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Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown reveals she auditioned for X-23 in Logan

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X-23 might very well be the best part of an already amazing movie. Logan was praised by critics, and fans alike, amd Dafne Keen’s performance often comes out on top when discussing the high points in the movie. Her unbridled ferocity, despite her stature, was more than an equal to Hugh Jackman’s aging Wolverine. At […]

Rumour: Disney and Marvel overhauling The New Mutants to remove all ties to Fox’s X-Men

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The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone’s X-Men spinoff The New Mutants has certainly proven a headache for 20th Century Fox, and it’s one the studio has since passed on to Disney following the studio’s acquisition by the Mouse House earlier this year. Shot in the summer of 2017, The New Mutants was delayed […]

Logan producer says casting a new Wolverine is “not something I can think about”

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Logan was a beautiful swan song for Hugh Jackman, and the character that he has cultivated for over 15 years. His Wolverine is the most fully realized comic book character put on film, and it would be no small feat to replace him. How do you replace an actor who is so tied to a […]

UPDATE: Deadpool 2 rumoured to be casting three more X-Force characters

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According to ComicBook, we may be seeing as many as three more X-Force characters added to Deadpool 2, in addition to the already announced (and already cast) Cable and Domino. According to the site’s sources, these new additions would be introduced via post-credits scene, helping to set up the upcoming X-Force movie. The three characters are… Sunspot […]

Rupert Wyatt blames Fantastic Four failure for Gambit stalling

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Although officially it still has a release date of March 13th 2020, it seems very clear at this point that 20th Century Fox’s long-gestating X-Men spinoff Gambit is never going to see the light of day. First announced back in 2014, the Channing Tatum-headlined project has passed through the hands of multiple directors – Rupert […]

X-Men producer expects Kevin Feige to recast Wolverine for the MCU

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Lauren Shuler donner, a producer for the X-Men franchise, says that she expects Marvel’s Kevin Feige to recast Wolverine for the MCU. The pending acquisition of Fox by Disney brings along with it numerous fascinating components and, of course, superhero fans are very interested in the X-Men stable of characters joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hugh […]

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 […]

Rob Liefeld suggests that Stryfe could be the villain in X-Force

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With 20th Century Fox still seemingly pressing ahead with its X-Force plans despite the imminent Disney acquisition, Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld has suggested that Josh Brolin could be pulling double duty in the team-up movie, teasing Cable’s clone Stryfe as the film’s villain. “Well, do you really hire Josh Brolin if you don’t want him […]

Patrick Stewart on Star Trek: The Next Generation and his transition to film

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These days, Sir Patrick Stewart is a household name. The masses know him as Professor X, but before his casting in X-Men, Mr. Stewart was primarily known as Captain Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, it was not a particularly easy transition. Talking to The Frame, Sir Patrick opened up about […]