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Ryan Reynolds welcomes Josh Brolin as Cable in Deadpool 2

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20th Century Fox’s search for its Cable came to an end yesterday as the studio announced that Josh Brolin will be taking on the role of Nathan Summers in Deadpool 2 (along with, potentially, the X-Force film and third Deadpool). Following the announcement Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to jokingly share his thoughts on Brolin’s […]

Making Sense Of The X-Men Movie Timeline(s)

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Eric Bay-Andersen on making sense of the X-Men movie timeline(s)… To say that the X-Men movies are convoluted and confusing would be an understatement – over the past 17 years the franchise has seen multiple spin-offs, re-boots and re-castings, making any hope of coherence impossible. But there is a way to make (partial) sense out […]

Kurt Russell confirms that he and Sylvester Stallone don’t share scenes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Kurt Russell has confirmed that there will be no Tango & Cash reunion when he and Sylvester Stallone appear in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy sequel. The two legendary actors starred together in 1989’s Tango & Cash, but Russell, who will be playing Ego the Living Planet in the Marvel movie, has said that […]

Hugh Jackman was given the terrible advice to leave X-Men franchise as he was told it would bomb

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It’s hard to imagine anyone else but Hugh Jackman bringing out the claws and leaping across our screens as the X-Men’s resident savage, Logan. However, it turns out that the Wolverine actor was warned, before the first X-Men was released, to quickly call time on the role in order to move past what was expected to be a box […]

UPDATE: Logan director James Mangold worried about the Disney takeover of the X-Men movies

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Logan director James Mangold is concerned about the future of the X-Men movies under Disney. The sale of Fox to Disney is nearly complete and many are beginning to think about what the future might hold, particularly as it pertains to the X-Men movies. This is a subject that is certainly on Logan director James […]

Movie Review – Logan (2017)

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Logan, 2017. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, and Richard E. Grant. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are […]

How Deadpool Could Bridge the Gap Between the MCU and Fox’s X-Men Universe

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Ben Robins on how Deadpool could bridge the gap between the MCU and Fox’s X-Men Universe… Forgive me if we’ve all already had this thought (and I’m fairly sure we all, at some stage, have) but, this whole ‘different universes’ world-building business is a bit of a ball-ache isn’t it? Most casual superhero fans seem […]

Director Marc Webb is “proud” of The Amazing Spider-Man movies

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As excitement continues to build for the hotly anticipated release of Spider-Man: Homecoming (the web slinger’s first solo MCU film after being introduced in last year’s Captain America: Civil War), Collider sat down with Marc Webb, director of both movies in The Amazing Spider-Man franchise, to reflect on the short-lived series and whether he has any […]

Janelle Monáe is the rumoured frontrunner for Deadpool 2’s Domino

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Actress Janelle Monae is according to reports the front runner for the role of Domino in Deadpool 2. After a character breakdown was reportedly uncovered for Domino last month, a new report has surfaced from That Hashtag Show cliaming Janelle Monae has replaced Kerry Washington as the number one choice for the role. Sources for That […]