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X-Men: Dark Phoenix director reveals why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine doesn’t appear

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has revealed another reason why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine isn’t in the film. We’ve all known for some time that Hugh Jackman has retired from playing Wolverine after playing the character for many years on the big screen, including to critical acclaim in Logan. But with the Dark […]

Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey grapples with her identity, and her relationship with the X-Men, as she struggles to harness the Phoenix force within her. As the […]

Video Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. This week sees the release of the latest and seemingly final X-Men film from Fox, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. In the video below, Flickering Myth critic EJ […]

Extended clip from X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Xavier and Mystique butting heads

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With just two days to go until X-Men: Dark Phoenix arrives in cinemas, another clip has been released from Fox’s final entry in the franchise which sees the young students of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters applaud the team as they return from their space mission, while Mystique and Charles argue over the safety of […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix ending was reshot because it was too similar to another superhero movie

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James McAvoy, one of the stars of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has revealed that the film’s ending was reshot because it was too similar to another superhero movie. While X-Men’s future may lie with Disney and the MCU, for now, the final ever Fox produced entry into the franchise is on its way with X-Men: Dark […]

Exclusive: Simon Kinberg on whether Wolverine was considered for X-Men: Dark Phoenix appearance

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Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is staying dead in the X-Men franchise, for now at least. X-Men: Dark Phoenix is expected to work as a victory lap for many of the major characters in Fox’s mutant universe, with the franchise baton now set to pass to Disney, which acquired the X-Men as part of their takeover of […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix director thinks the Weapon X story should be redone

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, thinks that the Weapon X story should be redone next. The future of the X-Men is unclear at the moment with Disney’s recent purchase of the property but with X-Men: Dark Phoenix retelling the classic Phoenix storyline for a second time on the big screen, is there […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix director says the film lines up with Days of Future Past ending

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, says he has some “sense” of how the film lines up with the ending of X-Men: Days of Future Past. While fans are getting ready to experience the last Fox produced X-Men movie, Dark Phoenix, how will the film connect with what has come before it? The […]

Chris Hemsworth almost played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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Thor actor Chris Hemsworth has revealed that he nearly played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Chris Hemsworth is, of course, enjoying a tremendously successful career, known mostly for his role as Thor in the MCU. But it wasn’t always this good for the actor and he nearly got the role as Gambit in X-Men Origins: […]