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Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019.Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp.SYNOPSIS:Jean Grey grapples with her identity, and her relationship with the X-Men, as she struggles to harness the Phoenix force within her.As the latest, and possibly final, […]

Extended clip from X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Xavier and Mystique butting heads

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With just two days to go until X-Men: Dark Phoenix arrives in cinemas, another clip has been released from Fox’s final entry in the franchise which sees the young students of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters applaud the team as they return from their space mission, while Mystique and Charles argue over the safety of […]

Ranking Fox’s X-Men Franchise from Worst to Best

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Harrison Abbott ranks Fox’s X-Men franchise from worst to best…With X-Men: Dark Phoenix bringing the curtain down on the franchise, now feels like an appropriate time to look back on everything that Fox’s X-Men series gave us over the past two decades.Granted, there have been peaks and troughs. However, I maintain that the good has […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix ending was reshot because it was too similar to another superhero movie

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James McAvoy, one of the stars of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has revealed that the film’s ending was reshot because it was too similar to another superhero movie.While X-Men’s future may lie with Disney and the MCU, for now, the final ever Fox produced entry into the franchise is on its way with X-Men: Dark Phoenix. […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix director thinks the Weapon X story should be redone

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, thinks that the Weapon X story should be redone next.The future of the X-Men is unclear at the moment with Disney’s recent purchase of the property but with X-Men: Dark Phoenix retelling the classic Phoenix storyline for a second time on the big screen, is there another […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix director says the film lines up with Days of Future Past ending

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, says he has some “sense” of how the film lines up with the ending of X-Men: Days of Future Past.While fans are getting ready to experience the last Fox produced X-Men movie, Dark Phoenix, how will the film connect with what has come before it? The X-Men […]

New X-Men characters join Marvel Future Fight

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Netmarble has announced a new Uncanny X-Men update for Marvel Future Fight, which adds fan favourite characters Bishop, Jubilee and Iceman, along with new uniforms, missions and more. Check out the trailer here:MARVEL Future Fight players and Uncanny X-Men fans now have the opportunity to save the timeline with fan-favorite X-Men Super Heroes Iceman (Modern), Jubilee (Classic) and Bishop (Disassembled). Agents can […]

Chris Hemsworth almost played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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Thor actor Chris Hemsworth has revealed that he nearly played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.Chris Hemsworth is, of course, enjoying a tremendously successful career, known mostly for his role as Thor in the MCU. But it wasn’t always this good for the actor and he nearly got the role as Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine […]