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X-Men: Dark Phoenix reshoots reportedly taking place in August and September

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Back in March it was announced that 20th Century Fox had pushed back the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix from November 2nd of this year to February 14th 2019, with the film set to undergo “significant” reshoots based on feedback from a test screening.The reason for the delay in reshoots was due to cast availability, […]

Rumour: The New Mutants and X-Men: Dark Phoenix being shelved by Fox?

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Rumours have been circling for quite some time now that 20th Century Fox has serious confidence issues with their next two Marvel properties, with both X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants reportedly receiving extremely poor internal reactions, leading to reshoots and release date delays on both projects. And reports are now circulating that the situation for both […]

Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg “never” wants to stop making X-Men movies

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X-Men producer and director Simon Kinberg has said that he never wants to stop making these movies.Simon Kinberg has been involved with X-Men movies for a long time and is immensely proud of what he and his colleagues have achieved, especially on critical hits like Deadpool and Logan.Asked recently by The Hollywood Reporter if he […]

Sophie Turner says X-Men: Dark Phoenix is “such a departure” from X-Men: Apocalypse

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Earlier this year 20th Century Fox announced that it has pushed back the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix to February 2019, with director Simon Kinberg and the cast set to reunite later this year for a round of reshoots.Speaking to Digital Spy, actress Sophie Turner – who portrays Jean Grey/The Phoenix – played down the […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix actor Evan Peters says the film is about the “X-Men family”

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Evan Peters, one of the stars of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has said that the new film is more “serious” than past entries and is about the “X-Men family”.The X-Men franchise might be one of the most complicated and hard to follow superhero series in history. With its multiple timelines, origin movies, and future set solo […]

Evan Peters says X-Men: Dark Phoenix is closer in tone to First Class than Apocalypse

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We’ve heard on several occasions from director Simon Kinberg that X-Men: Dark Phoenix will be more “grounded” than past instalments in the main X-Men franchise, in an effort to “course correct” the series after the mixed reception to 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse.Now, in an interview with Collider, actor Evan Peters – who plays the speedster Quicksilver […]

SPOILERS: X-Men: Dark Phoenix plot details surface following test screening

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Back in March it was announced that 20th Century Fox had pushed back X-Men: Dark Phoenix from its original November 2nd 2018 release date to February 14th 2019, which was followed by a report that the film would be undergoing reshoots in response to feedback from a test screening.Well, it seems that we now have […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix is more grounded than past X-Men movies, says Simon Kinberg

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Director Simon Kinberg has revealed that X-Men: Dark Phoenix will be more grounded than past movies in the franchise.X-Men movies aren’t exactly known for their restraint, with 2017’s Logan being a notable exception. This is about to change, however, as the next movie in the main series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, is going to be more […]

Rumour: X-Men: Dark Phoenix will be Fox’s final Marvel movie before X-Men and Fantastic Four debut in Phase Four of the MCU

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Back in December it was revealed that The Walt Disney Company is in the process of acquiring the film and TV assets of 21st Century Fox, which means that – should the deal go through – the rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises will return to Marvel, opening the door for the various […]

Tye Sheridan on how X-Men: Dark Phoenix will “shake up” the superhero genre

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Following his lead role in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, Tye Sheridan will next be seen reprising the role of Scott Summers, a.k.a. Cyclops, in 20th Century Fox’s superhero sequel X-Men: Dark Phoenix.The film, which has recently been pushed back from its original November date to February next year, marks the directorial debut of long-time […]