Bryan Singer has given his blessing to the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix. News arrived yesterday that Simon Kinberg would be directing the next X-Men film in the franchise, Dark Phoenix. Singer has been perhaps the most influential person on this particular movie franchise, having directed all but two of the main team movies. But […]
Simon Kinberg to direct X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Jessica Chastain cast alongside returning stars
Fox has finally settled on a director for the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix. As per Deadline (and previous reports), longtime X-Men producer Simon Kinberg is now confirmed to take the director’s chair in his directorial debut. Furthermore, the rumour that Jessica Chastain was in talks for the film has also panned out: she will reportedly play the film’s villain, […]
The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman, Justice League, DCEU future updates, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Batgirl, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad 2, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Batman: The Animated Series, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Cloak & Dagger, X-Men: […]
Rumour: Angelina Jolie and Jessica Chastain wanted for X-Men: Dark Phoenix
With pre-production on X-Men: Dark Phoenix in full swing, it should only be a matter of time before we get some official casting news on the latest instalment in 20th Century Fox’s main X-Men series. However, in the meantime, Jeff Sneider has popped up with a casting rumour on Meet the Movie Press, claiming that […]
The Shi’ar Empire could feature in X-Men: Dark Phoenix
We’ve already had a tease from producer Hutch Parker that X-Men: Dark Phoenix could see the mutant superheroes heading into space, and now it seems we may have confirmation that the next instalment in the main X-Men franchise will introduce the Shi’ar Empire. Omega Underground have got their hands on an audition tape featuring Toby […]
The Week in Spandex – DC director changes, Hugh Jackman on Wolverine regrets, X-Men in Space, new Spider-Man spinoff and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, Cyborg, The Flash, The Batman, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, DC Super Hero Girls, Batman and Harley Quinn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix could be heading to space, teases producer
It was recently confirmed that the next X-Men movie will be titled X Men: Dark Phoenix, and centered around Jean Grey and her dark alter-ego. Most comic fans will agree that the previous cinematic iteration of “The Dark Phoenix Saga” in X-Men: The Last Stand was far from doing the source material justice. So, how […]
The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman gets rave reviews, more Justice League in trouble rumours, Kevin Feige wants X-Men back at Marvel, Tom Hardy cast as Venom and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, The Flash, Black Adam, Shazam, The Batman, Batgirl, Black Lightning, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Spider-Man 4, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Agents of […]
Michael Fassbender’s Magneto reportedly set for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, won’t appear in New Mutants
Last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse marked the end of the initial three film contracts for First Class stars James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast), and with 20th Century Fox readying the next slate of X-Men movies – including X-Men: Dark Phoenix and X-Men: The New Mutants – it […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, Inhumans, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Logan Noir and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Defenders, Inhumans, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Logan, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Justice League, Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, […]
