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Here’s why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine never wore his iconic yellow mask

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James Mangold, director of Logan and The Wolverine, explains why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine never put on his iconic mask. While Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is seen as one of the very best parts of Fox’s X-Men franchise, many fans were disappointed that he never put on his iconic yellow and black mask from the comics. Why […]

Logan director James Mangold on killing Wolverine and a possible Hugh Jackman return in the MCU

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It’s been over three years since Hugh Jackman called time on his career as Wolverine in Logan, and speaking to Comic Book, director James Mangold has been speaking about bringing closure to Jackman’s 17-year spell as the iconic Marvel character and how they reached the decision to kill off the fan favourite mutant. “The process […]

The true story behind Dougray Scott playing Wolverine in X-Men and why Hugh Jackman took over

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Luke Owen looks back at a time when Hugh Jackman was not Wolverine… There was a lot of buzz and excitement in 1999. People around planet earth were excited to see what the new Millennium would bring; while big companies panicked that the Y2K bug would kill all their hard work and shut down the […]

Hugh Jackman rules out Wolverine return in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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During the last few years of his run as the character, Hugh Jackman repeatedly expressed his desire to see Wolverine teaming up with The Avengers on the big screen, only for rights issues to prevent that dream pairing from becoming a reality. Of course, those rights issues have now been cleared, with the X-Men and […]

Marvel releases trailer for new Wolverine series

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Logan makes his grand return to the Marvel universe next month courtesy of a brand new Wolverine series from writer Benjamin Percy and artist Adam Kubert, and you can check out a behind-the-scenes trailer below which teases what’s to come in the comic with comments from Percy, Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, and Senior Editor […]

Mark Ruffalo wants to see The Hulk vs Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Iron Man and Captain America’s time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have come to an end, but despite a new chapter of the MCU opening up following the conclusion of The Infinity Saga, we certainly haven’t seen the last of all of the original Avengers. Next year sees the release of the Scarlet Johansson-headlined […]

Iron Studios’ X-Men Battle Diorama series adds Rogue and Wolverine

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Sideshow Collectibles and Iron Studios have unveiled another two additions to the Marvel Comics Battle Diorama X-Men series with 1:10 scale statues for Rogue and Wolverine; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Sideshow and Iron Studios are proud to announce the latest from the Battle Diorama Series Art Scale […]

Marvel announces scripted podcasts featuring Wolverine, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Star-Lord

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Following on from the successful Wolverine: The Long Night, Marvel has announced that it is getting back into the scripted podcast business, teaming with SiriusXM to produce new audio dramas featuring Wolverine, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Star-Lord, along with a fifth team-up series. “Powerful stories are read, seen, and heard – and we believe audio […]