During Marvel Studios’ insane cast rollout for Avengers: Doomsday, it was revealed that we will again see some of our favorite versions of the X-Men. At the time of reporting, Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier), Kelsey Grammer (Beast), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), and James Marsden (Cyclops) have joined the upcoming superhero […]
Jeff Wadlow opens up on Fox’s once-planned X-Force movie with Deadpool
We know the Fox X-Men movies had many projects in development before Disney took over the brand, but did you know director Jeff Wadlow planned an X-Force movie? Speaking with the A Trip To The Movies With Alex Zane podcast, Wadlow dives into his once-planned X-Force script and compares it to Red Dawn. The filmmaker […]
TJ Middleton’s Cliffhanger novel getting series adaptation at Fox
Cliffhanger is coming to TV and no, it is not an adaptation of Sylvester Stallone’s action thriller. Fox is developing a series adaptation of TJ Middleton’s 2008 novel of the same name from CSI and Chicago Med‘s Melissa Byer and Treena Hancock. Middleton’s Cligghanger follows Al Greenwood, “a maverick taxi driver, who pootles around the British […]
Catherine Zeta-Jones joins Prodigal Son Season 2
Fox has announced an addition to the cast of the crime thriller series Prodigal Son with Catherine Zeta-Jones (Queen America) joining the second season, which is due to premiere next week. Jones will portray Dr. Vivian Capshaw, “the resident MD of Claremont Psychiatrics who is in charge of Dr. Martin Whitly as he is assigned to infirmary […]
Exclusive Interview – X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg on star wrangling, leaving out Hugh Jackman, and the Disney/Fox merger
Tom Beasley sits down with Simon Kinberg to discuss X-Men: Dark Phoenix and the wider universe in the wake of Disney’s takeover of Fox… The X-Men are finally back. Three years after Apocalypse proved to be divisive, to say the least, Charles Xavier’s team of mutant heroes have returned to the big screen for X-Men: […]
Exclusive: Simon Kinberg updates on The New Mutants, Multiple Man and Gambit after Disney’s Fox takeover
X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg has confirmed that reshoots are still planned for spin-off The New Mutants and said the likes of Gambit and Multiple Man are not quite dead yet. Kinberg has been a part of the X-Men universe for well over a decade and has shepherded many of the biggest names in […]
Comcast has urged Fox shareholders to reject Disney’s bid
Fox shareholders should reject the deal put forward by Disney according to Comcast who also want to buy the company. The drama surrounding the purported takeover of 21st Century Fox’s film and TV licences continues. We learned earlier that Comcast has launched a giant bid that dwarves Disney’s own for Fox’s assets, and now news […]
Clayne Crawford fired from Lethal Weapon as Fox searches for replacement amid on-set controversy
Fox’s hit series Lethal Weapon, based upon the classic film franchise, may not be coming back for a third season as lead star Clayne Crawford, who plays Martin Riggs, has been fired from the show. According to TVLine, Fox and producing partner Warner Bros. are actively searching for a replacement for the role and a third […]
Fox developing a Silver Surfer movie from Brian K. Vaughan
Despite the impending takeover from Disney, it seems that its business as usual at 20th Century Fox for the time being, which also means the studio is pushing full steam ahead with its Marvel movie plans. A few weeks ago it was revealed that Deadpool director Tim Miller and comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis […]
21st Century Fox president believes Disney is a better fit for the company than Comcast
The president of 21st Century Fox, Peter Rice, has stated that Disney would be more suited for Fox’s assets than Comcast. While many believed the Fox/Disney deal to be done and dusted, things aren’t quite at that stage, with Comcast looking to outbid Disney should the deal breakdown. It will be Disney and not Comcast […]
