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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: […]

Exclusive Interview – X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg on star wrangling, leaving out Hugh Jackman, and the Disney/Fox merger

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Tom Beasley sits down with Simon Kinberg to discuss X-Men: Dark Phoenix and the wider universe in the wake of Disney’s takeover of Fox… The X-Men are finally back. Three years after Apocalypse proved to be divisive, to say the least, Charles Xavier’s team of mutant heroes have returned to the big screen for X-Men: […]

Exclusive Interview – X-Men: Dark Phoenix producer Hutch Parker on saying goodbye to these characters

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Tom Beasley chats to producer Hutch Parker about X-Men: Dark Phoenix and bidding farewell to this roster of superhero characters… After a turbulent path to the big screen, we’re now just days away from the release of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, arriving in the wake of the big Disney-Fox merger. The film allows Simon Kinberg – […]

New X-Men characters join Marvel Future Fight

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Netmarble has announced a new Uncanny X-Men update for Marvel Future Fight, which adds fan favourite characters Bishop, Jubilee and Iceman, along with new uniforms, missions and more. Check out the trailer here: MARVEL Future Fight players and Uncanny X-Men fans now have the opportunity to save the timeline with fan-favorite X-Men Super Heroes Iceman (Modern), Jubilee (Classic) and Bishop (Disassembled). Agents […]

Exclusive: Simon Kinberg updates on The New Mutants, Multiple Man and Gambit after Disney’s Fox takeover

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg has confirmed that reshoots are still planned for spin-off The New Mutants and said the likes of Gambit and Multiple Man are not quite dead yet. Kinberg has been a part of the X-Men universe for well over a decade and has shepherded many of the biggest names in […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Grand Design – X-Tinction #1

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Ed Piskor’s X-Men reimagining continues this Wednesday with the release of X-Men: Grand Design – X-Tinction #1, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… The ruination of the X-Men revisited! Re-live the now-classic storylines like Mutant Massacre and The Fall of the Mutants. With appearances by Longshot, Cable, and […]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order trailer showcases the X-Men

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A new trailer has been released for the Nintendo Switch exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, which focuses on the X-Men and their mutant friends and foes. The new trailer reveals that the likes of Magneto, Beast, Mystique, Psylocke and Juggernaut will be appearing alongside the previously announced Wolverine, Deadpool, Storm, Scarlet Witch […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix clip takes us to Genosha

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20th Century Fox has released another sneak peek from the final instalment in Fox’s main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix which sees Magneto (Michael Fassbender) confronted by the military when they turn up unannounced at the mutant haven of Genosha looking for Jean Grey (Sophie Turner). Things don’t end well for the military or their […]

Watch highlights from the X-Men: Dark Phoenix UK fan event

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The cast and crew of X-Men: Dark Phoenix were in London yesterday to present a special sneak peek at the next (and final) instalment in 20th Century Fox’s long-running X-Men franchise. You can watch highlights of the event, including a Q&A with stars Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, director Simon Kinberg […]