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Charlie Heaton’s Cannonball featured in latest The New Mutants teaser

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Following a teaser for The New Mutants featuring Maisie Williams’ Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane [watch it here], another brief promo has now arrived online Josh Boone’s upcoming horror-themed X-Men spinoff focusing on Charlie Heaton’s Sam Guthrie/Cannonball; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Description of The New Mutants footage shown at Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience https://twitter.com/NewMutantsFilm/status/941368004931215362 SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for New Mutants here The young […]

Disney’s Bob Iger says Marvel could make R-rated Deadpool movies

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It was officially announced earlier today that The Walt Disney Company has reached a deal with 21st Century Fox to acquire its movie and TV properties, which – as the official press release stated – “provides Disney with the opportunity to reunite the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool with the Marvel family under one roof […]

Disney’s acquisition of Fox is good for the MCU, but bad for the movie industry

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Tom Beasley looks at the positives and negatives of Disney buying up the assets of 20th Century Fox, and what that means for cinema… After weeks of speculation, it has finally happened. Disney has acquired Fox’s entertainment assets, including its film and television studios. The massive deal, which is certainly one of the biggest in […]

Disney completes Fox acquisition, X-Men and Fantastic Four now available to the MCU

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After weeks of rumours and speculation, The Walt Disney Company has announced that it has officially reached a deal with 21st Century Fox to purchase its entertainment assets in a deal which is officially valued at $66.1 billion, and includes $52.4 billion in stock, which leaves Fox investors owning a 25% stake in Disney. The […]

Are franchise blockbusters too big to fail?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether franchise blockbusters are too big to fail… Sequels, prequels and reboots. Hollywood is in love with the familiar because more often than not it’s a safe bet. This year’s monumental blockbuster clusterfuck Justice League is proof of that. Can you think of a big studio film more maligned? More inherently flawed […]

Promo for Marvel’s The Gifted Season 1 Episode 11 – Midseason Premiere

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With The Gifted now on a midseason break until January 1st, Fox has released a promo for the returning episode of the X-Men series; take a look at the promo here… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s The Gifted Season 1 Episode 10 Review – ‘eXploited’ SEE ALSO: Follow all of our coverage of The Gifted here The […]

UPDATE: Logan director James Mangold worried about the Disney takeover of the X-Men movies

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Logan director James Mangold is concerned about the future of the X-Men movies under Disney. The sale of Fox to Disney is nearly complete and many are beginning to think about what the future might hold, particularly as it pertains to the X-Men movies. This is a subject that is certainly on Logan director James […]

Marvel’s The Gifted Season 1 Episode 10 Review – ‘eXploited’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the tenth episode of Marvel’s The Gifted… Of the mutants in the Mutant Underground, Dreamer’s abilities have been cause for more debate than most but her intentions have always been good. While interrogating Dreamer, Jace lets her know this is personal for him, after she tampered with his memories and made him forget the […]

The New Mutants teaser gives us a glimpse of Maisie Williams’ Rahne Sinclair

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A new teaser promo has arrived online for Josh Boone’s upcoming horror-themed X-Men spinoff The New Mutants featuring Maisie Williams’ Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Description of The New Mutants footage shown at Brazil’s Comic-Con Experience https://twitter.com/NewMutantsFilm/status/940280664884236288 The young mutants find a hidden place at the hospital where they’re being held. There they found a ‘lie detector’ and […]