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Deadpool enjoys biggest ever February debut at the UK box office

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It shattered records across the Pond with a $135 million three-day opening, and 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has also claimed the biggest ever February opening here in the UK with £13.7 million. That’s also bigger than every previous instalment in the X-Men franchise, and the second highest opening weekend ever for 20th Century Fox. “We are […]

Simon Kinberg says X-Force could be R-rated

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While, in theory, Fox giving Deadpool an R rating was a risky decision, considering how most R-rated comic book movies usually don’t do nearly as much business as their PG-13-rated competition (e.g. Watchmen, The Punisher), this past weekend Deadpool raked in a massive $132 million at the U.S. box office, proving that mainstream audiences don’t mind […]

Wolverine 3 aiming for R-rating after Deadpool success

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Well, it looks like 20th Century Fox is set to fully embrace the R-rating following the box office success of Deadpool; writer-producer Simon Kinberg has already suggested that the X-Force movie could be targeting an R-rating, and now the studio has confirmed that Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Logan in Wolverine 3 will also be […]

Deadpool breaks Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening record in Russia

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The results for Deadpool keep rolling in, as the film has broken yet another record. On its opening weekend, Deadpool made more than Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four did it in its entire run, it broke the February opening record (in the US and the UK), it’s the biggest R-rated release of all-time, it’s the biggest R-rated […]

Zazie Beetz isn’t returning as Domino in Deadpool 3

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Zazie Beetz isn’t returning for a third Deadpool movie, so the actress doesn’t know much about its strange new production problem. As we enter another month of the WGA Strike, films and television shows have to work around the strike to keep things friendly. This has caused a rumored issue for Deadpool 3 as credited […]

Comic Book Preview – Deadpool: Badder Blood #1

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Marvel Comics releases Deadpool: Badder Blood #1 this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview below… DEADPOOL, WOLVERINE, CABLE – IT DOESN’T GET BADDER THAN THIS! WADE WILSON is back, and he’s brought some frenemies! As the villainous THUMPER returns to take out the man who created him, WOLVERINE and CABLE step in […]

Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio returning for Deadpool 3

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Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Brianna Hildebrand and Shioli Kutsuna signing on to reprise their roles as the young mutant couple in Marvel Studios’ Deadpool 3. Hildebrand debuted as Negasonic Teenage Warhead alongside Ryan Reynolds in the original Deadpool, while Kutsuna’s Yukio joining the franchise in the […]

Colossus and Vanessa return for Marvel’s Deadpool 3

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Having already enlisted Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine (along with Karan Soni’s Dopinder and Leslie Uggams’ Blind Al) to star alongside Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth, Marvel Studios is dipping back into Fox’s X-Men universe to bring back another two supporting characters for Deadpool 3 in Colossus and Vanessa. As reported by Deadline, both Stefan Kapacic […]

Morena Baccarin is unsure about her Deadpool 3 status

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As much as Morena Baccarin played a crucial role in the first two Deadpool films, her fate for the third entry seems to be in the air. As Ryan Reynolds gears up to star in Deadpool 3, the cast begins to take shape with new actors and familiar faces. Sadly, we don’t know if Baccarin’s […]

Deadpool 3 brings back fan favorites Dopinder and Blind Al

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As the Deadpool movies enter the Marvel Studios era, the transition will be easier with a few beloved characters. Deadline reports Karan Soni and Leslie Uggams will return for Deadpool 3, reprising their roles of Dopinder and Blind Al, respectively. They are the first announced characters returning from the previous installments, along with Ryan Reynolds. […]