Ain’t It Cool nabbed this exclusive photo from the current issue of Entertainment Weekly, featuring their most anticipated movies of 2009. Hugh Jackman as Logan looks great, however according to the story’s report, this film really is “in hot water”, including rumors of rifts between director Gavin Hood and Fox. I hope the picture isn’t prophetic. The shot looks cool in any case.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters, ready or not, on May 1, 2009, featuring Hugh Jackman as Logan a.k.a. Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson a.k.a. Deadpool, Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed a.k.a. Sabretooth, Dominic Monaghan as Barnell Bohusk a.k.a. Beak, Lynn Collins as Silver Fox, Danny Huston as William Stryker, Will i Am as John Wraith, Daniel Henney as David North a.k.a. Agent Zero, Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit, Kevin Durand as Frederick J. Dukes a.k.a. The Blob, Scott Adkins as Weapon XI, Tim Pocock as Scott Summers and Myles Pollard as Lumberjack.

CLICK HERE to download a high-resolution version of the photo from Ain’t It Cool, with details of every dripping bead of sweat running down Jackman’s chiseled face.