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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

The New Mutants may receive a theatrical release after all

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Given its numerous release date delays, enforced reshoots (which are seemingly no longer taking place), and the Disney acquisition of Fox, giant question marks have been hanging over the status of director Josh Boone’s (The Fault in Our Stars) X-Men spinoff The New Mutants. Having been stuck in limbo for the past year or so, […]

Fox’s Marvel projects “are being evaluated” by Disney and Marvel

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With The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox completing last month, Marvel Studios regained the rights to its various X-Men and Fantastic Four characters, meaning that the Marvel Cinematic Universe now has full access to (almost) all of the publisher’s inventory of superheroes and supervillains. As yet, there’s been no indication as to […]