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Ranking Fox’s X-Men Franchise from Worst to Best

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Harrison Abbott ranks Fox’s X-Men franchise from worst to best… With X-Men: Dark Phoenix bringing the curtain down on the franchise, now feels like an appropriate time to look back on everything that Fox’s X-Men series gave us over the past two decades. Granted, there have been peaks and troughs. However, I maintain that the […]

Did you spot the Wolverine Easter egg during The Greatest Showman?

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As if people needed another excuse to re-watch the barnstorming Barnum biopic, The Greatest Showman, it has now been revealed that there’s a Wolverine Easter egg to be found amongst the chorus and choreography of last years blockbuster hit. This Wolverine Easter egg in the opening credits border of The Greatest Showman byu/irie_feeling inMovieDetails Reddit […]

Boba Fett director James Mangold warns that Star wars fan backlash will result in films directed by “hacks”

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Director of Lucasfilm’s planned Boba Fett movie, James Mangold, has warned fans that backlash might result in films being directed by “hacks”. There’s been plenty of noise surrounding the fan anger and backlash directed towards Star Wars movies of late and this week James Gunn even encouraged toxic Star Wars fans to seek therapy. James […]

Noah Jupe and Caitriona Balfe join James Mangold’s Ford vs. Ferrari movie

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Back in February it was revealed that Logan’s James Mangold is to reunite with 20th Century Fox for an as-yet-untitled Ford vs. Ferrari movie, and now we have word on two additions to the cast. THR is reporting that Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and Caitriona Balfe (Outlander) have both joined the film and will star alongside the previously […]

Logan’s James Mangold to write and direct a Boba Fett Star Wars movie

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Coinciding with the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lucasfilm has finally confirmed the long-rumoured Boba Fett Anthology movie is happening, with Logan helmer James Mangold set to write and direct. A Boba Fett movie is thought to have been in the works at Lucasfilm for several years now, with Josh Trank (Fantastic Four) […]

Logan director James Mangold to helm Ford vs. Ferrari movie

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Variety is reporting that Logan director James Mangold is set to reteam with 20th Century Fox for an as-yet-untitled Ford vs. Ferrari movie which is set to explore the development and creation of the world’s fastest race car. According to the site, the film “film follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, […]

Director James Mangold discusses Logan’s Oscar nomination

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Director of Logan, James Mangold, has offered his thoughts on why the film received an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay. This is the first time that a comic book film has been nominated in the adapted screenplay category, giving further credence to the notion that Logan is more than just your average superhero movie. […]

Patty Hearst biopic from James Mangold cancelled

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James Mangold was set to direct a biopic of Patty Hearst, an American heiress who has kidnapped in 1974 by a domestic terror group and forced to join them, for 20th Century Fox. Mangold even casted Elle Fanning in the role last month, but now the film has been cancelled according to Heat Vision. “Twentieth […]

Logan enters screenplay awards race with surprise WGA Awards nomination

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Superhero smash hit Logan has become an unlikely horse in the awards race after its screenplay won a surprise nomination in the Writers’ Guild of America shortlist. Scott Frank, Michael Green and director James Mangold are nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for the film, which is Hugh Jackman’s last outing as Wolverine after […]

Logan director James Mangold oversaw reshoots and post-production on The Greatest Showman

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According to Variety, Hugh Jackman and 20th Century Fox enlisted the aid of The Wolverine and Logan director James Mangold to help oversee reshoots and post-production on the newly-released musical The Greatest Showman. The site reports that the studio became concerned that original director Michael Gracey – who was making his feature debut on the […]