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SAN DIEGO — The creator of "X-Men" bumped into Wolverine at Comic-Con.
After happy introductions between Stan Lee and Hugh Jackman, the actor announced that Lee would make a cameo in the upcoming 20th Century Fox movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," due out next May.
"Don't tell anyone," Jackman joked about the accidental announcement. "It's always a big shock when people see him."
"I promise not to try and overshadow you," Lee said.
Jackman, who made an unannounced appearance Thursday at the convention to tout "Wolverine," later said that he and Lee had met before, at the opening of the first "X-Men" movie in 2000.
"I don't know if he remembers," said Jackman, who went on to praise the 85-year-old comic-book king.
"Around here this guy is like a god," Jackman said. "Around here, people see this guy, they faint. Their whole livelihood and everything they're interested in came out of his mind."
One character Lee didn't create, Jackman added, was Wolverine.
But there is always room for more superheroes on screen, Lee said. The success of superhero flicks will continue to inspire new and better big-screen stories, he said.
"You could tell having seen 'Iron Man,' having seen `Batman,' the writers and producers and directors now know how to treat these movies," he said. "They're not just silly stories of people wearing capes hitting a bad guy. They have more dimension to them."
" ... It's like gangster movies," he said. "There will never be an end to crime stories. There will never be an end, I think, to superhero stories. They'll just evolve, they'll be done in different ways and I think they'll keep getting better and better."
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Associated Press Television producer Ryan Pearson contributed to this report.
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{"commentId":2277261,"authorDomain":"stevencwatts"}
Not to hate on Stan Lee, but how is this news? Stan Lee makes a cameo in all the Marvel movies.
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#1 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:39 AM EDT{"commentId":2283556,"authorDomain":"amazingsdj"}
I was thinking the same thing. Although, my friends and I do always look forward to spotting him in Marvel movies. It kinda of like a geekier version of Where's Waldo?
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{"commentId":2278679,"authorDomain":"charlie-b"}
Yeah, I felt that whole blood drop in the beginning of the Hulk was just a ten minute setup to a Stan Lee cameo. 10 minutes that would have been better spent advancing the story.
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#2 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:01 PM EDT{"commentId":2280338,"authorDomain":"johnblaze2k"}
Show some respect. Stan Lee invented more legendary comic book characters than anyone else in history (X-Men, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Fantastic Four, etc.). I hope Wolverine doesn't suck balls like all 3 of the X-Men movies did. It sounds promising with villains like Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, and Omega Red. Hopefully they'll throw Silver Samurai in there somewhere since part of it takes place in Japan. I read Gambit will finally make it to the big screen in this too.
I think Marvel forming Marvel Studios has been great staying true to the story, spirit, look, and overall feel of the original comics so far. Marvel Studios was responsible for the latest Hulk movie starring Edward Morton as well as Iron Man and if this trend continues into all future releases it will please many die hard comic fans while still entertaining those not familiar with the material.
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#3 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:37 PM EDT{"commentId":2282700,"authorDomain":"fugitive247"}
Show some respect.
Exactly. And unlike so many others in the action comics industry, both novice and veteran, Mr. Lee has steadfastly remained unafraid to examine a variety of sensitive issues where others are hesitant to tread. Moreover, Mr. Lee has consistently shed light on the aforementioned in an honest manner, all the while striving to ensure that these issues don't completely overshadow the tale's plotline.
Excelsior, Mr. Lee!
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{"commentId":2280346,"authorDomain":"johnblaze2k"}
Oops. That's supposed to say Edward Norton not Morton.
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#4 - Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:38 PM EDT{"commentId":2282846,"authorDomain":"charlie-b"}
No disrespect intended. I've been reading comics since 1969. I had a subscription to FOOM! (if anyone knows what that is anymore) I still read about 40 titles a month. Hell, Stan Lee and his ideas practically raised me, and if he demanded I kiss his ring, I'd start puckering.
His cameos are awesome.
I'm only saying that scene in the Hulk seemed to be there solely to set up the cameo. There was nothing that went on in the bottling plant that was relevant to the rest of the film. Not the bully, not the girl, nothing. I enjoyed the Hulk once it got going, but I feel there were some poor editing choices.
The same way Stan the Man has examined sensitive issues without overshadowing a tales plotline, neither should his cameos exist to slow a films plotline. If he had been editing the Hulk, his scene would have been the first one cut because he knows the difference between force and class. Actually, he would have probably reshot the first 20 minutes to have some, any, a hint of action.
His best cameos have been just that, a cabbie, or a guy on the street with a quick one liner, and I hope he's doing them for many years to come.
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