WHEDON WRITING CREDIT The Justice League reshoot rumours have been rife since they were first announced. Zack Snyder stepped down as director following the tragic death of his daughter – with Joss Whedon stepping in – and rumours began to spread that the reshoots were significant including a completely new ending. Since then we’ve heard […]
Bryan Singer passes the torch to new X-Men director Simon Kinberg
Bryan Singer has given his blessing to the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix. News arrived yesterday that Simon Kinberg would be directing the next X-Men film in the franchise, Dark Phoenix. Singer has been perhaps the most influential person on this particular movie franchise, having directed all but two of the main team movies. But […]
The Week in Spandex – New DC Films boss, Wonder Woman 2 to be “totally different”, Avengers: Infinity War details, Jodie Foster slams superhero movies and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Harley Quinn, Batman Returns, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Black Lightning, Krypton, Titans, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Iron Fist, Daredevil, Agents […]
Rumour: X-Men: Dark Phoenix to feature a major death
Despite filming wrapping last month and the film being less than a year away from release, we’ve had absolutely nothing in the way of marketing materials or official plot details for the next chapter of 20th Century Fox’s main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. However, while we await some official news, That Hashtag Show has […]
Michael Fassbender’s Magneto reportedly set for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, won’t appear in New Mutants
Last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse marked the end of the initial three film contracts for First Class stars James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast), and with 20th Century Fox readying the next slate of X-Men movies – including X-Men: Dark Phoenix and X-Men: The New Mutants – it […]
Original Colossus actor returning for X-Men: Dark Phoenix
The actor that originally played the mutant Colossus will be returning for X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Daniel Cudmore portrayed the character in the original X-Men movies before being replaced by Stefan Kapičić for the R-rated comedy hit Deadpool in 2016. But according to an exchange Cudmore had on Instagram back in July, he is going to […]
Jessica Chastain says she isn’t portraying Lilandra in X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Although her character was never officially confirmed by 20th Century Fox, it has been assumed that Jessica Chastain is taking on the role of Lilandra, the Shi’ar Empress, in the next instalment of the main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Well, as it now turns out, that might not be the case after all, as […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix adds two new cast members, Toad and Ink may also return
It looks like we may have two new additions to the supporting cast of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, with The Hashtag Show reporting that Kota Eberhardt (The Persian Connection) and Scott Shepherd (The Young Pope) have joined the cast of the mutant superhero sequel. The site reports that Eberhardt has been cast as Luna, who is described […]
Rumour: Angelina Jolie and Jessica Chastain wanted for X-Men: Dark Phoenix
With pre-production on X-Men: Dark Phoenix in full swing, it should only be a matter of time before we get some official casting news on the latest instalment in 20th Century Fox’s main X-Men series. However, in the meantime, Jeff Sneider has popped up with a casting rumour on Meet the Movie Press, claiming that […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix may have cast its young(er) Jean Grey
It would appear that director Simon Kinberg and the folks over at 20th Century Fox have zeroed in on an actress to portray a young(er) Jean Grey in 2018’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix. According to IMDb (via Screen Rant), Summer Fontana will take on the role that actresses Famke Janssen, Haley Ramm and Sophie Turner all filled before her. […]
