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X-Men producer confirms Fox’s Marvel movies are on hold, The New Mutants in limbo

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As Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets draws ever closer towards completion, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner has confirmed the recent rumours that Fox’s various Marvel movie projects are now on hold. “It’s all in Disney’s playground and they get to decide,” said Shuler Donner when asked about the status of […]

Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool 3 is in development

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It’s expected that 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise will draw to a close this year with X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants (assuming the latter actually gets released), with Marvel Studios set to take control of the property after Disney’s Fox acquisition. Rumours are circulating that Fox has already pulled the plug on all […]

Fox reportedly pulls the plug on X-Force, Gambit, Doctor Doom and more ahead of Disney takeover

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As we are quickly approaching the conclusion of Disney’s Fox takeover, it should come as no surprise that we are slowly learning more as to what the deal will entail. One aspect that fans are eagerly awaiting is the introduction of some of Marvel’s most popular characters into the Marvel Cinematic Continuity. Alongside obvious heavy […]

Drew Goddard says there’s “no update” on Fox’s planned X-Force movie

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Despite signing on to the project back in September of last year, writer-director Drew Goddard has spent much of the past twelve months focussing on his latest film Bad Times at the El Royale rather than the planned Deadpool spinoff movie. Given The Walt Disney Company’s impending acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and television […]

X-Force returns will an all-new team this December

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Marvel has announced that X-Force will reassemble this December for a brand new series from the creative team of Ed Brisson (Extermination) and Dylan Burnett (Cosmic Ghost Rider). SEE ALSO: Marvel pays tribute to Cable in X-Men: The Exterminated “Coming out of EXTERMINATION, Domino, Shatterstar, Cannonball, and Warpath are reeling from the loss of their mentor […]

Ryan Reynolds wants Hugh Jackman cameo in X-Force, but not as Wolverine

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Despite the fact that Hugh Jackman decided to hang up the claws with the release of last year’s Logan, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has stated on a number of occasions that he hopes to tempt the star out of retirement for one more appearance as the fan favourite mutant Wolverine. While it seems highly unlikely […]

David Leitch returning to direct Deadpool 3?

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With The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox now official and expected to complete in the first half of 2019, the future of Fox’s various X-Men properties is very much up in the air at the moment. The studio has Drew Goddard attached to X-Force, which will reunite Deadpool 2 stars Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), […]

Rob Liefeld suggests that Stryfe could be the villain in X-Force

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With 20th Century Fox still seemingly pressing ahead with its X-Force plans despite the imminent Disney acquisition, Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld has suggested that Josh Brolin could be pulling double duty in the team-up movie, teasing Cable’s clone Stryfe as the film’s villain. “Well, do you really hire Josh Brolin if you don’t want him […]