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Funko celebrates 20 years of the X-Men movie franchise with new Pop! Vinyl figures

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fox and Bryan Singer’s first X-Men movie, and Funko has announced that it will mark the occasion with a new wave of X-Men Pop! vinyl figures inspired by the original X-Men trilogy and including Wolverine, Storm, Mystique, Charles Xavier, Magneto, Cyclops, Phoenix, Beast, Rogue, and Nightcrawler; check them […]

The New Mutants gets August theatrical release date from Disney

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Earlier this month, the long-delayed The New Mutants popped up for pre-order on Amazon, prompting speculation that Disney had finally given up on a theatrical release for the troubled X-Men spinoff and would instead send it straight-to-streaming/digital. Well, it seems that isn’t the case after all, as Disney has now announced that the Josh Boone-directed […]

Rob Liefeld slams Marvel Studios, says there is “zero” plans for Deadpool

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Late last year, Ryan Reynolds spoke about a potential Deadpool movie in the works with Marvel Studios, saying, “yeah, we’re working on it right now with the whole team.” However, according to Deadpool comic book co-creator Rob Liefeld, that may not be the case after all In an interview with YouTube channel Inverse, Liefeld got […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix and Terminator: Dark Fate lead biggest box office bombs of 2019

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2019 may have seen box office records broken left, right and centre, with Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame overtaking Avatar to become the biggest movie of all time and helping Disney to absolutely annihilate the studio record for the most receipts in a single year. However, it seems the Mouse House also holds another record from last […]

The New Mutants images feature the villains Demon Bear and The Smiley Men

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It’s status may be completely up in the air once again after being pulled from its latest theatrical date due to the global health crisis, but thanks to Cinefex Magazine, we do have a few new images from director Josh Boone’s long-delayed X-Men horror spinoff  The New Mutants which showcase the villains Demon Bear and […]

90s-era Cyclops gets an X-Men collectible figure from Sideshow

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Sideshow has unveiled its Cyclops 1:6 scale figure which is inspired by his 90s era X-Men Blue Team appearance.  The Marvel collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $240; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Inspired by his 90s era X-Men Blue team uniform, the Cyclops Sixth Scale […]

The true story behind Dougray Scott playing Wolverine in X-Men and why Hugh Jackman took over

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Luke Owen looks back at a time when Hugh Jackman was not Wolverine… There was a lot of buzz and excitement in 1999. People around planet earth were excited to see what the new Millennium would bring; while big companies panicked that the Y2K bug would kill all their hard work and shut down the […]

IDW Publishing announces Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition

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IDW has announced that it is set to celebrate the work of industry icon Jim Lee this October as Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition joins the publisher’s multiple Eisner Award-winning Artist’s Edition line. “While I had intended to follow in my father’s footsteps and become a doctor, comics were always my passion, and incredibly, more […]

Sophie Turner “would kill” for X-Men return

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Although Marvel is yet to announce its plans for the X-Men following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets, it seems safe to assume that the least likely scenario for the studio would be to simply pick up where X-Men: Dark Phoenix left off and continue the series. However, that hasn’t stopped […]