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Star Wars: The Last Jedi scenes revealed, future DC plans announced, Aladdin start date and more – Daily News Roundup

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STAR WARS: THE FIRST SPOILERS As we reported yesterday, some footage was shown to Disney investors of Star Wars: The Last Jedi which revealed Luke Skywalker’s opening words as well as appearances from Leia and Chewie. Well, some detailed descriptions of those scenes have now leaked online. We won’t post them here, but if you […]

Marvel recruits Charles Soule for Astonishing X-Men

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Marvel has announced that chart-topping writer Charles Soule (Death of Wolverine, Inhumans vs. X-Men) is set to headline the all-new creative team for Astonishing X-Men, the new series launching this July. “If you’re going to relaunch a book called Astonishing X-Men,’it had better live up to the title,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “Charles and […]

Atlanta star Zazie Beetz to play Domino in Deadpool 2

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20th century Fox and director David Leitch have found their Domino for Deadpool 2, with star Ryan Reynolds revealing on Twitter – via a rather unique tweet – that Atlanta star Zazie Beetz has been cast as Neena Thurman in the hotly-anticipated sequel. SEE ALSO: Watch the Deadpool 2 teaser here https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/839947701487796224 Zazie Beetz Effect. […]

Cate Blanchett teases Hela’s offensive capabilities in Thor: Ragnarok

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In the lead up to her MCU debut, actress Cate Blanchett has been teasing her character Hela’s weapon making abilities. As always there is plenty of buzz surrounding Marvel’s upcoming film slate, even for less popular properties like Thor’s solo movies. The third film in the franchise Thor: Ragnarok seems to be going in a […]

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 […]

Thor: Ragnarok plot details revealed

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Yesterday Entertainment Weekly unveiled the first official images from Thor: Ragnarok [check them out here], and now for anyone wondering how the likes of The Hulk, Doctor Strange and Sakaar will factor into the storyline, or why the God of Thunder is sporting a new haircut, the site has shared some plot details for the Marvel […]

Patrick Stewart open to playing Professor X in Marvel’s Legion

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A few weeks ago Patrick Stewart announced that he was taking a leaf out of Hugh Jackman’s book and retiring from the role of Professor Charles Xavier following the release of 20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men offering Logan. A week later, Stewart then revealed that a potential appearance alongside Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool would be enough […]

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 […]

Logan pushes the Wolverine solo movies beyond $1 billion worldwide

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Having debuted this past weekend with an impressive $237.8 million worldwide, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men solo spinoff Logan has now helped to propel the Wolverine trilogy beyond the $1 billion mark at the global box office. By close of play yesterday, Logan has grossed $263.2 million, of which $104.2 million comes from North America, and […]