Wolverine

Sad news today. Hugh Jackman, who we loved, loved as Oscars host this year, will not return to host next year's ceremonies.

Wolverine just didn't want to host two years in a row, so hopefully that means he'll be back in the future. This year's show was fun for once, and that had a lot to do with Jackman.

Ryan Reynolds finally has a franchise to call his own.

Fresh off the mega success of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a Wolverine sequel and a Deadpool spinoff have been given the green light.

If Wolverine is successful enough, more X-Men Origin stories could be heading into production.

The film’s director, Gavin Hood, says he’d like to take Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Liev Schreiber’s Sabretooth and give them the Wolverine treatment.

Don’t forget about Taylor Kitsch’s Gambit.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens on Friday May 1st.

—Sasha Perl-Raver

On Monday night, the world premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine was held in Tempe, Arizona.

Tempe won the honor of hosting the film’s world premiere thanks to a contest by Twentieth Century Fox.

Thousands of people showed up to Harkins Tempe Marketplace Theater for the event, which was attended by Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, will.i.am, Lynn Collins and Liev Schreiber.

Wolverine star Hugh Jackman had his hands and feet immortalized in cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater yesterday.

He joins the ranks of only about 175 other Hollywood legends, including Marilyn Monroe, Jack Nicholson, Paul Newman and John Wayne, who have received the honor.

Hmmm. We wonder if Nicholson wore as much bronzer to his handprint ceremony.

Jackman’s new film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, opens on May 1st and looks totally bitchin’.

—Sasha Perl-Raver

Catherine Zeta-Jones hasn’t really been on the Hollywood scene lately. The 39-year old seems perfectly content to hang with her husband Michael Douglas on their vast Bahamian property and enjoy the good life. Can you blame her?

But it looks like Zeta-Jones might be coming out of semi-retirement to play Cleopatra in the upcoming 3D Hollywood epic Cleo. You know homegirl can work a blunt bang and heavy cateye makeup.

Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman, is in talks to play Mark Antony.

Wolverine star Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness hosted a pool party at their home in Sydney, Australia on Sunday to celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary. Hugh, 39, and Deborra, 48, were married on April 11, 1996.

Sure, all of Hollywood says she’s just his beard and he’s actually in a relationship with his “assistant” (who’s a total stud muffin) but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have a party anyway!

Also in attendance, Jackman’s X-Men co-star Liev Schrieber with his wife Naomi Watts and their 9 month old son.