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X-Men producer confirms Patrick Stewart’s Professor X for Wolverine 3

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Patrick Stewart (Green Room) is officially returning to perhaps his most iconic role as Charles Xavier/Professor X, the world’s most powerful telepathic mutant, in 2017’s Wolverine 3.  Frequent Fox superhero movie producer Hutch Parker announced the news in an interview with Collider. He said, “I am [involved in Wolverine 3], in fact I’m on loan from them […]

Rumour: Hugh Jackman set for X-Men: Apocalypse reshoots

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We’ve known for a while that Hugh Jackman is set to don the claws as Wolverine for a final time with 2017’s third solo movie, but we haven’t heard a definitive answer on whether we’ll see his Logan back on the big screen before then as part of next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse. Well, if a […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #19: Wolverine Vol.1

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In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at Wolverine Vol. 1… Sept- Dec 1982 Writer: Chris Claremont Penciler: Frank Miller Inker: Josef Rubenstein Colourist: Lynn Varley Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Louise Jones The characters that succeed, that we remember, that endure are able to be painted in many […]

Hugh Jackman teasing classic Wolverine costume for Logan?

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In the midst of a hectic day loaded with Super Bowl TV spots, Hugh Jackman took to Twitter to tease the notion of Wolverine’s classic costume making an appearance in his highly anticipated possible final outing for the superhero, Logan. The costume was first teased in a deleted scene from The Wolverine, which Logan director James […]

Confirmed: Wolverine 3 will be rated R

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Now that Deadpool has become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and has even surpassed the domestic box office numbers of a film like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it’s hard to believe that it was ever considered a risky move for 20th Century Fox. That move has, obviously, payed off in spades (and continues to […]

Deadpool director Tim Miller thinks we’ll get a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie

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The two have already shared the screen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but now that we’re finally getting a proper take on the Merc with a Mouth, director Tim Miller has revealed that he believes we’ll see a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie at some point in the future. “Wolverine, man,” said Miller when asked by MTV […]

Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg think recasting Wolverine would be impossible

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20th Century Fox faces the unenviable task of replacing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine following next year’s third solo movie, and speaking to Digital Spy both X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer and writer-producer Simon Kinberg have admitted that recasting the role would be “impossible.” “I do think you would want to figure out how to tell […]

Simon Kinberg gives update on Wolverine 3 and New Mutants

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During an interview with Collider, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has given an update on two of 20th Century Fox’s upcoming X-Men projects in Hugh Jackman’s Logan swansong Wolverine 3, along with Josh Boone’s New Mutants. “We’re pretty close to a script that everyone’s excited about, and I don’t know when the start date is, but we […]