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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 […]

If You’re Not Watching Legion, You’re Making a Huge Mistake

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Samuel Brace on why you should be watching Legion… There is only one possible answer to the question of which superhero show is the best on television. That answer is, of course, Legion, a delectable tapestry that weaves together all of that which makes a TV show great. Daredevil may perhaps retake its crown after […]

Deadpool 2 gets a new poster from Dolby Cinema

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Dolby Cinema has revealed a new poster for the upcoming superhero sequel Deadpool 2 which sees the titular mercenary checking out a movie – in glorious anaglyph 3D! The poster will be available to cinemagoers who purchase their tickets to the hotly-anticipated X-Men spinoff through Dolby Cinema at AMC here. SEE ALSO: Watch the final […]

Fox’s X-Force movie will reportedly start shooting in October

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As we await news / confirmation on Disney’s planned acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s film and TV assets, it seems that Fox is looking to push through one more X-Men movie before the takeover is complete. According to reports, the Drew Goddard-directed X-Force movie is being lined up to start production in October, once Goddard […]

Rob Liefeld recreates a classic comic book cover with Deadpool 2 poster

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Following on from today’s final trailer and new TV spot, we now have a look at a rather splendid new poster for 20th Century Fox’s hotly-anticipated superhero sequel Deadpool 2, which sees the character’s co-creator Rob Liefeld  teaming with colourist Mike Capprotti for a recreation of the cover to New Mutants #98, which featured the first appearance […]

Deadpool 2 gets a new TV spot

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Yet another TV spot has arrived online for Deadpool 2 which sees the Merc with a Mouth standing on the lawn of the X-Mansion – in a move inspired by Say Anything – trying to convince Colossus to join him in helping a young mutant out; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Deadpool 2’s Josh Brolin says […]

Hans Zimmer comes out of superhero retirement to score X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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A couple of years ago, composer Hans Zimmer announced that was retiring from scoring superhero films with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice having been his last one. Zimmer’s comic book movie credits include the scores to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and now he is apparently coming out of his superhero […]

Jessica Chastain’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix character name revealed

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When Jessica Chastain was first announced as being in talks for 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix, initial reports claimed that she would be portraying the character of Lilandra, Empress of the Shi’ar Empire. However, Chastain subsequently denied the report, with later rumours then suggesting that she’ll be portraying a Skrull character. That seemed to […]

Sophie Turner talks X-Men: Dark Phoenix, praises director Simon Kinberg

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The latest – and potentially final – instalment of Fox’s main X-Men franchise is set to arrive in November 2018, as long-time franchise writer and producer Simon Kinberg takes a second stab at one of the most popular X-Men comic book arcs in X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Unlike X-Men: The Last Stand, Kinberg finds himself in […]