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Ryan Reynolds teases Phase 5 MCU debut for Deadpool

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Although Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox doesn’t seem to have impacted Marvel Studios’ plans for Phase Four of the MCU, Kevin Feige did tease the introduction of the Fantastic Four and the X-Men during the studio’s big panel at San Diego Comic-Con. When and how that will happen remains to be seen, but Deadpool […]

In Defense of Fox’s X-Men Franchise

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EJ Moreno looks back on Fox’s X-Men franchise… During the start of the Fox/Disney merger, the Internet took a sharp turn when it came to discussing the X-Men films. While it was never universally loved, the long-running comic book series never had such negativity surrounding it. With many fans wanting to see these characters find […]

Comic Book Preview – Powers of X #1

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Marvel’s Powers of X series launches this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… SEE ALSO: Marvel unveils the next era of X-Men with six new series Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman (INFINTY, NEW AVENGERS, FF) continues his revolutionary new direction for the X-Men. Intertwining with HOUSE […]

Marvel unveils the next era of X-Men with six new series

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Ahead of the release of House of X #1, Marvel has announced six brand new ongoing X-Men titles which will build directly from the universe-shifting House of X and Powers of X to take mutantkind further than its ever gone before; check out details of the six new series here… X-MEN #1 Written by JONATHAN […]

Hasbro unveils new Marvel Legends Series figures at Comic-Con

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Hasbro has revealed several new additions to its Marvel Legends 6-inch figure and vehicle lines at San Diego Comic-Con; check out the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Hasbro’s Avengers: Endgame Marvel Legends wave three includes a Build-A-Figure Bro Thor MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 80th ANNIVERSARY 6-INCH DEADPOOL & HIT MONKEY 2-PACK MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH SQUIRREL […]

X-Men: Apocalypse’s Olivia Munn found Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg’s lack of X-Men knowledge “very frustrating”

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Although the series produced a number of memorable instalments throughout its 20-year history, fans of Marvel’s mutant superheroes are unlikely to be shedding too many tears over 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise coming to an end following the studio’s recent acquisition by Disney. With fans already looking forward to the inevitable Marvel Studios rebiit, the […]

Fox planned to make a Civil War-style Marvel crossover featuring X-Men, Deadpool, Fantastic Four and Daredevil

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It was frequently rumoured over the years that 20th Century Fox would look to bring the Children of the Atom and Marvel’s First Family together for an X-Men vs. Fantastic Four crossover/shared universe, and while this ultimately never came to fruition, it has now been revealed that plans for such an event movie were in […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix home-entertainment release details and special features revealed

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20th Century Fox has announced the home entertainment release of the final instalment of its main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which is set for a digital release on September 28th, followed by 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on October 7th; check out the cover artwork and special feature details below… SEE ALSO: […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix on course to be a bigger box office bomb than Fantastic Four

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After a troubled production, extensive reshoots and several release date delays, 20th Century Fox unleashed the final instalment of its X-Men series last month, and while many fans predicted that the movie would fail to deliver, as it turns out X-Men: Dark Phoenix is now shaping up to be one of the biggest box office […]