Tag: X-Men
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George Lucas Had Blunt Advice For Luke And Vader’s Final Star Wars Lightsaber Duel
Most film franchises seem to insist on the escalation of stakes. The first Avengers film centered around saving New York from a horde of aliens; “Infinity War” focused on protecting the entire known universe. This desire to raise the stakes with each new entry often backfires, like when the “X-Men” prequel movies centered their third…
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Ian McKellen Calls Michael Mann’s ‘The Keep’ His Worst Filmmaking Experience
Ian McKellen is not holding back when it comes to talking about his least favorite filmmaking experience.The “Lord of the Rings” and “X-Men” actor said in a Variety cover story that starring in Michael Mann’s 1983 horror film “The Keep” was among his worst memories as an actor. The film, which was critically panned upon…
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Why Taylor Kitsch’s Gambit Only Appeared In X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Director Gavin Hood’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” even teed up potential spinoffs by introducing Ryan Reynolds as a pre-Deadpool Wade Wilson and Taylor Kitsch as the Ragin’ Cajun himself, the smooth-talking, card-chucking thief Remy LeBeau, better known as Gambit.Pulling what we’d now call a “Black Adam,” Hood’s prequel did indeed change the hierarchy of Fox’s X-Men…
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X-Men: The Last Stand Almost Forced James Marsden To Choose Between Two Superhero Movies
Does James Marsden’s agent have something against him? For the majority of his career, Marsden has played characters that are the equivalent of tapioca pudding. He was the nice guy who Rachel McAdams dumps for Ryan Gosling in “The Notebook.” Then he was the nice guy Lois Lane hooked up with while Superman was away…
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James Marsden & Hugh Jackman’s X-Men Suits Made For An Embarrassing First Day On Set
The X-Men character Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, always had to wear specially fitted sunglasses or a custom visor — outfitted with magical crystal lenses — to block the powerful laser beams that were always pouring out of his eyes. Weirdly, the eye beams couldn’t burn through his own eyelids. The character of Wolverine, meanwhile, was…
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Marvel’s Kevin Feige Had A Sly X-Men Cameo You Would Have Never Noticed
Long before Kevin Feige transformed the blockbuster business via the miraculous 11-year Avengers saga that began with 2008’s “Iron Man” and ended with 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” he was an assistant to producer Lauren Shuler Donner on non-superheroic fare like “Volcano” and “You’ve Got Mail.” The USC film school grad had an encyclopedic knowledge of comics…
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‘X-Men 97’ Season 2 Is Already Underway Ahead of Series Debut on Disney+
The announcement of the X-Men 97 animated series from Marvel Studios gave many fans a glimmer of hope to finally see their favorite team in the MCU when a live-action team is introduced in future phases. For now, fans are eagerly awaiting the animated series, and a second season is already underway. While Ron Wasserman’s…
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The X-Men might cross over to the MCU – but does Marvel really need to bring them back?
As Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine returns for the MCU’s forthcoming Deadpool 3, other X-Men alumni are ripe for a comeback no one is asking forNobody knows quite how Deadpool ended up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Or rather Everyone knows how the merc with a mouth made it to Marvel on a corporate level – Disney…
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‘Supergirl’ Handled Anti-Alien Discrimination Better Than ‘Secret Invasion’
Secret Invasion juggled a large assortment of themes for a short show. Topics like broken families, international politics, trust, betrayal, and more were addressed throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe series’ six episodes. But one theme the show left underserved was discrimination. In a few instances, the series mentioned how humans’ fear of the other and…
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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…