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Even Hugh Jackman might do a double take at this incredibly realistic new Wolverine toy, which is due to be released next year. Standing at 30cm tall the figure comes with three sets of hands - relaxed, fists, and fists with his killer claws out. The face and body so closely resembles the 46-year-old Australian actor/superhero that the action figure has been lauded as the best of its kind to date. "They have seemingly sealed the soul of Hugh Jackman himself," wrote James Whitbrook on the Toybox review site. Made by the Hot Toys firm in Hong Kong to celebrate the X-Men: Days of Future Past movie the doll costs $250 USD and is available for pre order before its August release. "It is specially crafted on the image of Hugh Jackman as the' future Wolverine' and uses a newly developed head sculpt technique...specially tailored battle suit with armor parts and Wolverine's signature metal claws," says the company description. (credit:Splash)
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Thick smoke from an airstrike by the US-led coalition rises in Kobani, Syria, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (credit:AP Photo)
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Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to the Ford Motor Company in Dagenham, Essex. (credit:Chris Radburn/PA Wire)
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The controversial inflatable statue "Tree" by U.S. artist Paul McCarthy as part of the International Modern Art Fair (FIAC), lays deflated on the Place Vendome in Paris, France. The giant green art installation, that vaguely resembles an inflatable Christmas tree, was vandalized overnight after people tampered with the pump keeping it inflated and removed the cables securing it to the ground. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Students brave high winds and rain on Blackpool promenade as Britain prepares for high winds over the next two days on October 20, 2014 in Blackpool, England. Weather warnings have been by the Met Office for high winds and rain across parts of the country as as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo reach Britain's coast. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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White tiger Olga stands with her four cubs Ika, Shiro, Aroon and Nao at the Zoo Pessac-Bordeaux in Pessac on October 20, 2014. The tigers were born on August 14. (credit:MEHDI FEDOUACH via Getty Images)
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White tiger Olga plays with her four cubs Ika, Shiro, Aroon and Nao next to their father Ashka at the Zoo Pessac-Bordeaux in Pessac on October 20, 2014. The tigers were born on August 14. (credit:MEHDI FEDOUACH via Getty Images)
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Prince Harry takes part with children in a teacher training session and rugby festival at Eccles RFC on October 20, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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Prince Harry joins a teacher training session at Eccles Rugby Club, Salford, Manchester, Britai (credit:Rex)
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Protest to sack Lord Freud outside Westminster (credit:Rex)
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Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL, and Josh Constine, TechCrunch Moderator, on stage during the 2014 TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/London at The Old Billingsgate on October 20, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for TechCrunch) (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
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Two three weeks old white lion cubs play with a soft donkey toy are seen at the Belgrade Zoo on October 20, 2014. The two white lion cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion, were recently born at the Belgrade Zoo. They are being bottle fed by zoo keepers after they were rejected by their mother after birth. (credit:ANDREJ ISAKOVIC via Getty Images)
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Rachel Riley looks snuggly as she poses in an oversized winter jumper to launch npower’s Acts of Warmness campaign raising awareness that this year, npower has £65 million available to warm those who need it most. TV mathematician and Oxford alumni Rachel Riley will be joining npower on a nationwide tour, which includes a cosy pop-up ‘snug’ where npower staff will be on hand to offer free energy advice as well as a warm place to get out of the cold weather, enjoy some hot tea and warming massage chairs whilst residents are out shopping or on their home from work. For more information on staying warm visit npower.com
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In this Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a portion of some 7,000 participants pedals on South Roosevelt Boulevard during the Zombie Bike Ride in Key West, Fla. The event coincided with the island city's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that continues through Sunday, Oct. 26. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Rob O'Neal) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a participant in the Zombie Bike Ride pedals down a street in Key West, Fla. The event attracted some 7,000 costumed riders and coincided with Key West's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that continues through Sunday, Oct. 26. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Rob O'Neal) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Students from St Andrew's University indulge in a tradition of covering themselves with foam to honour the 'academic family' on October 20, 2014, in St Andrews, Scotland. Every November the 'raisin weekend' which is held in the university's Lower College Lawn, is celebrated and a gift of raisins (now foam) is traditionally given by first year students to their elders as a thank you for their guidance and in exchange they receive a receipt in Latin. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Students from St Andrew's University indulge in a tradition of covering themselves with foam to honour the 'academic family' on October 20, 2014, in St Andrews, Scotland. Every November the 'raisin weekend' which is held in the university's Lower College Lawn, is celebrated and a gift of raisins (now foam) is traditionally given by first year students to their elders as a thank you for their guidance and in exchange they receive a receipt in Latin. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage during a visit with the Ukip candidate for the position of South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner Jack Clarkson to the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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A member of Shwet Ashw, the motorcycle display team of the Indian army, jumps through a fire ring as he performs a daredevil stunt during the platinum jubilee celebrations of Corps of Military Police in Bangalore, India, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez, from Uruguay, right, and Neymar, from Brazil, attend a training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in San Joan Despi, Spain, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. FC Barcelona will play against Ajax in a group F Champions League on Tuesday Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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(FromL) Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, defender Gerard Pique and Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez take part in training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona on October 21, 2014 on the eve of their UEFA Champions league football match FC Barcelona vs Ajax. (credit:LLUIS GENE via Getty Images)
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A child lies on the road during the ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 20, 2014. Police have begun to take measures to remove the blockades put in place by pro democracy supporters following weeks of protests. ( (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Pro-democracy demonstrators set up tents in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on October 20, 2014. Police have begun to take measures to remove the blockades put in place by pro democracy supporters following weeks of protests. (Photo by Thomas Campean/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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A fire engine is parked in front of a fire damaged part of the Didcot B power station that was ablaze last night on October 20, 2014 in Didcot, England. Fire officers are investigating cause of blaze in the cooling towers, which at its height had 25 fire engines and 100 firefighters in attendance at the gas powered Didcot B plant which is operated by RWE npower. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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Rita Ora seen leaving the BBC Radio 1 Studios on October 20, 2014 in London, England. Photo by Alex Huckle/GC Images) (credit:Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
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The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort marked the opening of its fireworks season this weekend by staging the world’s smallest pyrotechnic display in its iconic Miniland - recreating all the drama and spectacle of New Year's Eve in London in explosive miniature.Watched by staff and an audience of LEGO® Minilanders, the stunning miniature display was mounted by Titanium Fireworks Ltd, the experts behind the internationally renowned New Year's Eve fireworks, who also stage LEGOLAND's annual shows. Over 120 fireworks were used including tiny Ice Fountains whizzing round Miniland's 2.7m tall London Eye model (50 times smaller than the real thing) and scaled down rockets lighting up the sky over the 76,500 brick Big Ben.
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Helicopter evacuation of the Tilicho base camp near the Annapurna Massif in Nepal, 16 October 2014. A snowstorm at almost 5,000 meters took the Alpine Club group by surprise. Photo: Alpenverein/dpa
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Models present outfits by 'Yalanka' at the Interfilerie Exhibition during Shanghai fashion week in Shanghai on October 20, 2014. (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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A runner wears a gas mask as he takes part in the 34th Beijing International Marathon which began at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 19, 2014, with many of the tens of thousands of participants wearing face masks, as the 42-kilometer course ended at the Olympic Park. (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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Filipino firefighters douse a house as a huge fire rages through a slum area in Manila on April 20, 2014. Almost 1,000 families were affected by the fire according to local media reports. (credit:NOEL CELIS via Getty Images)
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 19: A general view of Red Square after snowfall in the night hours on Ocrober 19, 2014 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Residents gather after fleeing their homes as a huge fire rages through a slum area in Manila on April 20, 2014. Almost 1,000 families were affected by the fire according to local media reports. (credit:NOEL CELIS via Getty Images)
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Indian students of Delhi Public School perform yoga in Hyderabad on October 20, 2014. Nearly 5000 students including teachers perform seven yogic postures, with religious prayers for world harmony and peace. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NOAH SEELAM via Getty Images)
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Actor Brad Pitt, right, poses for photographers with World War 2 Veteran Peter Comfort, upon arrival at the premiere of the film Fury, which closes the BFI London Film Festival, in central London, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Protesters stand guard behind a barricade at the occupied area in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, early Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Three weeks ago, students at a rally stormed a fenced-off courtyard outside Hong Kong's government headquarters, triggering unprecedented mass protests for greater democracy in the semiautonomous Chinese city. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 19: Health workers pray ahead of they distribute food at the Ebola Treatment Centre on October 19, 2014, in Monrovia, Liberia. (Photo by Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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People take photos while the French production company La Machine's latest creation "the Long Ma" or Dragon Horse appears during a performance held in front of the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, China Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. The performance, which attended by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, mark the climax of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Bishops attend the beatification ceremony of Pope Paul VI, and a mass for the closing of of a two-week synod on family issues, celebrated by Pope Francis, in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)