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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 […]

Simon Kinberg says X-Men: Apocalypse is “the culmination” of a trilogy for the First Class cast

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During an interview with Collider to discuss the upcoming release of The Martian, producer Simon Kinberg has been talking about Fox’s next Marvel offering X-Men: Apocalypse, describing it as the culmination of a trilogy featuring the younger X-Men: First Class cast. “[X-Men: Apocalypse] delivers on the dramatic story and emotion of the last two movies. […]

Simon Kinberg talks X-Men crossovers and Apocalypse’s look

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Over the past couple of days Simon Kinberg has been speaking about the status of the Fantastic Four sequel [see here], as well as confirming that there’s been talk of a second Deadpool movie [see here]. Bow we have more comments from the writer-producer, this time concerning the possibility of Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a […]

Tye Sheridan on playing Cyclops in X-Men: Apocalypse

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During an interview with IndieWire to discuss his latest film The Stanford Prison Experiement, Tye Sheridan got onto the topic of X-Men: Apocalypse, which is set to see him take on the role of Scott Summers, a.k.a. Cyclops. “There’s no franchise I’d rather be a part of and doing sort of as my first foray […]

Stan Lee on why Fantastic Four flopped, confirms X-Men: Apocalypse cameo

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While the Marvel brand is a license to print money these days, 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four tanked hard at the box office, with the film yet to pull in $150 million worldwide, making it one of – if not the – biggest failures of the year so far. Speaking to Larry King […]

Official synopsis for X-Men: Apocalypse

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Thanks to a tie-in promotion with M&Ms, we’ve got the first official synopsis for next year’s mutant superhero ensemble X-Men: Apocalypse: Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon […]

Legion nearing series pickup at FX, will not crossover with X-Men movies

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This morning we brought you news that Fox has pushed back its X-Men TV pilot Hellfire, but it seems that FX is pushing full steam ahead with Marvel’s other X-series Legion, with the show apparently nearing a season pickup at the network. “We’re already in active prep,” said FX chief John Langraf at the Television Critics Association […]