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Wolverine 3 to start shooting early next year

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The Wolverine himself Hugh Jackman recently admitted that he wanted to play the character for the rest of his life and he’s also been talking about the possibility of making a cameo in the upcoming Tim Miller directed Deadpool, due to be released February 12th 2016. If that wasn’t enough to whet the appetite of […]

Ryan Reynolds talks Green Lantern regrets and Deadpool leaked footage

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If there has been one man pushing for a Deadpool movie for the last few years, it’s Ryan Reynolds. Having played a version of the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (a very unfaithful version it should be said), Reynolds has been an advocate of a “proper” movie and next year, his wish will be granted. […]

Avengers: Infinity War directors would like a Secret Wars movie if Disney’s Fox takeover goes through

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Assuming Disney’s planned takeover of 21st Century Fox’s film and TV assets goes through, Marvel Studios will find itself with the vast majority of its characters at its disposal for use in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While this is surely any Marvel fan’s dream, the studio will have to tackle the difficult question of how […]

Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn talks about leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on Kingsman: The Secret Service

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Prior to Bryan Singer returning to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past director Matthew Vaughn was set to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past based on a treatment he’d written with writing partner Jane Goldman. However Vaughn would leave the project allowing for Singer to head back to the franchise he’d created. While on […]

Oscar Isaac teases Apocalypse’s powers for X-Men: Apocalypse

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It was announced a few months back Oscar Isaac will play the titular villain in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse. Filming is set to start in April and ComingSoon.net asked the actor about Apocalypse’s costumes and powers whilst he was promoting his latest movie A Most Violent Year. “[The costume] hasn’t been figured out yet, but one […]

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen weren’t asked back for X-Men: Apocalypse

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In an interview with Larry King, Patrick Stewart announced that neither he nor Ian McKellen were asked to be a part of the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse movie. It’s a little bit strange considering the two have appeared in every installment save for Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class, but director Bryan Singer’s goal is to explore […]

Kodi Smit-McPhee discusses being cast as Nightcrawler in X-Men: Apocalypse

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He’s only 18 years old but he’s already established himself as one of the finest young actors working in Hollywood today having impressed in The Road, Let Me In, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and more recently Slow West, ironically alongside his fellow mutant Michael Fassbender. In February director Bryan Singer revealed via […]

Astonishing X-Men to welcome new creative team with issue #13

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Marvel has announced that a change is coming to Astonishing X-Men, with writer Matthew Rosenberg (Punisher, New Mutants) and artist Greg Land (The Incredible Hulk) set to take over creative duties on the title beginning with issue #13 in July. “We’re taking a slightly different approach to our X-Men on this team,” Rosenberg teased to […]

T.J. Miller and Ed Skrein in talks to join Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool

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Now that 20th Century Fox has finally pulled the trigger on Deadpool, it seems the studio and director Tim Miller are starting to turn their eye to the supporting cast for the Merc with the Mouth’s first solo outing. According to The Wrap, T.J. Miller (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Ed Skrein (Game of Thrones) […]