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Nick Fury references Spider-Man and the X-Men in alternate Iron Man post-credits scene

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While 2008’s Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it wasn’t until the film’s post-credits scene that fans first realised we’d taken our first step into a larger world, as Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury appeared to Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, inviting Iron Man to be part of the Avengers Initiative. As it turns […]

Disney+ to include classic Marvel animated series including X-Men and Spider-Man

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The upcoming Disney+ streaming service is reportedly set to include fan-favourite comic book animated series as part of the launch offerings. According to the Disney+ Updates Twitter (via @gjkooijman, who is is currently beta testing the service in The Netherlands), the streaming service will include Spider-Woman (1979), Spider–Man (1981), Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1982), […]

Rumour: Disney and Marvel overhauling The New Mutants to remove all ties to Fox’s X-Men

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The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone’s X-Men spinoff The New Mutants has certainly proven a headache for 20th Century Fox, and it’s one the studio has since passed on to Disney following the studio’s acquisition by the Mouse House earlier this year. Shot in the summer of 2017, The New Mutants was delayed […]

Gambit joins Sideshow’s X-Men Collection

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Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled its Gambit X-Men Collection maquette, The Ragin’ Cajun stands at around 21 inches tall and is available to pre-order now, priced at $592; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles The Gambit Maquette measures 21” tall as the ragin’ Cajun charges into battle over a giant […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix finishes its theatrical run as the lowest grossing X-Men movie ever

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20th Century Fox’s X-Men series drew to a close back in June, the franchise ending with a bomb but no bang as Simon Kinberg’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix was ravaged by critics and suffered the worst opening weekend of any X-Men movie in its near-20 year history. Things went from bad to worse with the steepest […]

Disney isn’t impressed with X-Men: The New Mutants, according to reports

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According to a recent report, Disney isn’t too impressed with some of their Fox acquisitions such as the X-Men spinoff The New Mutants. Along with all the yet to be developed properties and Marvel characters that Disney purchased from Fox, the Mouse House also acquired already produced films like New Mutants. Unfortunately for Disney, they […]

X-Men’s Brian Cox is open to returning as Stryker in the MCU

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Brian Cox has stated he is open to returning as William Stryker in the X-Men franchise once implemented into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Those familiar with the X-Men franchise will remember Brian Cox portrayed the memorable villain William Stryker in X2: X-Men United (arguably the best instalment in the series). Stryker has a desire to […]

Disney blames X-Men: Dark Phoenix for the studio’s disappointing Q3 earnings

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Disney has decided that X-Men: Dark Phoenix is to blame for the studio’s disappointing Q3 earnings. There is no question that Dark Phoenix was a massive disappointment financially, becoming one of the biggest box office bombs of all time, and now that Disney owns the franchise, it’s their finances which are taking a hit. During […]

Disney’s Bob Iger reiterates that X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool are “part of Marvel Studios”

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Since the historic merger between between the Walt Disney Company and 20th Century Fox, the one question fans have been asking is if Fox’s Marvel characters will be integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During Disney’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Bob Iger reiterated that the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool are “part of Marvel Studios”, […]