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23 Superman
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He’ll wear his pants wherever he likes
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Arguably the most famous superhero ever created, in recent years Supes’ big-screen appearances have been mixed, to say the least. Brandon Routh took a bit of a kicking in Superman Returns, and it’s no easy gig playing the Kryptonian castaway – he’s been around for the best part of a century, after all. The pressure is on for Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill in the upcoming Man Of Steel, but we all know what we want: the kiss curl, the cape, the lantern jaw and the costume raining down fury on Lex Luthor with the air of quiet confidence only a son of Krypton can pull off.
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22 Wolverine
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Claws for thought
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Back in 1999, Hugh Jackman was best known for prancing around in leather chaps singing songs about beautiful mornings in Oklahoma!. The following year, though, Bryan Singer cast him in X-Men and any memory of his time as a slightly camp cowboy was blown away, thanks to the adamantium-coated brilliance of his performance as Wolverine. Three X-Men films, a solo venture and a hilarious cameo in X-Men: First Class later, he’s the best-loved mutant on the planet. With The Wolverine on the way, he’s not going away any time yet.
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