2018 is going to be a big year for X-Men fans, with 20th Century Fox set to deliver not one, not two, but three mutant superhero movies. This past week we got a look at the first with the trailer for The New Mutants, and now comes word that both Deadpool 2 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix have wrapped production.
Ryan Reynolds made the Deadpool 2 announcement on Facebook with the following post…
https://www.facebook.com/VancityReynolds/posts/1180495652094555
Meanwhile, writer, producer and first-time director Simon Kinberg took to Instagram to announce a wrap on Dark Phoenix…
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaPf0KmBGDX/
Deadpool 2 sees David Leitch (John Wick) directing a cast that includes returning stars Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson), Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), T.J. Miller (Weasel), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Stefan Kapicic (Colossus), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al) and Karan Soni (Dopinder) alongside new additions Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) as Domino, Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) as Cable, Jack Kesy (The Strain) as the film’s villain, and Shioli Kutsuna (The Outsider), Eddie Marsan (Atomic Blonde) and Julian Dennison (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) in as-yet-unrevealed roles. It is set for release on June 1st 2018.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix is set for release on November 2nd, 2018. Simon Kinberg is directing a cast that includes franchise veterans Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Professor X), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Sophie Turner (Jean Grey), Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Evan Peters (Quicksilver) alongside new additions Jessica Chastain and Lamar Johnson.
