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International screenings save X-Men: Apocalypse at the box office as it crosses $400 million worldwide

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Among a sea of mediocre reviews [read ours here, here and here], Bryan Singer’s mutant movie X-Men: Apocalypse has not been performing too well in its domestic release. However its international screenings are really helping push the movie further up the success chart. Now in its second week, X-Men: Apocalypse dropped 66% to $22 million, […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition trailer, Suicide Squad images and posters, Ben Affleck on Batman solo movie, Willa Holland on DC movies and TV, Bryan Singer taking break from X-Men, Captain Marvel frontrunner emerges, Hayley Atwell wants Agent Carter return and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman, The Dark Knight, Suicide Squad, Justice League, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Batman: The Killing Joke, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Legion, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Captain Marvel, […]

Noah Hawley says X-Men show Legion is “a standalone kind of thing”

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Earlier this week it was announced that FX Networks has placed an eight-episode series order for Legion, the upcoming X-Men series from Fargo creator Noah Hawley, and during an interview with Hitfix Hawley has been discussing how the show fits – or rather doesn’t fit – with the X-Men movie universe. “No, it’s not [connected],” […]

Bryan Singer would like to see a Mystique solo movie, with or without Jennifer Lawrence

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During an appearance on the Empire Film Podcast, X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer has suggested that he feels the character of Mystique is ready for her own solo movie, even if Jennifer Lawrence opts against renewing her contract with 20th Century Fox. “I think she’s right for [a standalone film], whether it’s Jennifer or not,” said […]

FX picks up X-Men series Legion with season order, first look image released

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The official Marvel site has announced that FX Networks has placed an eight-episode season order for Legion, the X-Men TV series from Noah Hawley (Fargo), which sees Dan Stevens (The Guest) leading the cast as David Haller alongside Rachel Keller (Fargo), Jean Smart (Fargo), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Jeremie Harris (A Walk Among the […]

X-Men: Apocalypse enjoys $80 million domestic opening weekend as Alice Through the Looking Glass bombs

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X-Men: Apocalypse debuted in the States this past Friday, with the latest instalment of Fox’s mutant superhero franchise enjoying an $80 million domestic opening over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, with $65.3 million of that coming from the Friday-Sunday period. “We’re very happy with this result as we introduce new characters in the X-Men universe,” […]

The 10 Best Comic Book Movie Scenes

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Anghus Houvouras with his 10 best comic book movie scenes… As I watched X-Men: Apocalypse this week, I marveled at a particular thought that was swimming around my cerebellum: Bryan Singer has directed four of the best comic book scenes ever staged. This seems somewhat surprising since the finished films end up being a mish-mash of […]

Movie Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

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X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, and Hugh Jackman Synopsis: With the emergence of the world’s first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men […]