EJ Moreno looks back at 20th Century Fox’s Marvel era… For comic book movie fans of a certain age, we all remember the 00s-era of superhero movies. Before Disney entered the game and while DC figured itself out, Marvel ruled the landscape, but in a very different way. Due to selling off various movie rights […]
In Defense of Fox’s X-Men Franchise
EJ Moreno looks back on Fox’s X-Men franchise… During the start of the Fox/Disney merger, the Internet took a sharp turn when it came to discussing the X-Men films. While it was never universally loved, the long-running comic book series never had such negativity surrounding it. With many fans wanting to see these characters find […]
Ranking Fox’s X-Men Franchise from Worst to Best
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 […]
Chris Hemsworth almost played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Thor actor Chris Hemsworth has revealed that he nearly played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Chris Hemsworth is, of course, enjoying a tremendously successful career, known mostly for his role as Thor in the MCU. But it wasn’t always this good for the actor and he nearly got the role as Gambit in X-Men Origins: […]
Josh Holloway says he was originally cast as Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
During an interview with Digital Spy, Lost and Colony actor Josh Holloway has revealed that he was originally cast as Remy LeBeau, a.k.a. the fan favourite mutant Gambit, in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, only to find himself replaced by Taylor Kitsch when the studio wanted to go younger with the character. “I actually screen-tested with […]
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: […]
Stranger Things’ David Harbour was told he was too fat to play The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Stranger Things star David Harbour has revealed to The Wrap that he auditioned for the role of Fred Dukes – a.k.a. The Blob – in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, only to be told by the casting directors that he was too fat for the role! “I auditioned for one of the ‘Wolverine’ movies and I […]
Liev Schreiber almost returned as Sabretooth for Logan
Early on in the development process for this year’s Logan, Hugh Jackman’s swansong as everybody’s favorite claw-wielding mutant, a much different version of the movie existed compared to the one audiences saw in theaters roughly two months ago. In particular, early ideas for the film featured the inclusion of Wolverine’s half-brother and fellow mutant, Sabretooth. In […]
Logan pushes the Wolverine solo movies beyond $1 billion worldwide
Having debuted this past weekend with an impressive $237.8 million worldwide, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men solo spinoff Logan has now helped to propel the Wolverine trilogy beyond the $1 billion mark at the global box office. By close of play yesterday, Logan has grossed $263.2 million, of which $104.2 million comes from North America, and […]
X-Men: The real Apocalypse is its continuity!
Tony Black attempts to make sense of the continuity of the X-Men franchise… Have you ever attempted to make sense of the X-Men movie continuity? As in pick apart the entire timeline of events across the eight, soon to be nine films in the franchise? Of course not, you all have lives. You have friends […]
