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Patrick Stewart may join Wolverine 3, Ian McKellen returning for X-Men: Apocalypse

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With the news (which we reported at Flickering Myth) that director Bryan Singer is in pre-production on the latest X-Men blockbuster, X-Men: Apocalypse, some other interesting news on the plans possibly in place for the rest of the X-Universe. Professor X (well, the older version) himself Patrick Stewart has been speaking this week to Oregon […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man, Civil War, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Wolverine and more

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Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder […]

Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson reunite for God Loves, Man Kills extended cut

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Marvel has announced that it is set to represent the X-Men classic God Loves, Man Kills in an all-new two-issue extended edition which includes the original tale, framed by a brand-new present day story from the creative team of Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson. In 1982, writer Chris Claremont was in the midst of his […]

Superhero horror thriller The New Mutants gets a new trailer

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Putting an end to months of speculation about the film’s status, Disney has debuted a new trailer for the long-gestating X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, which is set to finally receive its release this April. Check out the new trailer here… 20th Century Fox in association with Marvel Entertainment presents “The New Mutants,” an original […]

X-Men spinoff The New Mutants has received a PG-13 rating

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20th Century Fox’s troubled X-Men spinoff The New Mutants has officially received a PG-13 rating ahead of its theatrical release date of April 2020. Comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz confirmed that the film would have a PG-13 rating on Twitter. According to Sienkiewicz, The New Mutants will be a “scary film at PG-13. The atmosphere, mystery, […]

The New Mutants trailer coming Monday, director confirms theatrical release in April

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Well, it seems we can finally put to rest any speculation about 20th Century Fox’s troubled X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, as director Josh Boone has confirmed on Instagram that the film is on track for its April 2020 release date, and we’ll be getting a brand new trailer this coming Monday. SEE ALSO: Comic […]

Bill Sienkiewicz says The New Mutants has a “phenomenal” new trailer

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Despite numerous rumours suggesting that Disney could be looking to dump 20th Century Fox’s long-delayed The New Mutants direct to a streaming service (or shelve it completely), the Josh Boone-helmed X-Men spinoff is still officially slated for a theatrical release on April 3rd 2020, and if legendary comic book artist Bill Sienkiewicz is to be […]

X2: X-Men United was originally going to be an adaptation of The Phoenix Saga, reveals Zak Penn

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In the pre-MCU world of comic-book films, X2: X-Men United was about as good as it got at the time. The first X-Men film was okay, but the second film upped the ante significantly, and seemed to embrace its comic-book roots a bit more. Now, we know how X-Men: The Last Stand turned out with its […]

Marvel pays tribute to God Loves, Man Kills with X-Men variant covers

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Marvel has announced that it is set to pay tribute to Chris Claremont’s classic 1982 X-Men story God Loves, Man Kills with a series of variant covers from Eisner Award-winning artist Marcos Martin across six of its X-Men titles this March; check them out here… In GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS, the X-Men join forces with […]