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Watch highlights from the X-Men: Dark Phoenix UK fan event

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The cast and crew of X-Men: Dark Phoenix were in London yesterday to present a special sneak peek at the next (and final) instalment in 20th Century Fox’s long-running X-Men franchise. You can watch highlights of the event, including a Q&A with stars Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, director Simon Kinberg […]

Professor Xavier and Magneto face off in first X-Men: Dark Phoenix clip

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With its June release fast approaching, 20th Century Fox has unveiled the first clip from X-Men: Dark Phoenix which sees Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) trying to talk Magneto (Micheal Fassbender) out of his plan to kill Jean Grey (Sophie Turner). Check it out here…SEE ALSO: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg has made his peace with […]

Mel Gibson wants Michael Fassbender, Jamie Foxx and Peter Dinklage for The Wild Bunch

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Last year it was announced that Mel Gibson set to get back behind the camera to direct a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s classic 1969 western The Wild Bunch, and now it seems we may have our first casting news.As reported by Deadline, Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Dark Phoenix), Jamie Foxx (Robin Hood) and Peter Dinklage (Game […]

Fox announces X-Men Day, releases new Dark Phoenix poster

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To all the loyal X-Men fans, 20th Century Fox is making a day just for you! On May 13th, tickets will go on sale for Dark Phoenix – the epic conclusion to the Fox X-Men franchise – and the day will be used to celebrate all things mutants!“Mark your calendars for Monday, May 13, when […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix gets 10 character posters

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IGN has revealed ten new character posters for 20th Century Fox’s final instalment in its main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix featuring Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Quicksilver (Evan Peters), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), and Jessica Chastain’s mysterious […]

Jason Momoa received advice from Michael Fassbender for Aquaman role

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Jason Momoa apparently received advice on playing Aquaman from Magneto himself, Michael Fassbender.There is a certain fellowship among comic book movie actors and this seems to include Magneto actor Michael Fassbender and Jason Momoa as the former offered the Aquaman star some acting advice.Speaking to RTE while promoting Aquaman, Momoa revealed that the X-Men star […]

Watch the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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After unveiling a teaser poster yesterday, 20th Century Fox has now released the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which sees the X-Men forced into battling one of their own as Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey finds herself consumed by the Phoenix Force. Check out the trailer here, and let us know what you make of […]

Professor X and Magneto enjoy a game of chess in latest X-Men: Dark Phoenix set photo

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With X-Men: Dark Phoenix currently in the middle of reshoots (and rumours swirling that the first trailer could be on its way soon), a new set photo from what is expected to be the final instalment on Fox’s main X-Men series has surfaced online, which shows long-time friends/foes Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr […]

Michael Fassbender signs up for feature-length sequel to viral short Kung Fury

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Michael Fassbender has signed on for a rather unlikely project, as the star of Kung Fury, which is a sequel to a 30-minute viral short produced with the aid of Kickstarter backers.Fassbender will star in the new action-comedy alongside actor-director David Sandberg and cult icon David Hasselhoff, who appeared in the original short and sang […]

A Year To Forget: Will Greatness Elude Michael Fassbender?

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Tom Jolliffe on a year to forget for Michael Fassbender, which leaves him at a potential career crossroads…For years, Michael Fassbender proved a live-wire. An actor of fierce intensity, devotion and depth, unafraid to put himself into the most extreme roles. Whether it was Hunger or Shame, he bared everything (in every sense of the […]