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The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Venom, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League Dark, Aquaman, Man of Steel 2, Shazam, Watchmen and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Venom, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Iron Fist, Runaways, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Aquaman, The Batman, Man of Steel 2, Shazam, Gotham City Sirens, Deathstroke, Arrow, The Question, Krypton, […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers 4 wraps filming, Gambit loses another director, The New Mutants delayed, Justice League extended cut rumours and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Silver & Black, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man 3, Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War, Runaways, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Gambit, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Kitty Pryde, Doctor Doom, Justice League, Shazam, Wonder Woman, […]

UPDATE: X-Men spinoff Gambit to start shooting in March

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UPDATE: Apparently the filming has now been pushed back to March, and will shoot through to July/August in New Orleans.After several years of false starts, creative differences and development hell, it seems that 20th Century Fox is finally ready to begin production on its Gambit movie, with Omega Underground reporting that filming on the X-Men […]

Rumoured plot details for 20th Century Fox’s Gambit movie

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Having first been announced back in 2014, 20th Century Fox’s planned X-Men spinoff Gambit has found itself stuck in development hell, passing through the hands of directors Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) as the studio seemingly struggled to perfect its take on the fan favourite mutant, […]

Director Gore Verbinski exits Fox’s Gambit movie

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Well, just when you thought the Gambit movie was finally set to become a reality…Yes, that’s right – 20th Century Fox and Channing Tatum’s long-gestating X-Men spinoff movie has hit another major roadblock, with director Gore Verbinski exiting the project in what Deadline describes as an “amicable split” due to scheduling issues.Verbinski only boarded the […]

Doug Liman explains why he left the director’s chair on Gambit

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As the release for Doug Liman’s latestThe Wall (a war film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena) quickly approaches this weekend, the Edge of Tomorrow director has found himself explaining his reasons for walking away from the oft-delayed X-Men spinoff Gambit.Speaking to Collider, Liman stated: “I never formed a connection. Many of these movies, I don’t have […]

Gore Verbinski in talks to direct Gambit, Daniel Craig rumoured for Mister Sinister role

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It looks like 20th Century Fox is ready to press ahead with its oft-delayed X-Men spinoff Gambit, with Deadline reporting that Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, A Cure For Wellness) is in talks to direct the solo movie.Should Verbinski sign on to the project, he would become its third director after Rupert Wyatt (Rise […]

Simon Kinberg talks Deadpool 2, Gambit and Legion

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During an interview with Slash Film, X-Verse “architect” Simon Kinberg has provided an update on several upcoming X-Men projects in Deadpool 2, Gambit and the Marvel-produced TV series Legion.“I think Deadpool 2 will comment on anything that’s happening in movies today especially in superhero movies,” said Kinberg. “The sort of glut or saturation of these […]

Simon Kinberg on X-Men: The New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Gambit and the future of the X-Men franchise

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Yesterday we brought you some comments from writer-producer Simon Kinberg about the possibility of 20th Century Fox producing another Fantastic Four movie, as well as rumours linking him to the director’s chair on X-Men: Supernova. Well, as the press tour for Logan continues, Kinberg has now been speaking more about the X-Men franchise, offering updates on X-Men: […]