X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, and Hugh Jackman Synopsis: With the emergence of the world’s first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men […]
Michael B. Jordan confirms his Black Panther casting
Last month it was reported that Michael B. Jordan is set to reunite with his Fruitvale Station and Creed director Ryan Coogler with a role in Marvel’s Black Panther, and now the actor has confirmed his casting. “I’m super excited, especially to put a different spin on it,” Jordan tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m looking […]
Why Rose McGowan is wrong about that X-Men: Apocalypse image
Kirsty Capes on why Rose McGowan is wrong about that X-Men: Apocalypse image… I’m sure most of the internet / Marvel fandom has seen Rose McGowan’s rant about a rather unseemly X-Men: Apocalypse promo shot over the last couple of days. If you haven’t, here’s a quick run-down of what happened: Rose McGowan, of 90s […]
International screenings save X-Men: Apocalypse at the box office as it crosses $400 million worldwide
Among a sea of mediocre reviews [read ours here, here and here], Bryan Singer’s mutant movie X-Men: Apocalypse has not been performing too well in its domestic release. However its international screenings are really helping push the movie further up the success chart. Now in its second week, X-Men: Apocalypse dropped 66% to $22 million, […]
Deadpool is big in Japan, dethrones Zootopia at the box office
It may have hit cinemas months ago (and is already available on Blu-ray and DVD in several markets), but the Merc with a Mouth has just made his way over to Japan, with 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool dethroning Zootopia at the Japanese box office with a five-day opening haul of $6.5 million. Deadpool is currently […]
Stan Lee jokes that his Deadpool cameo made him “damn mad”
Stan Lee enjoyed one of his more memorable Marvel cameos earlier this year, popping up as a DJ in a strip club in February’s smash hit Deadpool. The Marvel legend had previously joked that he was disappointed the producers had him in and out of the club so quickly, but he’s now revealed that he never […]
Toby Kebbell wants Doctor Doom to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe
A couple of days ago we brought you some comments from Toby Kebbell about his upcoming role as Doctor Doom in Fox’s superhero reboot Fantastic Four, and now the British actor has been speaking to Cinema Blend about the film, during which he said he’d like to see the Latverian villain joining the Marvel Cinematic […]
Development Hell: The History of Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man
With Marvel’s Ant-Man finally heading into cinemas this week, Luke Owen looks back at its bumpy ride to the silver screen… It may be hard to remember, but there was a time when the Marvel Cinematic Universe didn’t exist and movies based on Marvel characters were just released to make money and become franchises. Some […]
Mel Gibson talks superhero movies, says he turned down the role of Odin in Thor
During an appearance at Cannes to promote his new film Blood Father, Mel Gibson spoke to The Guardian, during which the conversation drifted towards superhero movies, and whether Gibson himself has ever been offered a role. “Yeah, long time ago, to play Thor’s dad, but I didn’t do it,” he replied, before sharing his opinion […]
Junkie XL to score Deadpool
Tom Holkenborg – a.k.a. Junkie XL – has taken to Twitter to announce that he’ll be composing the score to 20th Century Fox’s hotly-anticipated X-Men spinoff movie Deadpool. The Dutch composer’s previous film credits include the likes of 300: Rise of an Empire, Divergent and Mad Max: Fury Road, while he’s also a regular collaborator […]
