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Logan tracking a $60 million domestic opening weekend

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The reviews are in, with many hailing it as one of the best superhero movies of all time (read Rob Kojder’s ★★★★ review here), and with just two weeks to go before it opens in cinemas, the first box office tracking numbers for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swan song Logan have now arrived online. According to Forbes, […]

How to fix the X-Men Cinematic Universe

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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 […]

Legion Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Chapter Two’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the second episode of Legion… Legion‘s pilot was about experiencing what it’s like to be consumed in David’s mind. An observer’s distance in episode two brings more work for David but a guilty relief for viewers. What’s remarkable is realizing how much of this episode is a rehash of images and events from the […]

Hugh Jackman on saying goodbye to Wolverine in Logan

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After seventeen years of donning the mutton chops and adamantium claws, Hugh Jackman will say goodbye to the character of Wolverine in a fortnight’s time with the release of Logan (unless of course Ryan Reynolds manages to convince him otherwise). During an interview with ET Online, the Australian actor has been speaking about his experience […]

Bryan Singer’s executive producer credit on Marvel’s The Gifted under review, steps down from Legion

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Earlier this week it was announced that Fox has given a renewal to its Marvel series The Gifted, with the network’s press release seemingly revealing that Bryan Singer will remain attached as an executive producer for season two, despite allegations of sexual misconduct and assault circling the filmmaker. Well, it appears that may not be […]

Marvel and Fox’s X-Men TV pilot gets its first cast member

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With Bryan Singer now on board to direct, casting is underway on Marvel and Fox’s X-Men TV pilot, with EW reporting that Blair Redford (Switched at Birth, Satisfaction) has signed on to play Sam, described as “the strong-headed Native American leader of the underground network.” The TV series, which has Matt Nix (Burn Notice) on […]

Legion Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Chapter One’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the first episode of Legion… Legion’s pilot has no qualms pulling the rug out from under you. Here are some of the arguments made for why you should put up with it. Coming off of successfully reimagining Fargo, creator, writer and director of this episode, Noah Hawley, brings the same visual inventiveness and soundtrack to a show […]

Rumour: Pierce Brosnan reportedly in talks for Cable in Deadpool 2

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A few weeks ago Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman sparked speculation that Pierce Brosnan was being lined up for the role of Cable in Deadpool 2 by sharing a couple of images of them alongside the former 007, and now comes a report suggesting that Brosnan is in talks, and an official announcement is expected […]