‘The Wolverine’ bonus scene is teaser for next ‘X-Men’ film

Audiences of “The Wolverine” will be treated to a bonus scene after the closing credits. The scene is a teaser for “X-Men: Days of Future Past”, director Bryan Singer’s 2014 sequel for the “X-Men” franchise.

“There’s a lot of great actors in it, and if you stick around to the end of the credits of ‘The Wolverine’, you’re going to get a really nice Easter Egg for what ‘Days of the Future Past’ has to offer…which we can’t reveal!” “The Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman said in a statement released on Wednesday by 20th Century Fox.

“The Wolverine” is the sixth installment in the “X-Men” film series which follows the events of 2006′s “X-Men: The Last Stand”. Directed by James Mangold, “The Wolverine” takes Jackman’s legendary mutant to Tokyo where Logan/Wolverine is out of his element and becomes embroiled in a murky and mysterious conspiracy.Battling the fearsome Silver Samurai and other vicious adversaries, he is also searching for meaning in his life and questioning his immortality.

Dark and gritty, the action-fueled drama from 20th Century Fox was inspired by the storyline from a popular 1982 comic book by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. “The Wolverine” also stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Hal Yamanouchi, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Will Yun Lee, Brian Tee and Svetlana Khodchenkova.

It opens July 25 in theaters across the Philippines.

source: interaksyon.com

Korean rapper Psy’s success story immortalized in comic book

SEOUL – The story of South Korean rap sensation Psy’s ascent to global stardom with his megahit “Gangnam Style” has now been immortalized in full color and with appropriate dramatic flourishes in a comic book.

“Fame:Psy”, which went on sale in the United States and South Korea on Wednesday, focuses mainly on what went into making “Gangnam Style,” which catapulted the sunglassed singer with the garish jackets to global fame and became YouTube’s most popular song ever with more than 1.5 billion hits.

“Has he fallen from the sky? Has he risen from the earth?” the comic begins, with illustrations showing Psy — in the suits he made famous in “Gangnam Style” and striking poses from his “Horse Riding Dance” — descending from heaven and bursting through the earth.

“It was the end of summer, 2012, when a little-known Asian rapper put his music video on YouTube. It exploded in popularity,” continues the 26-page tale, from U.S. publisher Bluewater Productions and South Korean firm “able”.

“His stubby build and dynamic stage presence caught people’s eyes. Psy’s not your typical pop star”.

In similarly breathless prose the comic covers the decade of Psy’s pre-Gangnam career in Korea, the origins of the video and the dance, and the fame that followed, including scenes of a delighted Psy teaching U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon his dance and performing for U.S. President Barack Obama.

The comic, which also touches on the less happy parts of Psy’s past such as being charged with possession of marijuana in 2002, includes a guide that shows readers how to do Psy’s dance themselves.

It ends with the release of Psy’s second video, “Gentleman”, last month. The video has racked up nearly 260 million YouTube hits after smashing the previous record of first-day views for songs, and hit fifth place on the Billboard Hot 100 last week.

source: interaksyon.com