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Deadpool 2 director confirms an extended edition is in the works

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Having topped the worldwide box office this past weekend with $301 million, director David Leitch has revealed to CinemaBlend that he’s currently working on an extended cut of the hit superhero sequel. “There’s an extended cut,” said Leitch. “And I think that they may want to spin that out as a special thing, but right […]

Ryan Reynolds has to remain in control of Deadpool in the MCU, says Rob Liefeld

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Rob Liefeld is supportive of Deadpool entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe as long as Ryan Reynolds remains in control. The success of Deadpool and Deadpool 2 have a lot to owe to Ryan Reynolds, who not just stars as the titular character but was the driving force in pushing Fox to make these risky R-rated […]

The Hunt concludes in Marvel’s Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends

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This August, Charles Soule (Hunt For Wolverine, Death of Wolverine) and Ramon Rosanas (Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey) are set to tie each unique Hunt for Wolverine adventure together as the story concludes in the one-shot Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends. “The four Hunt For Wolverine miniseries all follow different threads in pursuit of our […]

X-Men Gold Annual #2 to explore Kitty Pryde’s first romance

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As she prepares to tie the knot with Colossus next month, Marvel has announced that Hugo and Nebula Award-winning writer Seanan McGuire (October Daye, Wayward Children series) and celebrated artist Marco Failla (Ms. Marvel, All-New Wolverine) are set to explore Kitty Pryde’s first romance in X-Men Gold Annual #2. “I am over the moon to […]

Deadpool 2’s Brianna Hildebrand on being part of the first same-sex couple in a major superhero movie

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20th Century Fox’s Deadpool 2 has taken a big step forward for LGBT representation in film, with the sequel to 2016’s hit X-Men spinoff featuring the first on-screen same-sex couple in a major superhero movie in Brianna Hildebrand’s Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Shioli Kutsuna’s  Yukio. The movie has been receiving praise from members of the LGBT […]

Deadpool 2 falls short of first movie as it opens to $301 million worldwide

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The Merc with a Mouth returned to the big screen this weekend as 20th Century Fox unleashed the hotly-anticipated Deadpool 2, and while the sequel couldn’t quite match the opening of its 2016 predecessor, it has still managed a very impressive $301 million worldwide haul in its first weekend. In North America, Deadpool 2 grossed […]

Movie Review – Deadpool 2 (2018)

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Deadpool 2, 2018. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Eddie Marsan, Stefan Kapicic, Bill Skarsgård, Terry Crews, Shioli Kutsuna, Lewis Tan, Jack Kesy, Hayley Sales and Rob Delaney. SYNOPSIS: Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together […]

Deadpool 2 sets record for biggest ever opening day for an R-rated movie

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20th Century Fox unleashed the eagerly-anticipated superhero sequel Deadpool 2 this weekend, and the X-Men spinoff has got off to a fantastic start at the box office, setting a new record for the biggest opening day for an R-rated movie. Domestically, Deadpool 2 earned $53.3 million on its first day, including $18.6 million in Thursday […]

Deadpool 2 writers discuss cut post-credits scene, wanted Chris Evans’ Human Torch to cameo

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In the build up to this weekend’s release of Deadpool 2, it was revealed that one of the film’s post-credit scenes had been left on the cutting room floor, having been considered too dark even for Deadpool’s standards. Speaking to Uproxx, writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have been discussingd the scene in question, which […]