Tag: X-Men: First Class
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What the Heck Is ‘Argylle’ Even About?
Many filmmakers have very clear motifs that separate their works from other directors. In the case of director Matthew Vaughn, his thematic motif across all his works is that this guy really really really wants to make a James Bond movie. That’s not surprising given that Vaughn is a director from London, England born at…
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‘Superman: Legacy’ Adds Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Plus Isabela Merced and Edi Gathegi
“Superman: Legacy” writer-director and DC Studios co-chief James Gunn is expanding the new DC universe with three new actors joining the cast: Nathan Fillion (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”) will play Guy Gardner, one of the figures known as Green Lantern; Isabela Merced (“Dora and the Lost City of Gold”) will play Hawkgirl; and…
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Bradley Cooper Isn’t Jennifer Lawrence’s Best Co-Star — This Actor Is
It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly Jennifer Lawrence “broke out” and became a defining actress of her generation. Was it when she took on the role of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, the other film franchise inspired by a young adult novel series outside of Harry Potter that anyone actually cared about? Was it…
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James Gunn Explains Casting Kevin Bacon in Gotg: Holiday Special
As Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special debuts on Disney+, Kevin Bacon is now an official part of the MCU. The Footloose actor was first named dropped in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 and the long-running joke has finally paid off in the new feature. Interestingly Bacon has always been a part of the…
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Outlander’s Sam Heughan In Talks to Lead Days Gone Film Adaptation
Fresh off the success of Sony’s Uncharted adaptation starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, it has been announced that Sony Playstation Productions is developing a feature adaptation of the 2019 action-adventure video game, Days Gone. Per Deadline Sam Heughan, who plays male lead Jamie Fraser in Starz’s hit series Outlander, is in talks to headline…
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James McAvoy Keen To Play The Young Version of ‘Star Trek’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard
James McAvoy spent a good chunk of his acting career playing a young version of Patrick Stewart‘s Professor Charles Xavier in the string “X-Men” prequels starting with Matthew Vaughn‘s “X-Men: First Class.” The British actor is currently promoting the “Sandman” podcast and revealed to Collider that he’s still itching to play “Star Trek” captain, Jean-Luc…
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Taika Waititi’s ‘Flash Gordon’ Movie Shifts Fron Animation To Live-Action
20th Century Studios has been trying to get a new “Flash Gordon” movie in development years before the merger with Disney with directors such as Matthew Vaughn (“X-Men: First Class“) and Julius Avery (“Overlord“) attached at various points to bring a fresh incarnation of the pulp sci-fi hero after multiple incarnations over the years including…
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‘Island of Dr. Moreau’ TV Series in the Works from ‘X-Men: First Class’ Writer
The 1996 film adaptation of The Island of Dr. Moreau is such a legendarily hot sloppy mess that it’s easy to forget its source material is a fascinating H.G. Wells novel that’s still ripe for the picking. Whelp, that picking has begun! Dust, the sci-fi label of Gunpowder & Sky, announced today that writer Zack…
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Edgar Wright to Direct ‘The Chain’ Movie Based on the Bestselling Book, with Jane Goldman Writing the Script
Edgar Wright is about to tackle some dark material. The filmmaker, who has built his career making frequently comedic genre exercises, is going to direct a film adaptation of The Chain, author Adrian McKinty’s bestselling novel about a mother whose daughter is kidnapped. Jane Goldman, whose credits include films like Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Kingsman:…
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‘The Batman’: Zoe Kravitz Says Playing Catwoman Is “A Little Scary” & Thinks Pattinson Is “Perfect” As Batman
Zoe Kravitz has had her fair share of franchise film experience. In her short career, she’s already starred in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Divergent,” and “X-Men: First Class.” Let’s also not forget her role in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series. But in a new interview with Variety, she admits that tackling the upcoming film “The Batman”…