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How to fix the X-Men Cinematic Universe

February 27, 2017 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on how Fox can fix the X-Men: Cinematic Universe… Fox has been cultivating the X-Men cinematic universe for nearly two decades. It’s been that long since fans were first treated to Marvel’s most magnanimous mutants on the big screen. The first X-Men movie wasn’t perfect, but it was a solid first entry into […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Deadpool, Logan, Marvel, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: The Last Stand, X2: X-Men United

Bryan Singer says James Cameron offered advice on the end scene of X-Men: Days of Future Past

January 22, 2016 by Gary Collinson

During IGN’s visit to the set of X-Men: Apocalypse, director Bryan Singer revealed that he sought out advice from James Cameron on 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, owing to Cameron’s experience dealing with time travel on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. And while Cameron’s input was minor, he did offer one significant suggestion […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bryan Singer, James Cameron, Marvel, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: The real Apocalypse is its continuity!

May 24, 2016 by Tony Black

Tony Black attempts to make sense of the continuity of the X-Men franchise… Have you ever attempted to make sense of the X-Men movie continuity? As in pick apart the entire timeline of events across the eight, soon to be nine films in the franchise? Of course not, you all have lives. You have friends […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tony Black Tagged With: Alan Cumming, Alexandra Shipp, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Bryan Singer, Chris Claremont, Danny Huston, Deadpool, Ellen Page, Famke Janssen, Frank Miller, Gavin Hood, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, James Mangold, James Marsden, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Kelsey Grammer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Liev Schreiber, Lucas Till, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Williams, Patrick Stewart, Peter Dinklage, Rebecca Romijn, Rose Byrne, Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Ashmore, Simon Kinberg, Sophie Turner, Superman Returns, Taylor Kitsch, Terminator, The Wolverine, The Wolverine 3, Tye Sheridan, Tyler Mane, X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: The Last Stand, X2: X-Men United

Deadpool overtakes X-Men: Days of Future Past to become highest-grossing X-Men movie of all time

April 3, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Last week Deadpool claimed the record as the biggest R-rated movie of all time, and now the Ryan Reynolds-headlined film has reached another milestone, overtaking X-Men: Days of Future past to become the highest-grossing instalment of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise. Deadpool has pushed its worldwide total to $749.9 million this weekend, surpassing the $747.9 million that […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Deadpool, Marvel, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past

Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool’s place in the X-Men timeline, and the chances of an X-Force movie

February 9, 2016 by Gary Collinson

With Deadpool set to open in the UK tomorrow and in the States on Friday, Ryan Reynolds is out on the press tour for the film, and during an interview with Filmstarts, the actor was asked about trivia on IMDB claiming that the film’s incarnation of the Merc with a Mouth differs from X-Men Origins: Wolverine due […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Marvel, Ryan Reynolds, X-Force, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past

From Child Star to Leading Man: The Rise and Rise of Nicholas Hoult

November 4, 2015 by Sara Hemrajani

Sara Hemrajani on the rise of Nicholas Hoult… The transition from child star to serious adult actor has always been notoriously difficult – for every triumph there seems to be double the number of failures. But one talent defying the odds is Nicholas Hoult. He joined the business as a 7-year-old, and now, nearly two […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Sara Hemrajani Tagged With: A Single Man, about a boy, Kill Your Friends, Mad Max: Fury Road, Nicholas Hoult, Skins, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: First Class

Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn talks about leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on Kingsman: The Secret Service

January 21, 2015 by Luke Owen

Prior to Bryan Singer returning to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past director Matthew Vaughn was set to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past based on a treatment he’d written with writing partner Jane Goldman. However Vaughn would leave the project allowing for Singer to head back to the franchise he’d created. While on […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Bryan Singer, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past

Highest grossing movies of 2014

December 29, 2014 by Luke Owen

While 2014 has given us some brilliant movies (Guardians of the Galaxy, The LEGO Movie, Boyhood, Nightcrawler, Edge of Tomorrow, to name a few), the box office numbers have not reflected the quality. In terms of domestic growth, the top four movies of last year (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Iron Man 3, Frozen and […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, UK Box Office, US Box Office Tagged With: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Interstellar, Maleficent, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, The Inbetweeners 2, Transformers: Age of Extinction, X-Men: Days of Future Past

2015 Visual Effects Academy Award shortlist revealed

December 5, 2014 by Gary Collinson

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a shortlist of films for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars, with the 10 contenders set to be whittled down to five for the final nomination…. Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Godzilla Guardians of […]

Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Academy Awards, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar, Maleficent, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Transformers: Age of Extinction, X-Men: Days of Future Past

The most pirated movies of 2014

December 29, 2014 by Gary Collinson

As 2014 draws to a close, Excipio has posted the list of the 20 most pirated movies of the year, with Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street narrowly edging out Disney’s blockbuster animation Frozen with more than 30 million illegal downloads over the past twelve months. Via Variety, here’s a list of the top […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: 12 Years a Slave, 300: Rise of an Empire, American Hustle, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, captain phillips, Divergent, Edge of Tomorrow, Frozen, Godzilla, Gravity, Lone Survivor, Noah, RoboCop, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Legend of Hercules, The Wolf of Wall Street, Thor: The Dark World, Transformers: Age of Extinction, X-Men: Days of Future Past

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