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Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza and Jean Smart join X-Men series Legion

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Back in January it was announced that Rachel Keller (Fargo) had been cast in the upcoming X-Men TV series Legion, and now The Hollywood Reporter has word on three more additions to the show. Dan Stevens (The Guest) is set to play David Haller (who, in the comics at least, is the son of Charles […]

Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton says The New Mutants “going full-fledged horror”

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Having originally been slated to open in theaters this weekend, we now still have some 16 months to wait before we get to see 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff The New Mutants. Having been delayed twice, Fox has now taken the decision to “overhaul” the movie with up to 50% reshoots, reportedly inserting new characters, […]

Hugh Jackman teasing classic Wolverine costume for Logan?

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In the midst of a hectic day loaded with Super Bowl TV spots, Hugh Jackman took to Twitter to tease the notion of Wolverine’s classic costume making an appearance in his highly anticipated possible final outing for the superhero, Logan. The costume was first teased in a deleted scene from The Wolverine, which Logan director James […]

Taron Egerton jokes about Kingsman / Deadpool crossover

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While doing interview rounds for the currently released animated feature Sing, MTV asked Taron Egerton (star of Kingsman: The Secret Service) which superhero he would like to see Eggsy team up with for battle. Egerton had fun with the fantasy scenario saying “That’s a hell of a question. I guess the tone of Deadpool would probably lend […]

Maisie Williams addresses New Mutants casting rumour

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Late last month, a rumour claimed that Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams would be joining the cast of the Josh Boone-directed X-Men spin-off New Mutants as Wolfsbane, a mutant capable of shapeshifting from a human into a wolf. Although 20th Century Fox almost immediately denied the casting, many were still left wondering if the […]

X-Men: The real Apocalypse is its continuity!

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Tony Black attempts to make sense of the continuity of the X-Men franchise… Have you ever attempted to make sense of the X-Men movie continuity? As in pick apart the entire timeline of events across the eight, soon to be nine films in the franchise? Of course not, you all have lives. You have friends […]

Rumour: Next X-Men film could revisit the Dark Phoenix Saga

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Get your pinch of salt at the ready, as Heroic Hollywood claims to have the inside scoop on the storyline being considered for the next X-Men film after X-Men: Apocalypse. According to the site, “studio sources” have revealed that Fox is mulling over the possibility of revisiting the seminal Dark Phoenix Saga for the as-yet-unannounced seventh […]

Batman v Superman overtakes Deadpool at the worldwide box office, now ninth-highest grossing superhero movie

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It may have been knocked from the top of the domestic box office by Melissa McCarthy’s latest film The Boss, but Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has overtaken the worldwide haul of 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool this weekend, having grossed $783.5 million compared to the Merc with a Mouth’s $758.8 million. Despite coming out […]

James Mangold teases Marco Beltrami’s score for Logan

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Earlier this month James Mangold revealed that he’s reuniting with 3:10 to Yuma and The Wolverine composer Marco Beltrami on Logan, and now the director has taken to Twitter to share a brief tease of Beltrami’s score for the upcoming X-Men solo movie; check it out here… On the Newman Stage… pic.twitter.com/9F8UnxF348 — Mangold (@mang0ld) […]