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Joe Quesada variant cover for Uncanny X-Men #1 revealed

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With Uncanny X-Men #1 set to go on sale next month, Marvel has unveiled a Hidden Gem variant cover by the publisher’s chief creative officer Joe Quesada; check it out here…SEE ALSO: First Class meets Second Genesis in Uncanny X-Men #1 variantThis November, UNCANNY X-MEN returns with a new ongoing series, bringing together nearly every […]

Fox releases new X-Men: Dark Phoenix images

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20th Century Fox has released four new official images from the upcoming superhero sequel X-Men: Dark Phoenix featuring Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Selene (Kota Eberhardt), Red Lotus (Andrew Stehlin), and Jessica Chastain’s as-yet-unrevealed character; take a look here…SEE […]

Preview of X-Men: Black – Magneto #1

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Chris Claremont returns to the X-Men franchise this Wednesday with the launch of the new one-shot series X-Men: Black, which kicks off with the Master of Magnetism himself Magneto! Check out a preview here…MAGNETO IS BACK…and so is Chris Claremont! For years, Magneto has done everything he can to achieve his goals for mutant domination. […]

Fox’s Gambit movie has a “romantic or sex comedy” vibe, according to Simon Kinberg

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Despite a suffering a ridiculous number of false starts and delays since it was first announced back in 2014 (not to mention the impending Disney takeover), 20th Century Fox is seemingly intent on moving forward with its plans for the X-Men spinoff Gambit.Just yesterday it was announced that the studio has set a new release […]

The X-Men assemble in new Dark Phoenix image

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Following the arrival of the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix (and the news that Fox has now pushed the film back four months to the summer of 2019), Empire has unveiled a new image from the superhero sequel featuring Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) in their new X-uniforms […]

Fox delays X-Men: Dark Phoenix and Gambit, sets untitled Deadpool movie for this December

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Just a day after the arrival of the first trailer, 20th Century Fox has announced that it has decided to push back the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix for a second time, with the film now slated to open on June 7th 2019.Dark Phoenix was originally supposed to arrive this November, but it was pushed […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the X-Men: Dark Phoenix trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first teaser trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix…Having pushed back the release of the movie from its original November 2018 date to accommodate reshoots – allegedly off the back of a rather negative reaction to a test screening – 20th Century Fox gave us our first […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix director shuts down Jessica Chastain fan theory

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has put an end to the fan theory regarding Jessica Chastain’s character.Jessica Chastain’s role in the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix is nebulous, to say the least. Today’s first trailer hasn’t given us any clear-cut answers either but fans have a theory that she might be playing a female […]

Simon Kinberg discusses the cosmic storyline of X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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Director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Simon Kinberg, has discussed the movie’s cosmic storyline.The Marvel Cinematic Universe has found great success with their cosmic tales in recent history and Fox is hoping that X-Men: Dark Phoenix can work a little of the same magic.The cosmic storyline of Dark Phoenix is something X-Men fans have been wanting […]