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Bryan Singer passes the torch to new X-Men director Simon Kinberg

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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 […]

Shioli Kutsuna joins the cast of Deadpool 2 in a key role

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Another week, another Deadpool 2 casting announcement! This time we receive news of Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna joining the movie in what is described by Deadline as a “key role”. Kutsuna is known for several indie films including The Outsider with Jared Leto, and most recently Oh Lucy! opposite Josh Hartnett, which recently played at […]

Stranger Things’ David Harbour was told he was too fat to play The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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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 […]

Rumour: Angelina Jolie and Jessica Chastain wanted for X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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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

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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 […]

Batgirl next for DC, The Mummy to open huge, new Avengers: Infinity War cast member and more – Daily News Roundup

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WHO’S THE GIRL? With the huge success of Wonder Woman seemingly getting the DCEU back on track, it’s been revealed that Warner Bros. are putting plans into place for their next outing to possibly go into production by the end of the year. One of those options is Justice League Dark – which currently doesn’t […]

The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, X-Men: The New Mutants and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad, Catwoman, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Batman and Harley Quinn, LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Thor: Ragnarok, The […]

X-Men producer on what Cable will bring to the franchise

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Next year will see a major addition to the X-Men movie franchise as Josh Brolin takes on the role of Nathan Summers, a.k.a. Cable, in the hotly-anticipated sequel Deadpool 2, and speaking to Screen Rant, producer Hutch Parker has discussed the introduction of the time-travelling mutant, and what he will bring to the table for […]