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The New Mutants writer believes the numerous delays have been “good for us”

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The New Mutants screenwriter Knate Lee recently spoke to Empire Magazine about the long-delayed superhero film and had something surprising to say about the many delays. All of the drama surrounding the film’s many setbacks isn’t a bad thing according to Lee, as he feels it actually helped the film, rather than hinder it.“In a […]

A new team of X-Men form in trailer for Children of the Atom

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This April, a group of young mutant heroes join forces to form a new team of X-Men in Marvel’s Children of the Atom, a new series from writer Vita Ayala and artist Bernard Chang, and you can check out a trailer right here which features comments from Ayala and Marvel editor Chris Robinson.The events of […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1

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Marvel Comics releases X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1 this Wednesday, and you can find a preview of the issue right here…Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman teams with legendary artist Alan Davis (X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, AVENGERS) for an eerie tale of adventure! When the X-Men lose contact with the Greymalkin Habitat, it falls to Nightcrawler to lead a mission […]

House of X and Powers of X come to Marvel Future Fight

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Netmarble has announced the latest update for Marvel Future Fight, which is inspired by the House of X and Powers of X comic book storylines and introduces all-new characters, X-Men-themed uniforms and various gameplay improvements.New uniforms include a House of X uniform for Wolverine and Magneto, a Marvel Girl uniform for Jean Grey and a […]

Lana Condor to play Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse

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It looks like we can add another mutant to the ever-expanding roster of X-Men: Apocalypse, with Bryan Singer taking to Instagram to reveal that newcomer Lana Condor will play the character Jubilation Lee, a.k.a. Jubilee… Jubilee has previously made cameo appearances in the original three X-Men movies, with Katrina Florece portraying her in X-Men and […]

The New Mutants director feels less pressure following the poor performance of X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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Josh Boone, the director of The New Mutants, says he feels less pressure knowing he has to follow X-Men: Dark Phoenix – a film that tanked at the box office upon its release last year.It looked like The New Mutant‘s epic production saga and drama was coming to an end. However, due to the coronavirus, […]

The New Mutants character promos for Mirage, Cannonball and Wolfsbane

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Despite The New Mutants now being on indefinite delay due to the coronavirus, Disney is keeping the promotion for the X-Men horror spinoff movie ticking over with the release of three new character promos for Dani Moonstar/Mirage (Blu Hunt), Sam Guthrie/Cannonball (Charlie Heaton), and Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane (Maisie Williams); take a look below…SEE ALSO: Karma and […]

Karma and Warlock would have appeared in The New Mutants 2, reveals director Josh Boone

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The long saga of The New Mutants has been extended once again, with the troubled X-Men spinoff having been pulled from the release calendar due to the coronavirus pandemic.However, before yesterday’s announcement, director Josh Boone had been out on the promotional campaign for the movie, during which he shared a few details about what he […]

Disney delays Mulan, The New Mutants and Antlers over coronavirus pandemic

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With more and more countries taking measures to try and slow the coronavirus pandemic, including the closing of cinemas in an increasing number of markets, Disney’s Mulan and the Fox acquisitions The New Mutants and Antlers have been pulled from the global release schedule, following hot on the heels of today’s delays to Fast & […]