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X-Men: Dark Phoenix reshoots changed location of the third act and the look of the Phoenix

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As has been the case with a number of high-profile blockbusters in recent years, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix found itself undergoing extensive reshoots, which resulted in the mutant superhero adventure being pushed back from its original November 2nd 2018 date to February and then June of 2019. As reported by Entertainment Weekly, the […]

Comic Book Preview – War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #1

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The Uncanny X-Men join the War of the Realms this Wednesday with the release of a brand new tie-in one shot for the Marvel event; check out a preview of the issue here… The War of the Realms has come to Midgard…and Westchester! Malekith’s forces are invading Earth, and the heroes of Earth are joining […]

Fox cancels Marvel’s The Gifted after two seasons

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Since Thanos snapped his fingers last year, we’ve seen a number of Marvel Television projects turning to dust (see Netflix’s various Defenders shows), and now we can add the X-Men series The Gifted to the list of victims. As reported over at Deadline, Fox has cancelled the mutant drama series, opting against a season three […]

Sideshow unveils its Cable X-Men Collection Premium Format Figure

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Sideshow has announced that the time-travelling mutant Cable is joining its X-Men Collection with a new Premium Format Figure. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $725.00 and is expected to ship between December 2019 and February 2020; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles The Cable Premium […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix gets a new poster and promo

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20th Century Fox has released a new poster and promo for the final instalment in its main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which teases the transformation of Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey into the Phoenix; take a look here… SEE ALSO: X-Men: Dark Phoenix doesn’t have a Stan Lee cameo, but will include a tribute to […]

James Marsden open to Cyclops return when X-Men join the MCU

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Here’s one to file under “not going to happen”, but speaking to Comic Book, X-Men actor James Marsden has revealed that he’d like to reprise the role of Scott Summers, a.k.a. Cyclops, once the mutant superheroes make their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Sure, I’d be down,” replied Marsden when asked whether he’s open […]

It will be “a very long time” before the X-Men appear in the MCU, states Marvel’s Kevin Feige

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Kevin Feige has revealed that it will be a “long time” before we see the X-Men debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now that Disney/Fox deal has finally come through, many a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is rejoicing at the prospect of seeing the X-Men and other associated characters like Deadpool make an […]

Bryan Singer planned on killing off Cable in X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Nathan Summers finally made his big screen debut last year as Josh Brolin took on the role of Cable alongside Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth in Deadpool 2, but it seems we almost got an appearance from the time-travelling mutant some four years earlier. Speaking to Screen Rant, Deadpool and Cable creator Rob Liefeld […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix doesn’t have a Stan Lee cameo, but will include a tribute to the Marvel legend

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It was revealed last year that X-Men: Dark Phoenix won’t feature a cameo from the late Stan Lee, but director Simon Kinberg has revealed that the final instalment in Fox’s X-Men feature film series will feature a “tribute” to the Marvel legend. “We don’t have a cameo,” Kinberg tells Cinema Blend. “I’d rather say that […]