Tag: X2
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Sophie Turner’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix Prep Put A Real Strain On Her Mental Health
Once upon a time, in the pre-mcu age, there was an X-Men franchise at 20th Century Fox, and … it wasn’t half-bad! At first!Bryan Singer’s “X-Men” was the first Marvel-derived blockbuster in the history of motion pictures (“Blade” had been a standalone hit before), and the beneficiary of crackerjack casting with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Greenlit…
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Rebecca Romijn ‘Was Not Happy Working’ for Brett Ratner on ‘X-Men: The Last Stand,’ Calls Bryan Singer a ‘Fantastic Filmmaker’ Despite Set Drama
Rebecca Romijn’s tenure as Raven Darkhölme a.k.a. Mystique in the “X-Men” franchise included four feature films (and an uncredited cameo in a fifth) and two male directors who went on to be accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate set behavior.Bryan Singer directed Romijn in “X-Men,” “X2” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” while Brett Ratner…
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Rob Young, Oscar-Nominated Sound Mixer of ‘Unforgiven,’ Dies at 76
Rob Young, the Oscar-nominated sound mixer of “Unforgiven,” died June 11 in Albi, France from complications of a fall he sustained during a trip to Morocco. He was 76.Young was a sound mixer in the feature film industry for nearly 40 years, earning an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Sound for Clint Eastwood’s…
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Brian Cox Shows the Emptiness of Fame and Success in This Menacing Role
Few actors have a grasp on villainy as well as Brian Cox. Cox can certainly show a softer side to himself, but he’s best known for his performances as some of the greatest screen villains in recent memory. The character of Logan Roy on Succession embodies everything wrong with the privileged, intolerant media tycoons that…
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Plans for an abandoned ‘X-Men Beast’ spin-off movie revealed
With the final instalment of the X-Men franchise currently breaking the wrong kind of box-office records – X-Men: Dark Phoenix is reportedly on course to suffer a whopping -73% decline in its sophomore frame at the domestic box-office – plans for a Nicholas Hoult-headlined Beast spin-off movie have been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter.According to…