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Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain say X-Men: Dark Phoenix was constantly rewritten on set

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Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain, two of the stars of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, say that the film was constantly being rewritten on set. It seems like critics aren’t responding particularly well to X-Men: Dark Phoenix – the last film in Fox’s franchise. While each viewer will have to make up their own mind on the […]

Dark Phoenix producer can’t wait to see the X-Men join the MCU

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Hutch Parker, a producer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, says he is looking forward to seeing what Marvel Studios do with the X-Men. Once X-Men: Dark Phoenix has had its run in cinemas, it will be officially over to Disney and Marvel Studios when it comes to creating new X-Men content for the big screen. While […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix director reveals why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine doesn’t appear

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has revealed another reason why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine isn’t in the film. We’ve all known for some time that Hugh Jackman has retired from playing Wolverine after playing the character for many years on the big screen, including to critical acclaim in Logan. But with the Dark […]

Video Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. This week sees the release of the latest and seemingly final X-Men film from Fox, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. In the video below, Flickering Myth critic EJ […]

Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey grapples with her identity, and her relationship with the X-Men, as she struggles to harness the Phoenix force within her. As the […]

Extended clip from X-Men: Dark Phoenix sees Xavier and Mystique butting heads

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With just two days to go until X-Men: Dark Phoenix arrives in cinemas, another clip has been released from Fox’s final entry in the franchise which sees the young students of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters applaud the team as they return from their space mission, while Mystique and Charles argue over the safety of […]

Ranking Fox’s X-Men Franchise from Worst to Best

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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 […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix ending was reshot because it was too similar to another superhero movie

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James McAvoy, one of the stars of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has revealed that the film’s ending was reshot because it was too similar to another superhero movie. While X-Men’s future may lie with Disney and the MCU, for now, the final ever Fox produced entry into the franchise is on its way with X-Men: Dark […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix director thinks the Weapon X story should be redone

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, thinks that the Weapon X story should be redone next. The future of the X-Men is unclear at the moment with Disney’s recent purchase of the property but with X-Men: Dark Phoenix retelling the classic Phoenix storyline for a second time on the big screen, is there […]