Hey Bub, you ready for the X-Men? Join Charles Xavier and the whole crew for some x-tremely x-citing trivia this episode as a run-up to the new movie, X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
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Disney-Fox Merger Approved By Shareholders
Variety has more details, but the short version is that the film rights to X-Men, Fantastic Four, and their related characters now go to Disney (who owns Marvel comics). The price tag? Just $71.3 Billion. No big deal.
Let the wild speculation begin! Doctor Doom as the next “Big Bad?” Magneto? Galactus?
Personally, I’m just holding out for a Firefly/Serenity ride at Disneyland (“Oh God, oh God, We’re All Gonna Die: The Ride”). Fingers crossed.
Trailer Park – Super Bowl 2017 Edition
Accompanying the US Football championship yesterday was a slew of advertisements, including several for this year’s coming blockbusters.
Trailer Park Tuesday – January 24, 2017
Teaser Trailer for Logan
Trailer Park Tuesday – December 15, 2015
Back for another round and it’s a whopper.
- Batman v Superman
- Independence Day: Resurgence
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Star Trek Beyond
- X-Men: Apocalypse
- The BFG
X-Men 2 (2003): Silver Screen Superheroes #30
The latest chapter of Silver Screen Superheroes is available here, in which I discuss X-Men 2 from 2003.
Deadpool Movie Gets Reboot, Magneto Movie DOA
Empire Online has an article reporting on the future of the X-Men Franchise, particularly the upcoming Wolverine, Deadpool, and X-Men First Class films, as well as the Magneto films. The good news is that the Deadpool film is going to be a re-boot, so we’ll be able to get the wise-cracking Merc With The Mouth (as well as his supporting cast – though there’s no mention of Bob: Agent of Hydra). The bad news is that we’re probably not going to get the Magneto movie, at least not unless the de-aging technology they used for part of X-Men 3 becomes much cheaper.
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Kirby Estate Seek To Regain Control Of Rights To Characters
The New York Times is reporting (no registration required) that the heirs of Jack Kirby have sent notices of Copyright Termination to Marvel, 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures and others to regain the rights to various characters Kirby created or helped create, including The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, Spider-Man, Iron Man and The Avengers (or those members of the roster that Kirby drew). Continue reading →
Deadpool Movie News
Ryan Reynolds spoke to MTV.com about the upcoming Deadpool movie, and I find the results quite heartening.