NEW X-MEN MOVIE LEAKED ON-LINE

A FULL-LENGTH VERSION OF "X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE" HAS BEEN LEAKED ONLINE:

On Tuesday, a FULL-LENGTH version of the HUGH JACKMAN movie, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", was somehow leaked online. (--It happened a full month before the theatrical release. "Wolverine" is scheduled to hit theaters on May 1st.)

It's a so-called "work-print copy" . . . meaning that it's nearly complete, except that some of the special effects are missing, and it contains temporary sound and music. It doesn't sound like anyone knows HOW it leaked yet . . . but you can bet that the studio, 20th Century Fox, is on the case.

In a statement, Fox said, "We forensically mark our content so we can identify sources that make it available or download it. The source of the initial leak and any subsequent postings will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

Will the leak affect "Wolverine" at the box office??? It's hard to say. In 2003, a work-print of "The Hulk" leaked online two weeks before it was released. It still had a $62 million opening weekend, but then went on to be a box office disappointment.

(--If you don't want to risk having your own ILLEGAL "Wolverine" premiere in your bedroom . . . Hugh Jackman has announced a contest, where you can try to bring the OFFICIAL premiere to your town. Here's the announcement . . .)