Tag: X-Men
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Superhero Bits: Gamora Becomes a Disney Princess, Is the X-Men Name Outdated & More
Want to see an animated Guardians of the Galaxy short where Gamora is basically a Disney princess? How are Dark Phoenix‘s box office prospects looking? Will Blade debut in one of the Marvel animated shows on Hulu? Will the Black Widow movie take place in the 90s? Should we believe a rumor about a new…
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‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Dark Phoenix,’ and ‘Late Night’ – IndieWire Weekly Review Roundup
It’s been a rough week for titles referencing darkness, as the new season of “Black Mirror” and X-Men movie “Dark Phoenix” both stumbled with our critics. But for every post-“Bandersnatch” disappointment, there’s an exciting new documentary or a Sundance smash being released. Keep reading for a roundup of all of IndieWire’s reviews from this week:Film‘Dark…
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‘Dark Phoenix’ Fires Up $5 Million at Thursday Box Office
“Dark Phoenix,” the X-Men sequel from Disney and Fox, has earned $5 million in its Thursday box office previews, while “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” which is projected similarly this weekend, earned $2.3 million in its previews from 3,250 screens with showings beginning at 6 p.m.“Dark Phoenix” is Disney’s first major tentpole release following…
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‘Secret Life of Pets 2’ and ‘Dark Phoenix’ Look to Lead Weekend Box Office
The 2019 yearly box office continues to improve, currently closing the year-to-year gap to a -7.5% difference after a strong week that began with
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‘Dark Phoenix’ Holds Lowest Rotten Tomatoes Score In The X-Franchise, Proving Review Aggregation Is Outdated & Needs To Evolve
After 20 years, the “X-Men” film franchise comes to an end this week with the release of “Dark Phoenix.” Billed as the culmination of the entire franchise, ending with the most celebrated story in the entire canon of X-comic books, “Dark Phoenix” should be a triumphant send-off for one of the godfathers of this modern…
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Scrapped Fox Marvel Movie Would Have Featured X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, and Daredevil
Long before Avengers: Infinity War delivered the “most ambitious crossover event in history,” 20th Century Fox had an even bigger one planned with the Marvel characters that they had owned back in 2011. That means not only heavy-hitters like X-Men and Fantastic Four, but Deadpool and Daredevil. But alas, their ambitions got ahead of them,…
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The Morning Watch: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Trailer Fixed, Entire ‘X-Men’ Franchise Recap & More
The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch a new version of the Sonic the…
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Zack Stentz Says Paul Greengrass Almost Directed A Secret Fox Marvel Movie With X-Men/Fantastic Four & More
Everyone wants what Marvel has: a cinematic universe that connects with all its characters that can lead up to things like the $2.6 billion-grossing “Avengers: Endgame.” But few, if any, have pulled it off in the superhero realm. We’d heard of rumors of a Fantastic Four and X-Men crossover circa 2014 while Simon Kinberg, writer/producer…
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Superhero Bits: Matthew Vaughn Talks Original ‘X-Men’ Trilogy, Superman Movie Plans & More
How far away is Avengers: Endgame from being at the top of the global box office? When did Stan Lee first say “‘Nuff said” in the comics? What is Captain Marvel doing on Vormir in Avengers: Endgame set photos? What did Matthew Vaughn have planned for his
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‘New Mutants’ Reshoots to Film ‘Sometime This Year’ After Struggling to Get Cast Together Again
“The New Mutants” was delayed yet again when Disney announced earlier this month how it would be handling the many titles it acquired after purchasing 20th Century Fox. The Josh Boone-directed “X-Men” spinoff was originally going to open April 13, 2018 before it first got pushed to February 22, 2019. The film was then moved…