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Hugh Jackman 'heartbroken' at Wolverine leak
Hugh Jackman, who plays the title character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday that he was "heartbroken" the movie was leaked on the Internet a month before its official release, the Reuters news service reported.
Speaking at the start of a world tour to promote Wolverine, Jackman unveiled 20 minutes of footage on Cockatoo Island in the middle of Sydney Harbour, where some of the film was shot.
"Jumped from chopper, arrived to work via flying fox and [apologized] to AUS [Australian] media for Opera House slip up," Jackman wrote on the social networking service Twitter.
The Sydney-born actor was referring to a message, or tweet, sent out on his new Twitter account on Monday in which he mistakenly called the Sydney Opera House the Opera Center.
Jackman, who not only stars in the movie but also produced it via his company Seed Productions, said he was upset for everyone involved in the movie that an unfinished version was posted online last week, almost a month before its launch.
"It's a serious crime and there's no doubt it's very disappointing—I was heartbroken by it," Jackman told a news conference widely reported by the Australian media. "Obviously people are seeing an unfinished film. It's like a Ferrari without a paint job."
Jackman added: "The FBI are onto it, and they're taking it very, very seriously."
X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens to the public in Australia on April 30 and in the United States on May 1.
By seriously? at 2:43 AM ON 04/08/09
The FBI is investigating a movie leak?
Seriously?
Our tax dollars at work...for Hollywood...who won't lose any money on this.
Sheesh.
But, seriously?
By CRDFilm at 2:51 AM ON 04/08/09
Uh, yeah, the FBI. It's a Federal crime to pirate a film. You never noticed the FBI warning at the beginning of a DVD?
By Jack at 3:40 AM ON 04/08/09
The FBI isn't Robin Hood. It enforces the law whether or not there is a profit to be made.
By Picatu at 3:40 AM ON 04/08/09
I wouldnt notice, i download everything from the internet
By DJ Jarak at 4:25 AM ON 04/08/09
I had a chance to watch a copy of the movie online but, I turned it down. I'd much rather watch it on the big screen.
By LK at 9:53 AM ON 04/08/09
I refuse to see the leaked copy. This is a big screen experience.
By REDante at 10:09 AM ON 04/08/09
Its not just online anymore, China already has selling on dvd. I would know I live there.
By Al at 11:21 AM ON 04/08/09
So the FBI is hot on the case to go after people who download a pirated movie, but the murderers, rapists and illegal aliens continue to run amok with no sign of interest from law enforcement at any level.
By jbs780 at 12:19 PM ON 04/08/09
"So the FBI is hot on the case to go after people who download a pirated movie, but the murderers, rapists and illegal aliens continue to run amok with no sign of interest from law enforcement at any level."
Clueless.
By sparrrownightmare at 1:30 PM ON 04/08/09
I think the FBI is more interested in finding out who leaked the movie. As for downloads. That's just a waste of time and FBI resources. The Genie will never be put back in the bottle.
By smegforbrain at 5:06 PM ON 04/08/09
Jackman should be heartbroken by how bad the movie is.
Even without the paint job, you still know it's a Ferrari. Even without the final touch ups, you know this movie is a complete mess.
By tgwaste at 7:32 PM ON 04/08/09
By CRDFilm at 2:51 AM ON 04/08/09
> You never noticed the FBI warning at the beginning of a DVD?
By Picatu at 3:40 AM ON 04/08/09
> I wouldnt notice, i download everything from the internet
HAHAHAHA genius!
By Nehesi at 9:30 AM ON 04/12/09
He should be heartbroken. I watched the leaked film and its a disappointment with mischaracterizations that completed CGI will not fix. Watch for Gambit's changing accents, the horribly miscast Will.I.Am., the weak reason Wolvie accepts the metal and the way they explain Wolvie's memory loss and you'll see what I saw.
This being said, the first 40 minutes or so rocked! If the ending of the movie had lived up to the promise of the first half, I'd be raving about it.
By Mark69 at 9:03 PM ON 04/12/09
I haven't seen the movie ( it hasn't opened in England yet) but I've looked at a ton of previews on the internet and I must say, it looks pants. I'm a big X-men fan and I love the movies, but, is it just me or does anyone else think that all the characters they've taken from the comics look rubbish?. I know that in the X-men movies they tried to makes the look of them less comic-booky, but the characters still looked cool. I like my superheros/villains to look distinct. All the supers look like nomal guys. Would it kill the makers of the film to put SOME type of costume on them?.
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