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Hugh Jackman Brings "Wolverine" to Mexico City
Aussie Actor to Host "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Premiere in Mexico City
| Source: Embassy of Mexico
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - May 22, 2009) - Hugh Jackman will be attending the
long-awaited "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" premiere at Mexico's National
Auditorium on May 26. Using Twitter, the actor announced, "I will bring
'Wolverine' to Mexico City on May 26 to provide a moment of fun escapism
and a treat for some of the loyal fans of the comic."
"My thoughts and prayers have been with all of those that have suffered
directly or indirectly from the swine flu in Mexico," he added.
Film distributor 20th Century Fox postponed the superhero prequel's
premiere in Mexico earlier this month amid the H1N1 virus scare. In a
public statement following the cancelation, Jackman confirmed the premiere
would be rescheduled.
After a brief government-mandated shutdown, cinemas, businesses, schools
and other public venues have reopened. The U.S. government lifted its
advisory against nonessential travel to Mexico last week.
"The Department of State wishes to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and
residing in Mexico that on May 15, 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted its recommendation that American
citizens avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico," the department said in
an advisory.
"As a result of the CDC's decision, the State Department's Travel Alert
relating to the 2009-H1N1 influenza outbreak is no longer in effect," the
statement continued.
The postponement of Mexico's May 1 release did not seem to harm the movie's
global debut, which brought in $160 million.
For more information, visit www.informationmexico.org