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| Which superhero power would you like most of all? Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:54 AM PDT  Hugh Jackman poses at an industry screening of ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California in this April 28, 2009 file photo. — Reuters pic Wolverine's power, which allows him to recover from almost any injury or disease, came top with 22 per cent of the vote, followed by the telepathic powers of Professor X, another X-Men character, at 21 per cent. Superman's ability to fly was third while Spiderman fell from hero to zero in the poll, with only three per cent of respondents believing web-spinning skills to be worthy of the ultimate superhero. The survey, carried out by the European film rental service Lovefilm, questioned 3,000 members about special powers that would make the ultimate superhero. "Having worked with comic books for most of my career and naturally being a huge fan of superhero films, a few of the results really surprised me," said comic artist Jack Lawrence. Of course we all wish we had the claws of Wolverine or cruised along in the Batmobile, but I really expected Superman and Spiderman's powers to feature higher up the list." The top 10 powers were: 1. Accelerated healing - Wolverine, X-Men (22 per cent) 2. Telepathic/psionic powers - Professor X, X-Men (21 per cent) 3. Power of flight - Superman, Superman (15 per cent) 4. Super-strength - The Hulk, The Hulk (11 per cent) 5. Invisibility - Sue Storm, Fantastic Four (8 per cent) 6 (joint). Weather control - Storm, X-Men (7 per cent) and Flame-on! - The Human Torch, Fantastic Four (7 per cent) 8. Supersenses - Daredevil, Daredevil (4 per cent) 9. Web-slinging - Spiderman, Spiderman (3 per cent) 10. Super-speed - Dash, The Incredibles (2 per cent). — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Ryan Gosling takes on comedy to cure the blues Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:19 AM PDT  Cast members Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone arrive for the premiere of their film 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' in New York on July 19, 2011. — Reuters pic "He wrote me a prescription and I looked at it and it said, 'Do a comedy'," the 30-year-old Canadian actor said, adding the story he has been repeating to reporters while promoting his new comedy, "Stupid, Crazy, Love," is absolutely true. It's hard to tell at times when Gosling is joking, telling such stories while wearing a perpetual, evasive smirk. Yet he is transparently playing for laughs in his first comedic role opposite "The Office" star Steve Carell that has gained strong buzz ahead of its release in the United States tomorrow. The reason for the turnabout for an actor who has so far mostly stayed away from big-budget Hollywood movies after impressing critics with serious indie dramas, was Carell, he said. "He makes everyone funny. So selfishly I knew that if I was going to ever do a comedy, if I was going to lose my comedic virginity, I wanted to lose it to Steve," a softly-spoken Gosling told Reuters in an interview. "Crazy, Stupid, Love" shows off Gosling as a suave seducer of women who tries to help the despondent, shabby character played by Carell regain his machismo after separating from his wife, played by Julianne Moore. Also co-starring Emma Stone and Marisa Tomei, the romantic comedy is a big box office summer hope for studio Warner Bros. Gosling described himself as "nervous" to act in what he sees as his first real comedy, spending much of the film dropping unsubtle lines to women in bars, dressing in designer clothes and even ripping off his shirt to reveal a body so appealing it leaves Stone exclaiming it must have been digitally enhanced. "It's like a James Cameron programme called Avatar and you wear a motion-controlled suit," he joked, explaining his impressive abdomen for the scene. But he did not use a body double. "I had to exercise a lot." Initially, he said, he wanted to base the role on Mike "The Situation" Sorrento from the TV reality show "Jersey Shore". But producers balked at the idea — "I thought it would be funny, and they thought it wouldn't be." He also claims he figured out how to play this character — and indeed each role he plays — by working out "the percentage of Bugs Bunny versus Daffy Duck." He explained: "Like Dean in 'Blue Valentine' was 80 per cent Daffy and 20 per cent Bugs. And with this (role) I finally got to just play Bugs Bunny — that helped me to think of it in those terms. And Steve was Daffy." Choosing films like dancing Cartoon characters aside, Gosling, who is now regarded as one of the top actors of his generation, speaks seriously about why he didn't cash in on his Oscar nomination for "Half Nelson" in 2006 or the popularity of the romantic drama "The Notebook" in 2004 with a big Hollywood movie. "I felt like I was cashing in, but just not financially. I was able to get more freedom in each next part that I played. So I just kind of gravitated towards that freedom. Money gives you freedom too, it's just what kind of freedom you want." He did take home a bigger paycheque for "Stupid, Crazy, Love," but "my reasons for wanting to do it were the same. It's like when a song comes on, you want to dance and you don't know why. It just makes you want to dance. That's how I feel and I felt that way about 'Blue' and I felt that way about this." After starting out at an early age as a dancer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" variety TV show alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake — Aguilera was then the most impressive, he said — he landed parts in a number of TV shows, including one with Carell that was cancelled. He went on to observe acting titans such as Denzel Washington in his first small movie part in "Remember The Titans," but says Carell has been one of the best. That may soon change. He will soon be seen in the George Clooney film, "The Ides of March" among several upcoming titles, but said he doesn't have any serious career plan. "I just try to take it one step at a time," he said. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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