The director of the hotly anticipated Wolverine solo movie, Logan, has spoken in a recent interview on how he got away with making the R-rated movie. Fans of the most famous of X-Men have long wanted the character to be given a bloody on-screen adventure, allowing Wolverine to be fully unleashed and unrestrained. Thanks to […]
James Mangold and Elle Fanning teaming up for Patty Hearst biopic
According to Variety, Logan director James Mangold has signed on to direct Elle Fanning (The Neon Demon) in an as-yet-untitled biopic of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst, who was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, only to reemerge as a member of the terrorist group. The project is based upon Jeffrey Toobin’s bestselling book American Heiress, […]
Rosamund Pike set for The Deep Blue Good-By opposite Christian Bale
Having enjoyed critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for her work in the superb Gone Girl, Rosamund Pike has wasted no time in choosing her next project. Variety is reporting that the British actress is set to join Oscar winner Christian Bale (The Fighter, The Dark Knight Trilogy) in The Deep Blue Good-By, an adaptation […]
X-Men: The real Apocalypse is its continuity!
Tony Black attempts to make sense of the continuity of the X-Men franchise… Have you ever attempted to make sense of the X-Men movie continuity? As in pick apart the entire timeline of events across the eight, soon to be nine films in the franchise? Of course not, you all have lives. You have friends […]
James Mangold teases Marco Beltrami’s score for Logan
Earlier this month James Mangold revealed that he’s reuniting with 3:10 to Yuma and The Wolverine composer Marco Beltrami on Logan, and now the director has taken to Twitter to share a brief tease of Beltrami’s score for the upcoming X-Men solo movie; check it out here… On the Newman Stage… pic.twitter.com/9F8UnxF348 — Mangold (@mang0ld) […]
Confirmed: Wolverine 3 will be rated R
Now that Deadpool has become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and has even surpassed the domestic box office numbers of a film like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it’s hard to believe that it was ever considered a risky move for 20th Century Fox. That move has, obviously, payed off in spades (and continues to […]
David Mamet to adapt The Force for James Mangold
Back in March it was announced that director James Mangold is set to follow up this year’s critically acclaimed superhero blockbuster Logan with an adaptation of Don Winslow’s latest novel The Force, and now Deadline is reporting that David Mamet (The Untouchables, Wag the Dog) is in talks to pen the script. The official description […]
James Mangold to direct Disney’s Captain Nemo
Deadline is reporting that James Mangold (The Wolverine) has joined Disney’s long-gestating Captain Nemo, an origin story based upon Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Mangold replaces David Fincher, who was originally attached prior to directing Gone Girl. Mangold, who is busy prepping Wolverine 3 with Hugh Jackman, is not the only director circling […]
Green Lantern screenwriter penning third Wolverine movie
20th Century Fox has found a screenwriter for Wolverine’s third solo outing, with The Wrap reporting that Michael Green has signed on to pen the script for the as-yet-untitled follow up to The Wolverine, which is expected to be Jackman’s last outing as the adamantium clawed mutant. Green has previous experience in the superhero genre, […]
Wolverine 3 now titled Logan and won’t be a “city-block destroying, CG f***athon”
We’ve heard several rumours for the title of Wolverine 3 from Weapon X to The Death of Logan, but the film’s director and star have taken to Twitter to share a new poster for the movie which confirms the title as Logan. Check out the tweets below: 3-3-17 pic.twitter.com/43M6utakTQ — Mangold (@mang0ld) October 5, 2016 […]
