Tag: Storm
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The James Bond Spinoff That Almost Happened
As 2002 came to an end, Halle Berry was riding high. Months before, she became the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her powerhouse performance in Monster’s Ball. Her second appearance as Storm in X2: X-Men United was scheduled to debut the following May, and just ahead she’d…
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Cool Stuff: Hasbro Unveils X-Men ’97 Marvel Legends Action Figures With Updated Animated Looks
Even though the X-Men haven’t made their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet, the team of mutants will be coming to Disney+ with a dose of nostalgia this fall in the form of the “X-Men ’97” animated series. Picking up where the original X-Men animated series from the ’90s left off, we’ll be catching up…
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‘American Gladiators’ Netflix Doc Directors on Telling ‘Nostalgic Story’ of the ’90s Phenomenon and Exploring ‘Sensitive Topic’ of Steroid Use
“American Gladiators” aired in the 1990’s, but the competition still remains a phenomenon decades later. Last month, ESPN’s “30 for 30” explored the show, and now, Netflix is getting into the game.Netflix’s five-part docuseries, “Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of ‘American Gladiators,” dives into the hit, chronicling the meteoric rise and sweeping impact the…
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Hey, Marvel Studios: Janelle Monáe Wants to Play Storm, So Don’t Mess This Up
Now that 20th Century Fox falls under the Walt Disney Company banner, the rights to make X-Men movies are squarely in the lap of Marvel Studios. That means the comic book mutants can and will become part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point. Whenever that happens, one actress hopes to play one of…
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Josh Trank Says Studio Rejected Hiring a Black Actress for ‘Fantastic Four’
It’s no mystery that director Josh Trank had a notoriously bad time making the 2015 Fox superhero movie “Fantastic Four,” to the degree that he slept with a gun on his nightstand during production. It doesn’t stop there, as according to a new interview with Geeks of Color, Trank said he was met by friction…