matter of brand management and consumer awareness and not as a decision tilted by cultural or political winds."
In other Marvel news, Hugh Jackman is buffing up to reprise the role of Wolverine in The Wolverine, a standalone film expected to hit theatres in 2012. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Jackman reveals he’s wolfing down 6,000 calories a day because director Darren Aronofsky envisions Wolverine looking more like Mike Tyson and less like Clint Eastwood. If that isn’t doesn’t make you pause, maybe this will.
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Well the summer movie season of 2009 is now officially done. There were some great hits (Star Trek) and quite a few misses (Year One) this season that begins officially May 1 and runs to August 31. I generally don't count those films that are realeased in March or April because they are still technically part of the spring film season (eg. Watchmen). This leads to my big question of the day:
What Was Your Favorite Film From The Summer Of 2009?
On today's Movie Junkie episode Luke, Susan and Craig are joined by Corry to preview all of 2009's summer movies, including: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Up!, Terminator Salvation, Angles and Demons, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Year One, Ice Age: Age of the Dinosaurs, The Boat that Rocked, The Brothers Bloom and Funny People.
We also make our predictions for Biggest Box Office Weekend, Summer's Biggest Box Office Movie, Biggest Box Office Bomb and the Underdog/Dark Horse of the Summer.
