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Legion season 2 promo claims ‘It’s all in your head’

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Those of you willing to embrace the creative lunacy of Legion were rewarded with one of the best TV shows of recent times. Now ahead of its April 3rd season 2 bow, FOX have released a brand new promo that suggests the mind boggling brilliance is set to continue. Watch the trailer here… Are you […]

Marvel’s Legion gets a season 2 premiere date and synopsis

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Fox has released a new banner for the second season of Marvel’s X-Men series Legion featuring Dan Stevens’ David Haller along with a premiere date reveal of April 3rd and a series synopsis; check them out below… “Based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, “Legion” is the story of David Haller […]

Legion has been praised by the character’s creator Chris Claremont

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X-Men hall of famer Chris Claremont has praised the TV show Legion, 30 years after he helped create the star character with Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion was certainly proved to be a different beast from your usual superhero TV content when it debuted last year. The FX series by Noah Hawley was visually audacious and kept […]

Is the Multiverse the ultimate solution to narrative issues?

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George Chrysostomou on the multiverse… The DC TV shows that can be found on The CW are unique for one very specific reason. Although it is rare for TV shows to crossover, there is an element to these superhero stories that is heavily relied upon to move the narrative forward, offering solutions to new characters, […]

The Week in Spandex – New DC Films boss, Wonder Woman 2 to be “totally different”, Avengers: Infinity War details, Jodie Foster slams superhero movies and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Harley Quinn, Batman Returns, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Black Lightning, Krypton, Titans, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Iron Fist, Daredevil, Agents […]

Bryan Singer’s executive producer credit on Marvel’s The Gifted under review, steps down from Legion

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Earlier this week it was announced that Fox has given a renewal to its Marvel series The Gifted, with the network’s press release seemingly revealing that Bryan Singer will remain attached as an executive producer for season two, despite allegations of sexual misconduct and assault circling the filmmaker. Well, it appears that may not be […]

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2017

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Samuel Brace with his ten best TV shows of 2017… Wow. What a year it’s been. 2017 has been a true standout for high quality television; featuring never better returning favourites, premium series finales, and new shows announcing their arrival onto the stage. There’s been a bit of everything in 2017 but just which of […]

Said Taghmaoui exits Legion, Shadow King to be recast

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Wonder Woman star Said Taghmaoui has parted ways with FX’s X-Men series Legion during production of its second season, Variety has revealed. Taghmaoui had been cast in the role of Amahl Farouk, a.k.a. The Shadow King, back during Comic-Con, and started work on the series back in September. There’s been no word as to the […]

Exclusive Interview: Ana Lily Amirpour on The Bad Batch and working on Legion season 2

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Rafael Motamayor chats with director Ana Lily Amirpour… Flickering Myth had the pleasure of asking the director of The Bad Batch, Ana Lily Amirpour about visual storytelling, having her movie on Netflix and directing an episode of Legion. The Bad Batch is a very visual movie with not that much dialogue, how do you craft a story like […]