Although the series produced a number of memorable instalments throughout its 20-year history, fans of Marvel’s mutant superheroes are unlikely to be shedding too many tears over 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise coming to an end following the studio’s recent acquisition by Disney. With fans already looking forward to the inevitable Marvel Studios rebiit, the […]
Plans for an abandoned X-Men Beast spin-off movie revealed
With the final instalment of the X-Men franchise currently breaking the wrong kind of box-office records – X-Men: Dark Phoenix is reportedly on course to suffer a whopping -73% decline in its sophomore frame at the domestic box-office – plans for a Nicholas Hoult-headlined Beast spin-off movie have been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. According to […]
Simon Kinberg says X-Men: Dark Phoenix failure “is on me”
It was meant to serve as the grand finale to the near-twenty year franchise, but things didn’t go according to plan for 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix, with the film failing to catch fire with fans and critics and scoring not only the worst reviews of the series, but also the lowest box office […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix director shares details on the original ending and reshoots
Simon Kinberg, the writer and director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has shared details about the film’s original ending and has explained the need for reshoots. X-Men: Dark Phoenix didn’t have the smoothest path to cinemas in terms of its production, including the ending of the movie needing to be reshot. Writer-director Simon Kinberg has gone […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Written and Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain. Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Daniel Cudmore, Lamar Johnson, Kota Eberhardt, Scott Shepherd, Summer Fontana, Ato Essandoh, Gregg Lowe, Andrew Stehlin, and Brian d’Arcy James. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey begins […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix director reveals why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine doesn’t appear
Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has revealed another reason why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine isn’t in the film. We’ve all known for some time that Hugh Jackman has retired from playing Wolverine after playing the character for many years on the big screen, including to critical acclaim in Logan. But with the Dark […]
Video Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. This week sees the release of the latest and seemingly final X-Men film from Fox, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. In the video below, Flickering Myth critic EJ […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey grapples with her identity, and her relationship with the X-Men, as she struggles to harness the Phoenix force within her. As the […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix director thinks the Weapon X story should be redone
Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, thinks that the Weapon X story should be redone next. The future of the X-Men is unclear at the moment with Disney’s recent purchase of the property but with X-Men: Dark Phoenix retelling the classic Phoenix storyline for a second time on the big screen, is there […]