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Deadpool screenwriters want future X-Men movies to have a “consistent, sillier tone”

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20th Century Fox scored a major critical and commercial success with Deadpool, ripping up the rule book to offer up a fresh, comedic take on the traditional superhero formula, and it the process becoming the highest-grossing instalment of the X-Men franchise, not to mention the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. And it seems that screenwriters […]

Sentinels to feature in Marvel’s X-Men TV series

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While the upcoming X-Men TV series Legion won’t be (fully) connected to 20th Century Fox’s movie universe, Marvel and Fox have confirmed that the upcoming pilot for Matt Nix’s (Burn Notice) potential series will take place in the same world as the feature films, and now producer Lauren Shuler Donner has revealed that the Sentinels […]

Hugh Jackman on his early struggles playing Wolverine in X-Men

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As we prepare for Logan, the ninth and possibly final time audiences will see Hugh Jackman slice and dice fools as Wolverine, it’s hard to imagine someone new taking on the role, let alone a world where Jackman never got the part in the first place. In an interview with E! Online at the Producers Guild Awards, […]

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 […]