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Hey, Finn Jones – Critics Can Be Fans Too

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Gary Collinson responds to Finn Jones’ comments about the negative reviews for Iron Fist… In the wake of the near-universally negative reviews for Netflix’s latest Marvel show, Iron Fist star Finn Jones has spoken out about the critical backlash to the new series this past weekend, stating that “these shows are not made for critics, […]

Director James Mangold discusses Logan’s Oscar nomination

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Director of Logan, James Mangold, has offered his thoughts on why the film received an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay. This is the first time that a comic book film has been nominated in the adapted screenplay category, giving further credence to the notion that Logan is more than just your average superhero movie. […]

Losing A Grip On Greatness: Dropping the Ball with Logan

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Tom Jolliffe on Logan’s final third and losing a grip on greatness. Warning. Major spoilers follow… So there you are. You’re bowling a near perfect game. You’ve had the odd spare here and there but largely you’ve had strikes. Then you hit a gutter ball and your game starts falling apart. Sometimes it can end […]

Hugh Jackman would continue as Wolverine if he was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Over the past few months, Hugh Jackman has stated on countless occasions that next week’s X-Men solo movie Logan will mark his final outing as the fan favourite mutant Wolverine. Despite the best efforts of Ryan Reynolds to convince him to postpone his decision, Jackman has ruled out the possibility of a Deadpool/Wolverine movie, but […]

Hugh Jackman rejects possibility of a Wolverine/Deadpool team-up, is ready to see another actor as Logan

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With the much anticipated arrival of the latest X-Men film, Logan, only a short time away, and with reviews for the Wolverine spin-off being rather impressive, talk about Fox’s two favourite R-rated heroes Wolverine and Deadpool teaming up has once again has ramped up. It seems like it would be a sure thing for the […]

James Mangold talks Logan’s “happy ending”, Hugh Jackman was reluctant to introduce X-24

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Warning. Major Logan spoilers follow… With this year’s Logan, director James Mangold and star Hugh Jackman delivered a rather fantastic end to Jackman’s 17-year stint as the fan favourite mutant superhero Wolverine, culminating in an emotional climax where Logan makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to save his clone/daughter Laura and her young mutant friends from his […]

Logan tracking a $60 million domestic opening weekend

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The reviews are in, with many hailing it as one of the best superhero movies of all time (read Rob Kojder’s ★★★★ review here), and with just two weeks to go before it opens in cinemas, the first box office tracking numbers for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swan song Logan have now arrived online. According to Forbes, […]

How to fix the X-Men Cinematic Universe

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Anghus Houvouras on how Fox can fix the X-Men: Cinematic Universe… Fox has been cultivating the X-Men cinematic universe for nearly two decades. It’s been that long since fans were first treated to Marvel’s most magnanimous mutants on the big screen. The first X-Men movie wasn’t perfect, but it was a solid first entry into […]

Hugh Jackman on saying goodbye to Wolverine in Logan

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After seventeen years of donning the mutton chops and adamantium claws, Hugh Jackman will say goodbye to the character of Wolverine in a fortnight’s time with the release of Logan (unless of course Ryan Reynolds manages to convince him otherwise). During an interview with ET Online, the Australian actor has been speaking about his experience […]