This is "X-Men" overkill: Give Mystique and Wolverine a time-out, before it's too late
8 years, 9 months ago

This is "X-Men" overkill: Give Mystique and Wolverine a time-out, before it's too late

Salon  

What happens when a beloved film franchise finally has one too many? Yes, that’s even lower than “The Last Stand,” a movie that featured the line: “I’m the Juggernaut, bitch!” That movie, which egregiously botched the Phoenix saga, was so widely hated by fans that the series took a six-year hiatus before rebooting with 2011’s “X-Men: First Class,” which reimagined the series as a Cold War parable. Hawley was the man behind the network’s critically beloved adaptation of the Coen Brothers’ “Fargo.” Hawley’s series will follow David Haller, the mutant offspring of Professor Charles Xavier. Even “Transformers,” a once-blockbuster franchise that has been noticeably limping in recent years, has plans for yet another Michael Bay-directed entry in the series and then a potential slew of offshoots. After the failure of the “Fantastic Four” reboot, which had been greenlit for a sequel before the Josh Trank film bombed in theaters, Fox simply can’t leave another tentpole behind.

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Movies in 2024: Lessons from a turbulent year at the box office
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Movies in 2024: Lessons from a turbulent year at the box office

Associated Press  

Movie ticket sales took a bit of a hit in 2024. But this year, films carrying a PG rating did especially well, starting with the biggest movie of 2024: “Inside Out 2,” which also became the biggest animated movie of all time, not accounting for inflation. Family films with a PG rating — including “Despicable Me 4,”“Moana 2,”“Wicked,” “Kung Fu …

Deadpool & Wolverine sets an R-rated record after earning a whopping $205 million at the box office while Twisters falls to second place with $36 million
8 months ago

Deadpool & Wolverine sets an R-rated record after earning a whopping $205 million at the box office while Twisters falls to second place with $36 million

Daily Mail  

The highly anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine soared to box office records with $205 million in receipts. The third installment in the Deadpool series also shattered worldwide box office records with $233.3 million internationally for a total worldwide start of $438.3 million. The highly anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine soared to box office records with $205 million in receipts The Ryan Reynolds …

X-Men ‘97 director Jake Castorena on how franchise is as socio-politically relevant today as it was in '90s
1 year ago

X-Men ‘97 director Jake Castorena on how franchise is as socio-politically relevant today as it was in '90s

Hindustan Times  

Ever since Marvel acquired 21st Century Fox in 2019, the IP is slowly and surely making a grand return to the screens. From Patrick Stewart reviving Charles Xavier for a cameo in Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to Hugh Jackman striking back in Shawn Levy's upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, it's X-Men galore on the big screen. …

Avatar vs Avengers: Will two new Avengers films outrun James Cameron's movies at box office?
2 years, 8 months ago

Avatar vs Avengers: Will two new Avengers films outrun James Cameron's movies at box office?

India TV News  

Avatar vs Avengers is a battle that doesn't seem to fade off. Not only do they have many many titles in between, but also have two new Avengers films that they have recently announced. New Avengers Films At the Comic-Con in San Diego, Marvel Studios' chief Kevin Feige announced that two new Avengers films will end Phase 6. Avatar vs …

'Tenet' tops North American box office as theaters steadily reopen
4 years, 6 months ago

'Tenet' tops North American box office as theaters steadily reopen

China Daily  

A scene from Tenet. LOS ANGELES -- Warner Bros.' sci-fi action film Tenet led ticket sales at the North American box office with $3.4 million from 2,850 locations this weekend as theaters are steadily reopening across the United States after months-long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Christopher Nolan's latest film, starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki …

Box office: ‘Tenet’ marks $20-million domestic debut as ‘Mulan’ rolls out globally
4 years, 6 months ago

Box office: ‘Tenet’ marks $20-million domestic debut as ‘Mulan’ rolls out globally

LA Times  

As theaters in key U.S. cities like New York and Los Angeles remain shuttered, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” opened with an estimated $20.2 million in North American receipts through the Labor Day holiday, in the biggest test yet of Americans’ willingness to return to reopened multiplexes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The director in March penned an impassioned Washington Post op-ed in …

The New Mutants review: Despite its notoriety, this X-Men outing is destined to be forgotten
4 years, 6 months ago

The New Mutants review: Despite its notoriety, this X-Men outing is destined to be forgotten

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With all this amassed notoriety, The New Mutants ends up disappointing …

‘The New Mutants,’ one of the first films back in theaters, brings in $7 million opening
4 years, 7 months ago

‘The New Mutants,’ one of the first films back in theaters, brings in $7 million opening

CNN  

New York CNN Business — After a long hiatus, superheroes are back on the big screen. “The New Mutants,” the latest comic book movie from Marvel and 20th Century Studios, brought in an estimated $7 million in the United States during its opening this weekend. AMC, the world’s largest movie theater chain, and other major theater companies are opening with …

‘The New Mutants’ finally hits theaters, but without much fanfare (or reviews)
4 years, 7 months ago

‘The New Mutants’ finally hits theaters, but without much fanfare (or reviews)

CNN  

CNN — “The New Mutants,” a movie spun out of the “X-Men” franchise that has followed a long-delayed, tortured path the screen, is going to remain an unknown quantity right up until it finally hits theaters. As Indiewire reported, some press outlets have sought to explain to readers why they won’t be reviewing “New Mutants,” citing Disney’s failure to provide …

The New Mutants: X-Men spinoff to finally be released digitally, Amazon says
4 years, 10 months ago

The New Mutants: X-Men spinoff to finally be released digitally, Amazon says

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy X-Men spinoff The New Mutants – a film whose troubled production …

Disney becomes first studio ever to release five $1 billion-grossing hits in a single year
5 years, 7 months ago

Disney becomes first studio ever to release five $1 billion-grossing hits in a single year

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Disney has broken a box office record by releasing five $1 …

Disney has earned $7.67 bn in 2019 so far, breaking its own annual global box-office record
5 years, 8 months ago

Disney has earned $7.67 bn in 2019 so far, breaking its own annual global box-office record

Firstpost  

Disney also has big-ticker films like Frozen 2, Maleficent sequel and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in the pipeline for the remainder of the year. The long-standing studio earned $7.67 billion at the box office in 2019 so far, shattering the previous record for a total year’s earnings, which was also set by Disney in 2016 with $7.61 billion, …

X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants released dates pushed back as 20th Century Fox move around movies
7 years ago

X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants released dates pushed back as 20th Century Fox move around movies

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As analysts continue to question whether the Disney-Fox merger will actually …

James Mangold transforms the end of Wolverine into a new beginning with ‘Logan’
8 years ago

James Mangold transforms the end of Wolverine into a new beginning with ‘Logan’

LA Times  

In Hollywood, the only thing more ubiquitous than superhero movies are complaints about superhero movies: that they are interchangeable and far too numerous. “At every step I am trying to be skeptical about default settings of the genre, preexisting expectations of this particular franchise not because I’m hostile to what came before, more because on some level, I don’t know …

Logan storms US box office proving adult superhero films are the way forward
8 years ago

Logan storms US box office proving adult superhero films are the way forward

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brand new Wolverine film Logan has been released to staggering box …

All Hail Wolverine, King of the X-Men's Terrifying Future
8 years ago

All Hail Wolverine, King of the X-Men's Terrifying Future

Wired  

The X-Men love them some time travel. The enthusiastic fan response to the story arc ensured that the X-Men's future would always be grim. At the time, the overarching plot of “Future Past” was that the X-Men were working to ensure those mutants were never wiped out, but it was all in vain: The enthusiastic fan response to the story …

The final Wolverine film could reinvent the superhero genre
8 years, 1 month ago

The final Wolverine film could reinvent the superhero genre

BBC  

The final Wolverine film could reinvent the superhero genre 17 February 2017 Share Save Jessica Kiang Features correspondent Share Save 20th Century Fox The X-man’s swan song is a dark, melancholy film that expects us to take it seriously. At a sharp clunk caused by the gang members trying to steal his rims, his rheumy, bloodshot eyes spring open and …

Violent new Logan trailer teases more about Hugh Jackman's final film as Wolverine
8 years, 2 months ago

Violent new Logan trailer teases more about Hugh Jackman's final film as Wolverine

Wired  

The latest, and what will be the final, trailer for Hugh Jackman's last appearance as Wolverine has arrived. Studios typically release swathes of trailers to generate hype for upcoming films, but 20th Century Fox decided to limit teasers for the movie in a bid to keep the plot mostly under wraps. Logan – the third and final Wolverine movie, and …

Fox's troubled X-Men universe looks to be getting a reboot
8 years, 4 months ago

Fox's troubled X-Men universe looks to be getting a reboot

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There's mounting evidence that Fox is currently facing somewhat of their own crisis when it …

Culture Podcast: We're Here for the Argument About X-Men: Apocalypse
8 years, 9 months ago

Culture Podcast: We're Here for the Argument About X-Men: Apocalypse

Wired  

This weekend, X-Men: Apocalypse made about $80 million at the box office—a nice, tidy sum for a movie in a franchise that’s always been kind of on the bubble. X-Men movies are a big deal, with big stars, but they’ve never been at the level of Marvel Studios pictures or YA quadrilogies. Yes, on this week’s WIRED Culture podcast we …

The X-Men Are Hollywood’s Most Under-Appreciated Heroes
8 years, 10 months ago

The X-Men Are Hollywood’s Most Under-Appreciated Heroes

Wired  

Pop quiz: What month did X-Men: Days of Future Past come out? That's because X-Movies are the middle child of the superhero movie industry: always glossed over, never quite controlling the box-office conversation, and never soaring as high as their Marvel Studios and DC counterparts. After the disappointment of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the over-enthusiasm over Captain …

"X-Men: Apocalypse": Mutants face an ancient, leathery nightmare — nope, not Trump!
8 years, 10 months ago

"X-Men: Apocalypse": Mutants face an ancient, leathery nightmare — nope, not Trump!

Salon  

When a group of teenage mutants decide to break out of Professor Charles Xavier's boarding school in Westchester County for a day, circa the summer of 1983, they do what all good teenage mutants would do: Hit the mall in a borrowed convertible, striving to keep their shape-shifting and atomic eyeball rays and telekinetic powers under control. If we can …

X-Men Apocalypse: Why the film is hitting cinema screens 10 years too late
8 years, 10 months ago

X-Men Apocalypse: Why the film is hitting cinema screens 10 years too late

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Within the last two months, three major superhero films have hit …

X-Men Apocalypse review: Where’s Deadpool when you need him?
8 years, 10 months ago

X-Men Apocalypse review: Where’s Deadpool when you need him?

Hindustan Times  

X-Men: Apocalypse Director - Bryan Singer Cast - James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Oscar Isaac Rating - 2.5/5 X-Men: Apocalypse doesn’t quite achieve the highs the franchise has obviously set for itself. It tries, desperately, to do what The Force Awakens did – to tread familiar territory, provide fan service, and push the already grand …

'X Men: Apocalypse' review: Yet another passably entertaining superhero film
8 years, 10 months ago

'X Men: Apocalypse' review: Yet another passably entertaining superhero film

Firstpost  

X Men: Apocalypse is yet another dark and gritty superhero film with a villain proclaiming the end of the world. X Men: Apocalypse is yet another dark and gritty superhero film with a villain proclaiming the end of the world, but thanks to Bryan Singer’s direction and some unexpected horror themes it becomes a passably entertaining watch. Singer has probably …

X-Men: Apocalypse sequel will be set in the 90s, says writer Simon Kinberg
8 years, 10 months ago

X-Men: Apocalypse sequel will be set in the 90s, says writer Simon Kinberg

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The reception to Fox’s latest superhero blockbuster, X-Men Apocalypse, has been …

X-Men: Apocalypse trailer teases the return of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine
8 years, 11 months ago

X-Men: Apocalypse trailer teases the return of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It was previously unknown whether Hugh Jackman would return for the …

Of gods and men: 'X-Men: Apocalypse' trailer is all about power and the end of the world
9 years ago

Of gods and men: 'X-Men: Apocalypse' trailer is all about power and the end of the world

Firstpost  

Forget Batman v Superman and Captain America, the original superhero soap opera is back. Well, the new extended trailer of the follow up, X-Men: Apocalypse, is out showcasing the core X-Men team together once again and things look pretty bleak this time around. An ancient god-like mutant Apocalypse is on the rise once again and the future of not just …

Gambit delayed by Fox as 2 more Marvel films get release dates
9 years, 1 month ago

Gambit delayed by Fox as 2 more Marvel films get release dates

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The success of Fox’s Deadpool has thankfully shaken up the superhero …

X-Men: Apocalypse: First synopsis revealed via M&M's press release
9 years, 5 months ago

X-Men: Apocalypse: First synopsis revealed via M&M's press release

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 20th Century Fox have kept details regarding the upcoming X-Men film, …

First look at X-Men’s new giant blue villain, Apocalypse
9 years, 8 months ago

First look at X-Men’s new giant blue villain, Apocalypse

LA Times  

Entertainment Weekly just unleashed the first official look at "X-Men: Apocalypse's" new big bad, Apocalypse. Oscar Isaac, who plays him, said at the Fox panel for San Diego Comic-Con that Apocalypse is "like a cult leader." Our first glimpse of this bad guy was a surprise, tucked away in the end of "X-Men: Days of Future Past." There we saw …

X-Men: new spin-off 'The New Mutants' confirmed with Josh Boone as director
9 years, 10 months ago

X-Men: new spin-off 'The New Mutants' confirmed with Josh Boone as director

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With Marvel’s Avengers series making millions at the box office, it’s …

Marvel's X-Men 'in development' to be made into TV series for Fox
10 years, 2 months ago

Marvel's X-Men 'in development' to be made into TV series for Fox

The Independent  

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Maleficent's magic more powerful than X-Men at Box office
10 years, 9 months ago

Maleficent's magic more powerful than X-Men at Box office

Firstpost  

The movie starring Angelina Jolie as the black-robed villain finished far ahead of last week’s winner, “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” which took $32.6 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. “Maleficent,” Walt Disney’s special-effects laden take on “Sleeping Beauty’s” wicked fairy godmother, captivated moviegoers, collecting $70 million in ticket sales to win the North American weekend box office stakes. Seth …

X-Men Days Of Future Past review: A good superhero film? It's about time
10 years, 10 months ago

X-Men Days Of Future Past review: A good superhero film? It's about time

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the first of several nods to …

Review: X-Men: Days Of Future Past has everything going for it
10 years, 10 months ago

Review: X-Men: Days Of Future Past has everything going for it

Firstpost  

It must be said that, despite these what-could-have-been niggles, X-Men: Days Of Future Past is a perfectly competent comic book movie that delivers the goods and admirably so. Should a comic book movie, especially when it’s a series as revered as the X-Men, aim to please its existing fans or try and appeal to as broad a movie-watching audience as …

'Of course there'll be another Wolverine': James Mangold confirms second solo movie
11 years ago

'Of course there'll be another Wolverine': James Mangold confirms second solo movie

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy James Mangold has announced his plans to shoot The Wolverine sequel …

X-Men: Apocalypse confirmed for 2016
11 years, 3 months ago

X-Men: Apocalypse confirmed for 2016

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new X-Men movie called Apocalypse will be released in spring …

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