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PICTURE ROUND-UP: Beetlejuice 2, actor portraits from The Wolverine, a great Mad Men poster and a guide to being a superhero

March 14th, 2013 by Marc Comments

Once again we give you a round-up of some of the best images floating around the ‘net… enjoy

First up, James Mangold has tweeted images of the principal actors from the upcoming Wolverine. First of the three below is Rila Fukushima as Yukio, a deadly assassin who will be a thorn in Wolverine’s side in the movie. Our next image is of Jackman himself, but i think we all know who he is. And finally, Wolverine’s other great love – the woman he marries in the comic – Tao Okamoto, who plays Mariko Yashida, the daughter of a Yakuza crime boss who Wolverine runs up against in more ways than one in the original story by Chris Claremont.

Screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith posted the below picture on his Instagram and, we don’t know about you but that looks a lot like Beetljuice… could the sequel finally be going ahead? It better star Michael Keaton!

AMC has unveiled a striking poster for the upcoming sixth season of Mad Men by advertising illustrator Brian Sanders. The two-hour premiere kicks off on April 7th. Rumours are that the eighth season will be the final for the cracking serious…

Finally, a groovy graphic that shows what it really takes to be a superhero… There are real superheroes being formed around the world. Check out this infographic courtesy of Jenny at www.dialtosave.co.uk. Jenny is a fan of comic superheroes and feels inspired to develop her abilities in the future.

Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….