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Casting call reveals possible synopsis for X-Men: Apocalypse, suggests Wolverine and Gambit will appear

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With production underway on X-Men: Apocalypse, a casting call for extras has landed online, which appears to give us our first plot synopsis for the Bryan Singer-directed superhero sequel. Oh, and it also “confirms” Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and Channing Tatum’s Gambit – although it should be noted that these casting calls are often mistaken and […]

James McAvoy goes bald as Professor X in X-Men: Apocalypse

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Well, it looks like James McAvoy is finally set to go bald when he reprises the role of Professor Charles Xavier in next year’s mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Apocalypse, with director Bryan Singer posting the following confirmation to Instagram… SEE ALSO: New concept art from X-Men: Apocalypse X-Men: Apocalypse is set for release on May […]

Bryan Singer says X-Men: Apocalypse is “a big monster of a movie”

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With production now underway on X-Men: Apocalypse, we’ve had plenty of news from the mutant superhero sequel these past couple of days, including our first look at Nightcrawler, some set photos featuring Cyclops, Jean Grey and Jubilee, and some official concept art. Now, taking a break from filming in Montreal, director Bryan Singer has shared […]

Oscar Isaac and Olivia Munn discuss their X-Men roles as Apocalypse and Psylocke

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20th Century Fox gave us a peek at X-Men: Apocalypse earlier this week with a series of official stills [see here and here], which included our first look at two new additions in Oscar Isaac’s Apocalypse and Olivia Munn’s Psylocke. While Psylocke’s look seemed to go down well with fans, the same couldn’t be said […]

Josh Helman returning as Stryker in X-Men: Apocalypse

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Following yesterday’s first official images [see here and here], director Bryan Singer has taken to Instagram to reveal that another familiar face will be appearing in X-Men: Apocalypse, with Josh Helman set to reprise his role as William Stryker from last year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. Singer announced the news with an image of […]

SDCC: Ryan Reynolds on the possibility of Deadpool appearing in other X-Men movies

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As Ryan Reynolds prepares to bring Deadpool to Comic-Con, the actor has been speaking to Screen Rant about the possibility of the Merc with a Mouth popping up in 20th Century Fox’s main X-Men series, or other spinoffs such as the third Wolverine movie. SEE ALSO: New Deadpool images featuring Weasel, Copycat, Ajax, Angel Dust […]

Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool will be his last superhero role

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Ryan Reynolds is certainly no stranger to the superhero movie, having appeared in Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern, and as he gears up to appear at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote next year’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, the actor has told The Huffington Post that the Merc with a Mouth will be […]

Rob Liefeld shares his thoughts on Deadpool movie

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With filming now underway on Deadpool – and an R-rating confirmed – creator Rob Liefeld has paid a visit to the set of the upcoming X-Men spin-off, during which he took to Instagram to post an image of himself alongside leading man Ryan Reynolds, as well as sharing his thoughts on the long-gestating project finally […]