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Rumour: Joe Cornish and Shane Black in contention for Gambit movie

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Earlier this week it was reported that 20th Century Fox is eyeing Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) to replace the departed Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) as director on the upcoming X-Men spinoff Gambit, and now Heroic Hollywood has thrown another couple of contenders into the hat. According to the site, […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Jessica Jones, Fantastic Four 2, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, Watchmen and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Damage Control, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Wolverine 3, Huck, […]

Real reason why Rupert Wyatt walked away from Gambit revealed

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Fox are really having a tough year aren’t they when it comes to their superhero projects? Despite most people being fairly excited for their upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse and Deadpool movies, it’s their other comic-book projects that are hugging the headlines this year. The Josh Trank helmed reboot of Fantastic Four was critically panned as one […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Jessica Jones, Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool 2, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Deadpool, Gambit, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool 2, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel, Justice […]

Gambit loses its director

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News has broken today that director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has left 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Gambit. Deadline are reporting that Fox made the decision to push the production of the film – which will see Channing Tatum play the titular role – back to March, and for that reason Wyatt is no longer available […]

Simon Kinberg talks X-Men crossovers and Apocalypse’s look

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Over the past couple of days Simon Kinberg has been speaking about the status of the Fantastic Four sequel [see here], as well as confirming that there’s been talk of a second Deadpool movie [see here]. Bow we have more comments from the writer-producer, this time concerning the possibility of Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Blade, Man of Steel 2, Suicide Squad, Gotham, Supergirl, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Blade, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man […]

Lea Seydoux offered female lead in Gambit opposite Channing Tatum

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Deadline is reporting that Blue Is the Warmest Colour star Lea Seydoux has been offered the lead female role in upcoming 20th Century Fox comic book adaptation Gambit. Seydoux, who also stars in the new James Bond film Spectre , is said to have beaten out Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and Mad […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Deadpool, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, The Crow and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel 2, Suicide Squad, […]