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Logan officially rated R for strong brutal violence, language and brief nudity

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Last year it was revealed that Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Wolverine would be following in the footsteps of Deadpool by shooting for an R-rating, and now director James Mangold has announced that Logan has officially received that rating, for “strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity.” Official: Please be advised that […]

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman spark speculation that Pierce Brosnan may be playing Cable in Deadpool 2

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We all know that Cable is set to join the Merc with a Mouth in 20th Century Fox’s hotly-anticipated Deadpool sequel, and now Ryan Reynolds has sparked speculation that former 007 Pierce Brosnan may have been cast as Nathan Summers in Deadpool 2, with Reynolds sharing the following image to Instagram… SEE ALSO: Deadpool 2 […]

Bryan Singer discusses bringing the X-Men to television

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Mashable recently conducted an interview with Bryan Singer (frequent go-to director for many of the X-Men films), who is serving as an executive producer on both FX’s Legion and another untitled X-Men TV show to air on Fox. Singer was recently announced as directing the pilot for the as-yet-unrevealed series, and has discussed bringing Marvel’s mutant heroes […]

Plot details for Fox and Marvel’s X-Men series revealed, will be set in movie universe

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In a few short weeks, Marvel is set to launch its new TV series Legion, but it’s not the only X-Men series in development as Marvel and Fox are also working on another project from writer and producer Matt Nix (Burn Notice), and now we’ve got some info on the potential show. According to Deadline, […]

James McAvoy would love to continue playing Charles Xavier in more X-Men movies

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Given that the contracts for X-Men: First Class stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult expired with last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse, the future of the main franchise is up in the air at the moment, with reports suggesting it could be “reconfigured” with a soft reboot should any of the main cast opt […]

Hugh Jackman doesn’t rule out a Deadpool/Wolverine movie

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Over the past few weeks, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has been trying to convince his X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-star Hugh Jackman to delay his retirement as Logan in order to bring Wolverine and the Merc with a Mouth together for what is surely one of – if not the – most tantalizing prospects in 20th Century […]

Ryan Reynolds on Logan: “It could break the glass ceiling” at the Oscars

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Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has been vocal lately about wanting to team with Hugh Jackman for a Deadpool/Wolverine film, and now he has shared his excitement for Jackman’s final turn as the clawed mutant in Logan. Reynolds recently spoke to Variety about the upcoming X-Men spin-off and offered very high praise about the film, saying it might even gain some […]

Ryan Reynolds on why Deadpool worked and Green Lantern didn’t

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Prior to 2016, Ryan Reynolds hadn’t had the best of luck with comic book movies, with a C.V. that included the critically derided Blade Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Green Lantern, R.I.P.D. Of course, that all changed with the release of Deadpool, which proved to be a smash hit with fans and critics alike, and has even picked […]

Ryan Reynolds wants to convince Hugh Jackman to do a Deadpool/Wolverine movie

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Hugh Jackman is set to hang up the claws after 15 years of playing Wolverine with the release of Logan in March, meaning the only time we’ll have seen his character sharing the screen with the Merc with a Mouth was in 2009’s forgettable X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Well, now that Fox has got the Deadpool […]