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The New Mutants won’t feature X-Men cameos, confirms director Josh Boone

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Although shared universes have become a staple for superhero movies with the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems like the X-Men spinoff The New Mutants won’t have any crossover moments with 20th Century Fox’s previous X-Men universe. In a recent interview with SlashFilm, director Josh Boone has confirmed that The New Mutants won’t feature any cameos […]

Josh Boone reveals why The New Mutants can’t go straight to streaming services

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The New Mutants has garnered a lot of coverage over the last few years for the disastrous mishandling of the movie regarding its release date, and while audiences have debated whether or not Disney should release it on Disney+ or Hulu, director Josh Boone has revealed why the studio has no choice but to pursue a […]

Marvel’s heroes get terrifying horror makeovers with October’s variant covers

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From Werewolf by Night to Tomb of Dracula, Marvel has a proud history of horror themed comics and this October the publisher will be celebrating that legacy with a series of Horror Variant covers, where some of Marvel’s biggest heroes will get to live out nightmarish fantasies just in time for Halloween!. Check them out here… Prepare to […]

The New Mutants opening scene and Bill Sienkiewicz poster released

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During yesterday’s Comic-Con@Home panel, 20th Century Studios revealed the opening scene from the long-delayed X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, along with a teaser poster from legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz, whose ‘Demon Bear’ arc serves as an influence on the movie. Check them out here… SEE ALSO: Watch The New Mutants virtual panel from Comic-Con@Home here […]

Josh Boone reveals the runtime for The New Mutants

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While audiences are still unaware of when we will get to view The New Mutants following the disastrous handling of the movie, director Josh Boone has revealed the runtime for the X-Men spinoff. In a recent interview with Collider, Boone revealed The New Mutants has a runtime of around 98 minutes (1 hour and 38 minutes) and confirmed there will […]

Watch The New Mutants virtual panel from Comic-Con@Home here

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Direct from Comic-Con@Home, The New Mutants director Josh Boone is joined by cast members Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt and Henry Zaga to discuss the long-awaited X-Men spinoff. Watch it here… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for The New Mutants The New Mutants is directed by Josh Boone (The Fault in […]

Marvel unveils new Alex Ross Timeless variant covers

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Marvel has unveiled a new batch of Timeless variant covers by celebrated artist Alex Ross, which are set to hit shelves this October and feature some of Marvel’s greatest heroes brought to life in Ross’ iconic style; check out the fourteen covers here… “Nobody else embodies the term Timeless quite as well as Alex does,” […]

Famke Janssen “very open” to another X-Men appearance as Jean Grey if Marvel comes calling

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Although Marvel Studios is yet to unveil its plans for the Children of the Atom following Disney’s 20th Century Fox acquisition, it would seem the least likely scenario (Deadpool aside, perhaps) would be to continue the X-Men franchise that Fox established over the past two decades. Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped a number of stars from […]

UPDATE: Hasbro’s 26-inch HasLab Marvel Legends Sentinel action figure funded

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UPDATE: Hasbro has announced that the project has now reached its goal of 6000 backers, meaning the Sentinel will be moving into production, and can now be pre-ordered in the UK through Zavvi. Original story follows… Hasbro has announced the very first Marvel HasLab project, opening the crowdfunding stage for Marvel Legends X-Men Sentinel – […]