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How Deadpool managed to sneak in a Marvel Studios character

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Among the many Easter eggs in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool movie was an appearance from Bob, a buddy of Wade Wilson’s who is better known to comic book fans as Bob, Agent of Hydra. The cameo was interesting, given that the rights to Hydra – and to Hydra Bob – belong to Marvel Studios, and […]

X-Men series Hellfire won’t go to pilot this season

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It looks like X-Men fans will have a little longer to wait before the arrival of Fox and Marvel’s Hellfire TV series, with the project being pushed back after losing showrunners Evan Katz (24: Live Another Day) and Manny Coto (24), who have both departed in order to focus on Fox’s 24 spinoff 24: Legacy. “It’s unlikely it […]

James McAvoy details a ridiculous deleted scene from X-Men: First Class

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During an interview with IGN to promote the release of his new film Victor Frankenstein, James McAvoy has detailed what would surely have been a rather horrendous scene from X-Men: First Class. “There was actually a scene in X-Men: First Class where we come up against somebody so dumb that I can’t mind bend him,” […]

Liev Schreiber wants to be ‘Old Man Sabretooth’ in Wolverine 3

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Back in July, Hugh Jackman asked fans what they’d like to see in his upcoming X-Men swansong Wolverine 3, revealing the following month that there was plenty of support for Logan’s arch-enemy Sabretooth returning to the screen. This prompted Liev Schreiber, who portrayed the character of Victor Creed in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, to tweet “do […]

Shawn Ashmore on an Iceman solo movie, would like to play Ghost Rider

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Given that 20th Century Fox appears to have shifted its focus onto the younger cast of the X-Men franchise following X-Men: Days of Future Past, it seems unlikely that we’ll be seeing Shawn Ashmore back as Bobby Drake any time in the near future. However, that hasn’t stopped him from expressing his interest in returning […]

Andre Tricoteux talks Colossus role in Deadpool

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Colossus is set to make his return to the big screen this February as part of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, with actor and stuntman Andre Tricoteux taking on the role of Piotr Rasputin from Daniel Cudmore. Speaking to Tech Times, Tricoteux has revealed that his interpretation will follow closely from the comic book […]

Expect to see “a good amount” of Colossus in Deadpool

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Some good news for fans of the X-Men’s metal-skinned mutant Colossus, as Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has suggested that Piotr Rasputin will feature “a good amount” in the Merc with a Mouth’s upcoming solo movie. SEE ALSO: Daniel Cudmore turned down the role of Colossus in Deadpool “You guys have seen a glimpse of him […]