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How to fix the X-Men Cinematic Universe

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Anghus Houvouras on how Fox can fix the X-Men: Cinematic Universe… Fox has been cultivating the X-Men cinematic universe for nearly two decades. It’s been that long since fans were first treated to Marvel’s most magnanimous mutants on the big screen. The first X-Men movie wasn’t perfect, but it was a solid first entry into […]

The Week in Spandex – The Batman, Nightwing, Wonder Woman, Logan, X-Force, Deadpool 2, Gambit, Fantastic Four 2, Phase Three Preview, Captain Marvel and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Batman, Nightwing, The LEGO Batman Movie, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Black Adam, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Vixen, Powerless, Logan, X-Men: Supernova, Deadpool 2, X-Men: The New Mutants, Gambit, Fantastic Four 2, Legion, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians […]

Patrick Stewart says Logan will be his last outing as Professor X

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We’ve known for a long while now that Hugh Jackman intends on hanging up the claws and retiring from the role of Wolverine with the release of next week’s Logan, but while Patrick Stewart had previously suggested he wasn’t ready to call time on the X-Men franchise, he’s now revealed that the Wolverine solo sequel […]

The Batman gets a new director, Wolverine in the MCU, Nightwing solo movie, Aquaman plot details and more – Daily News Roundup

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WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE BATMAN After a few weeks of speculation (and rumours he’d walked away from the offer) Matt Reeves has officially signed on to direct The Batman, rumoured to be going into production this April. “I have loved the Batman story since I was a child,” said Reeves. “He is such an […]

Hugh Jackman would continue as Wolverine if he was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Over the past few months, Hugh Jackman has stated on countless occasions that next week’s X-Men solo movie Logan will mark his final outing as the fan favourite mutant Wolverine. Despite the best efforts of Ryan Reynolds to convince him to postpone his decision, Jackman has ruled out the possibility of a Deadpool/Wolverine movie, but […]

Hugh Jackman rejects possibility of a Wolverine/Deadpool team-up, is ready to see another actor as Logan

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With the much anticipated arrival of the latest X-Men film, Logan, only a short time away, and with reviews for the Wolverine spin-off being rather impressive, talk about Fox’s two favourite R-rated heroes Wolverine and Deadpool teaming up has once again has ramped up. It seems like it would be a sure thing for the […]

Logan director “would be shocked” if we don’t see X-23 again

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The director of Logan, James Mangold, has said he would be shocked if Fox didn’t pursue X-23 in the future. Coming off the back off some incredibly stellar reviews, especially for a Wolverine film, the more grounded take on the infamous X-Men character is generating a lot of buzz. Not only is Logan being well received, […]

James Mangold talks Logan and Wolverine’s classic yellow costume

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A few weeks ago Hugh Jackman tweeted out an image of the classic Wolverine superhero costume, leading to speculation that this could feature in Jackman’s latest, and potentially final, X-Men outing Logan. This ended up amounting to nothing, as there are no superhero costumes at all in Logan [read our review here], and ScreenRant recently got a […]

Logan tracking a $60 million domestic opening weekend

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The reviews are in, with many hailing it as one of the best superhero movies of all time (read Rob Kojder’s ★★★★ review here), and with just two weeks to go before it opens in cinemas, the first box office tracking numbers for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swan song Logan have now arrived online. According to Forbes, […]

The Week in Spandex – Logan reviewed, Thanos’ role in Infinity War, Phase Three concept art, Mel Gibson for Suicide Squad 2, The Batman director woes

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Logan, X-Men: Supernova, X-Men: The New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Legion, Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Cloak & Dagger, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Defenders, The Batman, […]