Wolverine ranked #1 Fictional Power Player in Hollywood!

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http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2006/06/03/ap2791295.html

Wolverine Ranted #1 Fictional Power Player!

Wolverine Is Ruling Fictional Power Player
06.03.2006, 01:56 PM



Wolverine, the blade-bearing "X-Men" superhero played by Hugh Jackman, ranks as the top fictional power player, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The magazine lists the top 10 franchise characters in its new issue, on newsstands Monday. Wolverine beat out Harry Potter, Spider-Man and Bart Simpson, among others.

"Wolverine is our pick for Hollywood's top character based on a devoted, built-in audience and early excitement over his planned solo flick, which could be out as soon as 2008," writes Tim Stack.

The mutant with mutton chops stars in "X-Men: The Last Stand," which opened last week with a four-day domestic gross of $122.9 million. Wolverine is expected to get his own spin-off film, but no details have been announced.

Following Wolverine, in order, are Harry Potter, Spider-Man, Shrek, Robert Langdon (the main character of "The Da Vinci Code"), Jason Bourne ("The Bourne Identity" and "The Bourne Supremacy"), James Bond, Jigsaw (the villain of the "Saw" horror films), Bart Simpson and Madea (Tyler Perry's trash-talking grandmother)

Nuff Said

 

[Retroman]

Ad, do you really want to turn this into some kind of war?

 

[Warhammer]

I am glad that Wolverine beat out every one of those characters.



I am glad that Jason Bourne is up there, though.

 

[Advanced Dark]

^ Absoloutely.

 

[Warhammer]

Ad, do you really want to turn this into some kind of war?

It already is one.

 

[josh8]

EW is just cashing in on x3's current popularity.

harry potter has way more clout in hollywood. i hate that magazine.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

Nooooooooo!

 

[Drago]

Bart Simpson???? They're about a decade late on that one- Homer took his spot as the Simpson coverboy a while ago. And I'd be willing to venture that Cartman has more impact than any of the Simpson characters.

As for Wolverine- he's up there because the movies put him up there. If they focused on Cyclops then he'd be the one at the top of the list (not to start a war with the Cyke fans or anything, all I'm saying is that Wolverine is now so popular- and getting his solo film and solo tv series- because of the decisions of how to portray him in the films.. could have been any other character, regardless of story-telling potential)

 

[Advanced Dark]

Harry Potter is limited as far as source material while Wolverine has way more stories to tell. Wolverine also has a broader more diverse audience than Harry Potter though Harry Potters get's all the kids that wish they were old enough to watch X-Men & Wolverine.

 

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Thats my boy

 

[Warhammer]

I don't like Bart Simpson on that list.
I am glad that Harry Potter isn't #1.

 

[*xmenfan*]

yay go wolvie

 

[Advanced Dark]

^ Wolvie has been more popular than Cyclops for sometime though lately it's unpopular to enjoy the character for some stupid reason.

 

[Jan Irisi]

Bart Simpson???? They're about a decade late on that one- Homer took his spot as the Simpson coverboy a while ago. And I'd be willing to venture that Cartman has more impact than any of the Simpson characters.

STEWIE GRIFFIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jager X]

so shrek can kick jason bourne's ass?

 

[Warhammer]

so shrek can kick jason bourne's ass?

Bulls***.

 

[Jan Irisi]

so shrek can kick jason bourne's ass?

I'd pay to see that.

 

[Kurosawa]

Almost all of those characters are vastly superior to Wolverine. The only thing Wolverine needs to do is die. **** him.

 

[TrailerMusic]

This my friends is why Wolverine is getting his own Movie & Cartoon

 

[Retroman]

Ask any kid out there and they'll pick Spidey and Potter over Wolverine.

 

[Pickle-El]

Harry Potter is limited as far as source material while Wolverine has way more stories to tell. Wolverine also has a broader more diverse audience than Harry Potter though Harry Potters get's all the kids that wish they were old enough to watch X-Men & Wolverine.

Wow. Do you really believe what you just wrote?

The Potter franchise is bigger than the Spiderman franchise. And damn near rivals the LOTR franchise.....uhhh, Nuff said?

 

[Jan Irisi]

Wow. Do you really believe what you just wrote?

The Potter franchise is bigger than the Spiderman franchise. And damn near rivals the LOTR franchise.....uhhh, Nuff said?

That's because this came out now. Do this again in six months and the results will probably be different.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Considering I did my hair this morning like wolverine... stop arguing... this guy is the coolest hero out there because he is so down to earth and not over the top like Spiderman and Harry Potter

 

[Drago]

STEWIE GRIFFIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eaxactly- Stewie Griffin needs to be up there, and your really gonna tell me that there's no Star Wars stuff up there (I mean, come on, the name alone carried the prequel trilogy.. and carried it to 10 figures if I'm not mistaken... who even thought that much money existed? And we gave it all to George freakin' Lucas...)

As for Da Vinci code, I think the character from the film that should be on the list for making it all that money is Jesus.

As always, not trying to offend anyone, so I'm sorry if that comment got to you- I'm not referring to Jesus as a fictional character, just saying in the film he was a character, and it was using that to stir controversy that caused its success.

 

[Retroman]

Considering I did my hair this morning like wolverine... stop arguing... this guy is the coolest hero out there because he is so down to earth and not over the top like Spiderman and Harry Potter

If Peter Parker/Spider-Man isn't down to earth i don't who is.I can relate to him more than Logan.