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Hugh Jackman compares Wolverine role to James Bond and Batman

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Retiring from the role of a beloved film character, especially a superhero, is a lot like a professional wrestler hanging up their boots; they may mean their words but the decision often doesn’t stick. Nevertheless, Hugh Jackman seemingly appears committed to being done with portraying Wolverine after going out in style with Logan, arguably one […]

First poster for The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman

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The first poster has arrived online for the upcoming biographical musical drama The Greatest Showman featuring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum – showman, businessman, and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Travelling Circus; take a look at the poster here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Greatest Showman here “The Greatest Showman” is a bold and […]

Liev Schreiber almost returned as Sabretooth for Logan

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Early on in the development process for this year’s Logan, Hugh Jackman’s swansong as everybody’s favorite claw-wielding mutant, a much different version of the movie existed compared to the one audiences saw in theaters roughly two months ago. In particular, early ideas for the film featured the inclusion of Wolverine’s half-brother and fellow mutant, Sabretooth. In […]

Logan pushes the Wolverine solo movies beyond $1 billion worldwide

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Having debuted this past weekend with an impressive $237.8 million worldwide, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men solo spinoff Logan has now helped to propel the Wolverine trilogy beyond the $1 billion mark at the global box office. By close of play yesterday, Logan has grossed $263.2 million, of which $104.2 million comes from North America, and […]

The Batman gets a new director, Wolverine in the MCU, Nightwing solo movie, Aquaman plot details and more – Daily News Roundup

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WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE BATMAN After a few weeks of speculation (and rumours he’d walked away from the offer) Matt Reeves has officially signed on to direct The Batman, rumoured to be going into production this April. “I have loved the Batman story since I was a child,” said Reeves. “He is such an […]

Logan director “would be shocked” if we don’t see X-23 again

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The director of Logan, James Mangold, has said he would be shocked if Fox didn’t pursue X-23 in the future. Coming off the back off some incredibly stellar reviews, especially for a Wolverine film, the more grounded take on the infamous X-Men character is generating a lot of buzz. Not only is Logan being well received, […]

First look at The Last Jedi characters, Namor project rumoured, will Arnie be in The Predator and more – Daily News Roundup

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FORCE FRIDAY FIRST LOOK Well, it might not be until September but the Star Wars Twitter account released a teaser image of the packaging for Star Wars: The Last Jedi merchandise. While it doesn’t give a lot away, it does give our first look at Rey, Finn and Poe in the film – including a […]

Fox was concerned that Logan would be “freakin’ boring”

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For Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Wolverine, 20th Century Fox has taken a leaf out of Deadpool’s book, granting Jackman and director James Mangold permission to go all-out with an R-rating for Logan. However, unlike the Merc with a Mouth’s solo blockbuster, Logan looks to have a much more serious, grounded and gritty tone – something that […]

James Mangold on cutting cameos from Logan, new TV spots released

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With the release of Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong Logan fast approaching, director James Mangold has been chatting to We Got This Covered about the hotly-anticipated solo movie, and specifically, why we aren’t getting any appearances from other members of the X-Men besides Patrick Stewart’s Professor Charles Xavier. Mangold revealed that he initially planned to include […]

New Logan poster released, Hugh Jackman discusses the film’s place in the X-Men timeline

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With the release of Logan drawing ever closer, Hugh Jackman has taken to Twitter to share a brand new poster for his X-Men swansong, which features a close-up of a rather weary-looking, scarred and bearded Wolverine… SEE ALSO: Wolverine says stealing is NOT OK in new Logan TV spot Meanwhile, chatting to Digital Spy, Jackman […]