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Deadpool & Wolverine looking at massive $360 million global opening

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Deadpool & Wolverine promised to bring in the big bucks, and now we have an estimate on what to expect. Deadline reports the film is looking at an impressive opening, around $360 million in total. The outlet estimates the film’s start at roughly $160-170 million domestic and $180-190 million international. That would also make the […]

The Best & Worst Marvel Movies of the 20th Century Fox Era

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EJ Moreno looks back at 20th Century Fox’s Marvel era… For comic book movie fans of a certain age, we all remember the 00s-era of superhero movies. Before Disney entered the game and while DC figured itself out, Marvel ruled the landscape, but in a very different way. Due to selling off various movie rights […]

Fox Marvel Characters Who Need Redemption in Deadpool 3

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EJ Moreno looks at Fox Marvel characters who need redemption in Deadpool 3… Marvel fans know the dark days that were endured at the cinemas to get to the once-peak MCU status we had. Some of the most beloved Marvel characters were handled so strangely in their original outings, feeling so far removed from what […]

Logan director discusses deleted scenes, including the Westchester incident

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Director James Mangold have been discussing details of two deleted scenes from 20th Century Fox’s Logan. Spoilers follow. You have been warned… During the marketing campaign for Logan, an image asked ‘Where Are All The Mutants?’, and while that question wasn’t answered specifically in the movie, it was heavily suggested that Professor Xavier had caused […]

Marvel announces Alien: Romulus prequel comic

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With Alien: Romulus set to (chest)burst into cinemas next month, Marvel Comics has announced the upcoming release of an Alien: Romulus one-shot comic from writer Zac Thompson (Absolute Carnage: Avengers) and artist Daniel Picciotto (X-Force) which promises to unravel a mystery from the Fede Alvarez-directed film. “The Alien franchise is responsible for my lifelong love […]

Why Dirty Sci-Fi Is The Best Sci-Fi

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This week Neil Calloway argues that one thing unites all the best science fiction… Guardians of the Galaxy, the original Star Wars movies, Alien, and Firefly all have something in common. The obvious thing is that they’re all science fiction, but if I was just listing sci-fi surely I’d have included Star Trek, too. They’re […]

Ranking Fox’s X-Men Franchise from Worst to Best

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Harrison Abbott ranks Fox’s X-Men franchise from worst to best… With X-Men: Dark Phoenix bringing the curtain down on the franchise, now feels like an appropriate time to look back on everything that Fox’s X-Men series gave us over the past two decades. Granted, there have been peaks and troughs. However, I maintain that the […]

Hasbro unleashes the Phoenix Force with new Jean Grey Marvel Legends Series figure

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Get ready to unleash the power of the Phoenix Force, as Hasbro has unveiled its new Marvel Legends Series Jean Grey Phoenix deluxe collectible figure which is available to pre-order now, priced at $49.99; check out the promotional images here…   Bring the excitement and wonder of the Marvel Universe to your collection with Hasbro […]

Disney gets Disassembled with Marvel’s latest Disney What If? variant covers

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Throughout the year, Marvel has been releasing a selection of Disney What If? variant covers to mark the 60th anniversary of the X-Men and the Avengers, and now we have a look at the final three covers for 2024. Set to adorn issues of Amazing Spider-Man between October and December, the new trio of variant […]