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Gina Carano talks Angel Dust role in Deadpool

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During an interview with Screen Rant, former MMA star Gina Carano has been speaking about her role as the villainous Angel Dust in February’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, giving us a little insight into the character. SEE ALSO: Set photos from Deadpool reshoots “When I talked to [director Tim Miller] about getting the job, I did […]

Daniel Cudmore turned down the role of Colossus in Deadpool

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Back in February, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: Days of Future Past star Daniel Cudmore revealed that the role of Colossus would be recast in Fox’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, with Andre Tricoteux (Seventh Son) subsequently announced as having secured the part. Well, it turns out that Cudmore was offered to reprise […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gambit, Spider-Man, The Punisher, Thunderbolts, Superman Lives, The Killing Joke and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Superman Lives, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Vixen, Supergirl, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, […]

The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Justice League Dark, Hellboy 3, X-Men/Fantastic Four, Gambit and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern Corps, Justice League Dark, Hellboy 3, […]

Oscar Isaac doesn’t look like Apocalypse – and it doesn’t matter

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Luke Owen on X-Men: Apocalypse… It’s a common complaint from comic book fans whenever the first images of their favourite characters from a new movie are released: “they don’t look like the comics”. Even going back as far as Bryan Singer’s X-Men, there were those in the comic book community who bemoaned the fact Wolverine was […]

The Week in Spandex – San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Edition

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In this  (abridged) edition of The Week in Spandex, we round up all the big superhero news coming out of the San Diego Comic-Con… Well, the curtain has fallen on the geek mecca that is San Diego Comic-Con for another year, and over the past four days we’ve been treated to a wealth of superhero […]

Jennifer Lawrence open to Mystique return after X-Men: Apocalypse

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Back in March, Jennifer Lawrence suggested that she’d be calling time on her role as Mystique in the X-Men franchise, describing next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse as her “last one.” However, it seems she may be contemplating a change of heart, with the Oscar winner telling Yahoo! Movies that she’d consider a return to the mutant […]

Ed Skrein and Gina Carano talk villain roles in Deadpool

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Following on from the Deadpool panel at San Diego Comic-Con International [which you can watch it full here], IGN caught up with stars Ed Skrein and Gina Carano to discuss their roles in the upcoming X-Men spinoff as the villains Ajax and Angel Dust. “The program that we run is very similar to Weapon X, […]

SDCC: Deadpool leaked footage – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team react… In a previous edition of Flickering Myth Reaction, the team gave their thoughts on the concept footage that leaked online for the Deapool movie. Since then, the movie was not only announced by has been made with footage shown at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. As with all footage […]