And on Taylor Kitsch as Gambit, Jackman said: “I can say it. He’s sexy, right? He’s a little bit like a junior Wolverine in a way. He’s a little bit of a wise guy. He’s an outsider. He’s got some issues himself. He’s mischievous. He’s cheeky. He’s a bit of a badass.

“We have a really great fight sequence. Physically that guy is an animal. He was chucking himself around on the concrete. He has that passion that I remember having when I first did Wolverine. There was no way a stunt double was doing anything for him.”

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In other Taylor news, he is up for a bunch of Teen Choice Awards this year. If you are eligible to vote (between the ages 13 and 19), then do so at teenchoiceawards.com in the following categories.

Choice TV Show Drama
Friday Night Lights
Gossip Girl
Grey’s Anatomy
House
One Tree Hill

Choice TV Actor: Drama
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Chad Michael Murray, One Tree Hill
Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy
Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl
Taylor Kitsch, Friday Night Lights

Choice Male Hottie
Chace Crawford
Chris Brown
Jonas Brothers
Taylor Kitsch
Zac Efron

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Teen Vogue Photoshoot

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Deleted Scenes: Episode 2.01
Deleted Scenes: Episode 2.02
Deleted Scenes: Episode 2.06
Deleted Scenes: Episode 2.12

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1.01 - Pilot

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2.05 - Let’s Get It On
2.06 - How Did I Get Here
2.07 - Pantherama!
2.08 - Seeing Other People
2.09 - Confession
2.10 - There Goes the Neighborhood
2.11 - Jumping the Gun
2.12 - Who Do You Think You Are?
2.13 - Humble Pie
2.14 - Leave No One Behind
2.15 - May the Best Man Win

NBC Will Begin Broadcasting Season 3 of Drama on Fridays (9-10 p.m. ET) Starting Soon After the Network’s Telecast of the Super Bowl in 2009; New Episodes of Critically Acclaimed Drama Will Be Broadcast on DIRECTV Beginning in October

NBC, Universal Media Studios and DIRECTV — the nation’s leading satellite television provider — have formed a bold, multi-platform partnership to launch a third season of the critically acclaimed drama series, “Friday Night Lights,” to be broadcast initially on DIRECTV and subsequently telecast on NBC later in the 2008-09 season.

NBC would begin broadcasting the Season 3 episodes of the Peabody Award-winning drama on Fridays (9-10 p.m. ET), starting soon after NBC’s telecast of the Super Bowl in 2009. DIRECTV would have exclusive rights to the season’s 13 new episodes beginning Wednesday, October 1 on DIRECTV’s entertainment channel “The 101.”
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That’s the latest I’m hearing on NBC’s on-the-bubble, fan-favorite series Friday Night Lights—that the deal for season three is “nearly done” (a deal that would bring FNL to both NBC and DirecTV in the fall).

I’m also hearing that castmembers’ agents and managers are being told it’s looking “likely” that the show will come back this fall for…13 episodes.

Yes, it seems FNL may be on a probationary period for season three (awaiting pickup of the back nine episodes), but fear not! With the new eyeballs coming to the series via DirecTV, and the new attention to the show via the kickass fanpaigns to save it, surely the ratings will improve and FNL will get a full season. So if you ask me, this is all good news! Or rather, it will be good news…If they’d only finalize everything and announce it.

Perhaps it’s just my wishful thinking, but what the hey, I’m gonna toss this out to the universe (ahem, Ben Silverman). It certainly would be a very good thing for an announcement on Friday Night Lights’ pickup to come out today or tomorrow, since the cast will be hitting the Paley Television Festival tomorrow night, and that’s the perfect opportunity to get some nice, happy, NBC-loving press and to celebrate with the fans.

(Speaking of, if you have any Q’s for the FNL cast or producer Jason Katims, please email them to tvdiva@eonline.com! If you have a special message for Taylor Kitsch, get in line.) (source)