Although the series produced a number of memorable instalments throughout its 20-year history, fans of Marvel’s mutant superheroes are unlikely to be shedding too many tears over 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise coming to an end following the studio’s recent acquisition by Disney. With fans already looking forward to the inevitable Marvel Studios rebiit, the […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix on course to be a bigger box office bomb than Fantastic Four
After a troubled production, extensive reshoots and several release date delays, 20th Century Fox unleashed the final instalment of its X-Men series last month, and while many fans predicted that the movie would fail to deliver, as it turns out X-Men: Dark Phoenix is now shaping up to be one of the biggest box office […]
Colossus (and Lockheed) join Sideshow’s X-Men Collection
Sideshow has announced Colossus as the next addition to its X-Men Collection Premium Format Figure line, with tje deluxe version featuring Kitty Pryde’s alien dragon Lockheed. The figure is available to pre-order now priced at $695.00; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles The Colossus Premium Format™ Figure measures 21.5” […]
Promo for Legion Season 3 Episode 3 – ‘Chapter 22’
FX has released a promo for next week’s third episode of the final season of the X-Men series, Legion which revisits David’s past; watch it here… Diagnosed as schizophrenic as a child, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. Now in his early 30s and institutionalized once again, David loses himself […]
Josh Brolin has been speaking to Marvel Studios about Cable’s future
Josh Brolin, who played Cable in Deadpool 2, has called up Marvel Studios about the character’s future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now that Disney has completed its acquisition of Fox – including key Marvel characters like Deadpool and the X-Men – some actors are wondering what the future holds for them. This includes Josh […]
Plans for an abandoned X-Men Beast spin-off movie revealed
With the final instalment of the X-Men franchise currently breaking the wrong kind of box-office records – X-Men: Dark Phoenix is reportedly on course to suffer a whopping -73% decline in its sophomore frame at the domestic box-office – plans for a Nicholas Hoult-headlined Beast spin-off movie have been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. According to […]
Promo for Legion Season 3 Episode 2 – ‘Chapter 21’
Following its season 3 premiere, FX has released a promo for the second episode of the final season of its X-Men series Legion, which sees David preparing for a journey; watch it here… Diagnosed as schizophrenic as a child, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. Now in his early 30s […]
Unused X-Men: Dark Phoenix concept art teases the original ending
A couple of pieces of concept art have surfaced from the final instalment in Fox’s X-Men franchise, X-Men: Dark Phoenix featuring Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey flying through space, which was intended to feature in the final sequence of the film; take a look here, courtesy of illustrator Houston Sharp… SEE ALSO: Tye Sheridan says original […]
Spider-Man and Magneto get the Egg Attack treatment from Beast Kingdom
Diamond Comic Distributors has unveiled Beast Kingdom’s new PREVIEWS exclusive Egg Attack action figures for Spider-Man from the Marvel blockbuster Spider-Man: Homecoming and Magneto which is based on his appearance in the classic 90s animated X-Men series; take a look here… In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker goes back to basics and is reminded that even without his advanced […]
Defending X-Men: Dark Phoenix… Sort Of | Flickering Myth Podcast Review
20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise imploded this month with X-Men: Dark Phoenix tanking at the box office and pulling in the worst reviews of the near-20 year mutant superhero series. With Fox looking at a loss in excess of $100 million, Dark Phoenix will go down in history as one of the biggest disasters ever, […]