Wolverine and the X-Men News

[Dr. Doom]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

I actually prefer Forge and Fish Boy to Gambit. I never really liked Gambit all that much. I find Forge's abilities to be more interesting, even if they aren't combat oriented.

**** that, too.

This trailer really knocked me on my ass. I'm really very pleasantly surprised at how good the show looks. Steve Blum sounds great, too. Like 5 million times better than his work as Wolverine in Ultimate Alliance (though that game made a LOT of great VA's sound awful with terrible dialogue).

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

**** that, too.

I've just never seen what makes Gambit so great. To me he doesn't really stand out other than seeming to be cool for no other reason than being the stereotypically cool character.

[Raph's Girl]

Humm....they appeared to have taken the trailer off that site. Oops....but hey...don't fret...it's on YouTube:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-GbR_8-jWwQ

[ToTheNines]

Wow, this looks really good. Nice to see this goin on, since TMNT looks to be down the shitter, and The Batman is done.

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like the Wolverine and the X-men trailer has reappeared again. This time on movie web:

http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/77/26277.php

[Spitfire]

Ugh the music in that trailer was annoying. Looks like every other Marvel animated movie to me. And I don't know who made that trailer but way to show the entire movie pretty much. I hate when people edit trailers like that.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

Ugh the music in that trailer was annoying. Looks like every other Marvel animated movie to me. And I don't know who made that trailer but way to show the entire movie pretty much. I hate when people edit trailers like that.

That's just it... it's not a movie. It's a tv series airing this fall

[Spitfire]

Oh is it? That makes the music element even more annoying then. Aw well not like I'm going to watch it.

[ZariusTwo]

They took down the Youtube trailer. Kind of funny it's not Marvel that demand it be thrown off, but the Foo Fighter label

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

At a time when a lot of cartoons coming out lately are pretty lousy, this one's probably worth a shot. The name was kind of a turn off at first, because for X-Men fans it's just a reminder that one of the characters has gotten popular to the point of being annoying.

[Raph's Girl]

Oh dear... seems Marvel didn't ask the Foo Fighters for their permission to use their songs in the trailer and are now being sued by the group. Oops!

And now the trailer isn't even available on the movie web site.

http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/21...-infringement/

[odupianist]

hah that's what I was gonna post Raph's Girl

[Cure]

Wow, that was pretty dumb on Marvel's part.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Oh dear... seems Marvel didn't ask the Foo Fighters for their permission to use their songs in the trailer and are now being sued by the group. Oops!

And now the trailer isn't even available on the movie web site.

http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/02/21...-infringement/

Okay, Marvel was in the wrong, but they pulled the trailer. No need for Foo Fighters to be jerks about the whole thing.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

Okay, Marvel was in the wrong, but they pulled the trailer. No need for Foo Fighters to be jerks about the whole thing.

They're not being jerks, they're protecting their music. It's the law, man.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by TheCure

They're not being jerks, they're protecting their music. It's the law, man.

They pulled the video, though. I don't see the need to sue the pants off them if they agreed to pull the video.

Marvel should have known better though. They're a big enough company that someone was going to take notice, unlike say...ECW who used to use real music for their wrestler's entrances without any problem because they knew they were too small an operation for anyone to really give a damn.

[Raph's Girl]

Check it out folks. An interview with the composers for Wolverine and the X-men series (scheduled to air this summer on BBC) as well as a couple theme's from the series (like Magneto's lair)

http://www.tracksounds.com/specialfe...2008_page1.htm

[ZariusTwo]

Magneto's theme has a James Bond-ish aspect to it...creepy.

[Raph's Girl]

http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=22337

Nicktoons Network, Nickelodeon's 24-hour animation channel, has joined forces with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL), to bring iconic heroes Wolverine and Iron Man from the page and big screen to television in two brand-new animated series, "Iron Man: The Animated Series" (a co-production with French based Method Films) and "Wolverine and the X-Men" (a co-production with Toonz Entertainment Pte Ltd., Singapore and First Serve International Ltd.). Debuting exclusively on Nicktoons Network in first quarter 2009, Wolverine and the X-Men and Iron Man each feature 26 action-packed, half-hour episodes that follow the respective heroes through dynamic action, adventure and drama as they face foes both familiar and new to their fans.

"Nicktoons Network is first and foremost about showcasing the most creative and unique animation there is, and this partnership with Marvel is another crucial way to super-serve our audiences with something fresh and new," said Keith Dawkins, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Nicktoons Network. "The fact that these Marvel characters span books, feature films and TV speaks to their massive appeal. We hope this deal signals to the marketplace and our audience, particularly boys, that we are the home for big hits and exciting, adrenaline-fueled animation."

"Nicktoons has a reputation for delivering some of the highest quality animation programming to the youth entertainment market, and Marvel is thrilled to be joining hands with such a dynamic channel," said Eric Rollman, Executive Vice President, Animation & Television for Marvel Studios. "Marvel is uniquely positioned to bring two shows with incredible brand momentum and awareness to this partnership, and we look forward to being in business with Nicktoons to launch this programming."

Wolverine and the X-Men (26 half-hour eps):
The story begins as an explosive event shatters the lives of the X-Men and takes away their mentor, Professor X. The beaten heroes, including Beast, Storm, Cyclops and Nightcrawler, walk away from it all but then they are given a rare glimpse into the future, where they see a world in utter ruin ... ruled by giant destructive robots. They discover the world has spiraled out of control because the X-Men have given up. So now the most legendary of all X-Men, Wolverine, must take the lead on the ultimate mission -- to prevent the world's destruction -- while fending off enemies Magneto and The Brotherhood.

Nicktoons network?! But...But I don't even have that channel!!! ARGH!!! Aren't those shows gonna be airing in the UK this fall?

[Spike Spiegel]

Why does this stuff have be on cable...which I do not have. It's bad enough not being able to watch reruns of Batman TAS and new eps of the Spectacular Spider-Man. Now this??

On the other hand, it feels nice to actually have a good cartoon show to miss...for the first time in some years.