When “X-Men” first hit theaters in 2000, it brought comic book characters to life in a way that had never been seen before. The film treated the source material seriously by believably depicting humans born with amazing gifts and all of the problems that arise from being different. The film was a critical and financial […]
Continue readingEver since Disney’s high-profile merger with 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) in 2019, superhero fans have been eagerly waiting to see characters from Fox’s “X-Men” franchise added to Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. Certain characters from the long-running “X-Men” series will undeniably be difficult to recast. But this week, two of Marvel’s top directors […]
Continue readingEver since Patrick Stewart’s singular voice rang out in the Super Bowl trailer for Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” fans have eagerly awaited the return — really, the resurrection — of Professor Charles Xavier, the role Stewart played seven times over 17 years as part of 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men” movie […]
Continue readingA bit of would-be comic book movie history has finally been confirmed. Former “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm has now finally said directly that yes, he was in talks to play the “X-Men” villain Mister Sinister. This would have happened in a proposed sequel to “The New Mutants” that never came to pass — and […]
Continue readingEven when he was method acting as a cattle rancher in New Zealand, Benedict Cumberbatch couldn’t escape questions about Marvel.In a new interview on Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast to promote his role in “The Power of the Dog,” Kodi Smit-McPhee admitted that he could not resist asking his co-star if Disney had any plans to […]
Continue reading(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)Superhero movies have become such a staple of cinema that it can be hard to remember a time when they weren’t the pillars holding up the box office. […]
Continue readingMarvel has released a second trailer for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which is set to come to theaters on May 6. Many new scenes and secrets were aired, including a peek at Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch potentially breaking bad, and a brief audio cameo from what sure sounded like Patrick Stewart reviving […]
Continue reading(Welcome to Year of the Vampire, a series examining the greatest, strangest, and sometimes overlooked vampire movies of all time in honor of “Nosferatu,” which turns 100 this year.)In 1998, a year before “The Matrix” and two years before the first live-action “X-Men” movie, a superhero arrived in a trench coat, black leather, and dark […]
Continue readingHalle Berry is a very talented actress and I love her work. I’ll just say that right away to avoid any confusion. She’s an Emmy and Academy Award-winning actress, and she’s wonderful. That said, her luck with the superhero franchise hasn’t been good. Berry played the title role in the 2004 film “Catwoman,” which was […]
Continue readingAs the Marvel universe continues to expand at a rapid pace, it seems like a new Hollywood star is cast as a superhero every day. In fact, it’s almost rarer to find an A-list star who is not developing a comic book movie. Channing Tatum occupies that rarified air, and the “Magic Mike” star does […]
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