Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Comic Book Preview – War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #1

by

The Uncanny X-Men join the War of the Realms this Wednesday with the release of a brand new tie-in one shot for the Marvel event; check out a preview of the issue here… The War of the Realms has come to Midgard…and Westchester! Malekith’s forces are invading Earth, and the heroes of Earth are joining […]

Fox cancels Marvel’s The Gifted after two seasons

by

Since Thanos snapped his fingers last year, we’ve seen a number of Marvel Television projects turning to dust (see Netflix’s various Defenders shows), and now we can add the X-Men series The Gifted to the list of victims. As reported over at Deadline, Fox has cancelled the mutant drama series, opting against a season three […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix gets a new poster and promo

by

20th Century Fox has released a new poster and promo for the final instalment in its main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which teases the transformation of Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey into the Phoenix; take a look here… SEE ALSO: X-Men: Dark Phoenix doesn’t have a Stan Lee cameo, but will include a tribute to […]

James Marsden open to Cyclops return when X-Men join the MCU

by

Here’s one to file under “not going to happen”, but speaking to Comic Book, X-Men actor James Marsden has revealed that he’d like to reprise the role of Scott Summers, a.k.a. Cyclops, once the mutant superheroes make their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Sure, I’d be down,” replied Marsden when asked whether he’s open […]

It will be “a very long time” before the X-Men appear in the MCU, states Marvel’s Kevin Feige

by

Kevin Feige has revealed that it will be a “long time” before we see the X-Men debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now that Disney/Fox deal has finally come through, many a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is rejoicing at the prospect of seeing the X-Men and other associated characters like Deadpool make an […]

Bryan Singer planned on killing off Cable in X-Men: Days of Future Past

by

Nathan Summers finally made his big screen debut last year as Josh Brolin took on the role of Cable alongside Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth in Deadpool 2, but it seems we almost got an appearance from the time-travelling mutant some four years earlier. Speaking to Screen Rant, Deadpool and Cable creator Rob Liefeld […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix doesn’t have a Stan Lee cameo, but will include a tribute to the Marvel legend

by

It was revealed last year that X-Men: Dark Phoenix won’t feature a cameo from the late Stan Lee, but director Simon Kinberg has revealed that the final instalment in Fox’s X-Men feature film series will feature a “tribute” to the Marvel legend. “We don’t have a cameo,” Kinberg tells Cinema Blend. “I’d rather say that […]

Jean Grey unleashes her dark side in X-Men: Dark Phoenix TV spot

by

20th Century Fox has released a new TV spot for its superhero blockbuster X-Men: Dark Phoenix which sees Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey unleash her ‘dark side’ and gives us a look at some previously unseen footage from the movie; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Simon Kinberg says he always envisioned Dark Phoenix as the […]

Simon Kinberg says he always envisioned Dark Phoenix as the “culmination” of the X-Men series

by

With The Walt Disney Company’s takeover of 20th Century Fox now complete, it’s expected that Marvel Studios will soon reboot the X-Men (and Fantastic Four) into the MCU, bringing to an end the near-twenty year series that is Fox’s X-Men franchise. The final instalment (of the main series, at least – assuming The New Mutants […]