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X-Men: Apocalypse’s Olivia Munn found Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg’s lack of X-Men knowledge “very frustrating”

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Although the series produced a number of memorable instalments throughout its 20-year history, fans of Marvel’s mutant superheroes are unlikely to be shedding too many tears over 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise coming to an end following the studio’s recent acquisition by Disney.With fans already looking forward to the inevitable Marvel Studios rebiit, the final […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix on course to be a bigger box office bomb than Fantastic Four

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After a troubled production, extensive reshoots and several release date delays, 20th Century Fox unleashed the final instalment of its X-Men series last month, and while many fans predicted that the movie would fail to deliver, as it turns out X-Men: Dark Phoenix is now shaping up to be one of the biggest box office […]

Colossus (and Lockheed) join Sideshow’s X-Men Collection

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Sideshow has announced Colossus as the next addition to its X-Men Collection Premium Format Figure line, with tje deluxe version featuring Kitty Pryde’s alien dragon Lockheed. The figure is available to pre-order now priced at $695.00; check out the promotional images here…SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow CollectiblesThe Colossus Premium Format™ Figure measures 21.5” tall on […]

Fox planned to make a Civil War-style Marvel crossover featuring X-Men, Deadpool, Fantastic Four and Daredevil

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It was frequently rumoured over the years that 20th Century Fox would look to bring the Children of the Atom and Marvel’s First Family together for an X-Men vs. Fantastic Four crossover/shared universe, and while this ultimately never came to fruition, it has now been revealed that plans for such an event movie were in […]

Promo for Legion Season 3 Episode 3 – ‘Chapter 22’

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FX has released a promo for next week’s third episode of the final season of the X-Men series, Legion which revisits David’s past; watch it here…Diagnosed as schizophrenic as a child, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. Now in his early 30s and institutionalized once again, David loses himself in […]

Josh Brolin has been speaking to Marvel Studios about Cable’s future

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Josh Brolin, who played Cable in Deadpool 2, has called up Marvel Studios about the character’s future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Now that Disney has completed its acquisition of Fox – including key Marvel characters like Deadpool and the X-Men – some actors are wondering what the future holds for them.This includes Josh Brolin – […]

Plans for an abandoned X-Men Beast spin-off movie revealed

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With the final instalment of the X-Men franchise currently breaking the wrong kind of box-office records – X-Men: Dark Phoenix is reportedly on course to suffer a whopping -73% decline in its sophomore frame at the domestic box-office – plans for a Nicholas Hoult-headlined Beast spin-off movie have been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter.According to the […]

In Defense of Fox’s X-Men Franchise

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EJ Moreno looks back on Fox’s X-Men franchise…During the start of the Fox/Disney merger, the Internet took a sharp turn when it came to discussing the X-Men films. While it was never universally loved, the long-running comic book series never had such negativity surrounding it. With many fans wanting to see these characters find their […]

Unused X-Men: Dark Phoenix concept art teases the original ending

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A couple of pieces of concept art have surfaced from the final instalment in Fox’s X-Men franchise, X-Men: Dark Phoenix featuring Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey flying through space, which was intended to feature in the final sequence of the film; take a look here, courtesy of illustrator Houston Sharp…SEE ALSO: Tye Sheridan says original X-Men: […]