Thanks to Maria there are several scans of Russian GQ magazine’s Hugh feature from November last year. Previews below, click to see them larger:

So, sooner than expected, I have some decent quality and untagged versions of the new Wolverine promo shots (plus a higher quality version of one we’ve seen before), as promised! Click the previews to head over to the gallery and see them in full:

Hugh and Wolverine will be featured in the next issue of Empire magazine in the UK which comes out tomorrow. There are also a couple of new Wolverine promo shots around but I’m trying to get hold of some better quality, untagged versions - watch this space!

It’s being widely reported that Hugh’s next film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, has gained several new cast members including the popular character of Gambit, a mutant from Louisiana with the ability to manipulate kinetic energy; he’ll be played by Taylor Kitsch of Friday Night Lights fame.

It’s also been confirmed that Deadpool, another Weapon X mutant who had his terminal cancer replaced by Wolverine’s healing factor, will be appearing in the movie and will be brought to life by Ryan Reynolds. As if that weren’t enough news, it’s also been revealed by an anonymous source that The Blob will make an appearance and is already filming test scenes - they’re using an actor in a suit rather than CGI.

We’re not done yet….Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas has been cast in the role of teleporting mutant, John Wraith aka Kestral, yet another Weapon X victim. The new cast members join the likes of Danny Huston (as Young Stryker), Liev Schreiber (as Sabretooth) and Lynn Collins (as Silver Fox).

From USA Today:

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As if a guy with temper issues, iron blades for fingernails and a penchant for cage fighting needed it, Wolverine is about to get even surlier.”I know it seems odd given, you know, the guy is already half animal,” says Hugh Jackman, who revives the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, due in theaters May 1, 2009. “But with all the success of the X-Men, you feel the pressure to keep pushing it further.” Read more »