'THE X-MEN' FANS' ENTHUSIASM ASTONISHES 'X' MAN.Byline: - Glenn Whipp ``X-Men'' director Bryan Singer was curious about what people were saying about his movie on the Internet, so he asked an assistant one day to log on, print some stuff out and report back. ``The stacks he gave me were so huge that I just gave up,'' Singer says. ``I have no idea what people are thinking about this movie.'' OK, Bryan, we'll clue you in: ``X-Men'' is the summer's most anticipated movie, certainly among fans (and there are a lot of them) of the film's comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. source material. The movie is based on a long-running series about a group of superhuman su·per·hu·man adj. 1. Above or beyond the human; preternatural or supernatural. 2. Beyond ordinary or normal human ability, power, or experience: "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery" mutants who are trained to use their specific powers for the good of humanity. This isn't always an easy thing to do since normal folks regard the X-Men with suspicion and fear. And that prejudice doesn't sit right with some of the X-Men, members of the Brotherhood, who want to take revenge upon the human race. The series' underlying themes of intolerance were mostly what attracted Singer (``The Usual Suspects'') to the project, although he was eager to try his hand at special-effects filmmaking. He had no idea how popular the comics were, nor did Australian actor Hugh Jackman, who landed the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. role of the fiery loner loner Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals , Wolverine wolverine or glutton, largest member of the weasel family, Gulo gulo, found in the northern parts of North America and Eurasia, usually in high mountains near the timberline or in tundra. . ``I've met people who have Wolverine tattoos and who have named their dogs after the character,'' Jackman says. ``The weirdest thing was meeting a bunch of writers who worked for sci-fi magazines. They didn't say anything for a while, and then kind of stammered, `We're really sorry, but we just can't believe were talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to Wolverine.' It's like the enormity of it was too much for them.'' Jackman should have time to get used to the attention. ``We're hoping to make a few of these movies,'' Singer says. He'd better buy more paper for his printer. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The eagerly anticipated comic-book epic ``X-Men'' opens July 14. |
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