— by CRAIG SMITH — Given how superheroes are currently dominating the marketplace, and that these types of films get an almost endless amount of publicity and hype that can start even years in advance, it should come as no surprise that, for the second year in a row, they are prevailing [...]
Posts Tagged ‘“X-Men”’
The Top 5 reasons to look forward to Logan
There are always a lot of exciting movies to look forward to when we start a new year, and there aren’t very many titles as interesting as “Logan” for 2017. Believed to be the final film in the Wolverine-centric branch of 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men” movies, it̵[...]
The Wolverine: Domestic Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — After a few days of a marketing blitz that included multiple movie posters as well as two separate teasers to the teaser trailer, the time has finally arrived. Yes, folks, I’m talking about the full-length trailers for James Mangold’s “The Wolverine.” While my[...]
Will Halle Berry Play Storm Again?
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Josh Horowitz of MTV News spoke briefly to Bryan Singer about the progression of “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and what we can expect from the sequel to “X-Men: First Class.” Right off the heels of the CGI heavy “Jack the Giant Slayer” — which a[...]
Michael Fassbender Gives X-Men Update
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Michael Fassbender spoke about the” X-Men First Class” sequel at the Empire Awards ceremony last week where he accepted the Empire Hero Award. During the very brief Q & A with RedCarpetnewsTV, when asked about the project, Fassbender[...]
Matthew Vaughn Directing X-Men Sequel
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — “X-Men: First Class” was one of 2011’s most successful movies and back in November it was reported that Simon Kinberg would be writing a screenplay for a sequel about Marvel’s most popular mutants. Today, it was officially announced that the director for the [...]
Shortlist for the Visual Effects Oscar Released
— by SEAN GERSKI — The 10 films on the short list to compete for the five visual effects Oscar nominations have been released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Members of the visual-effects branch will pare the list down to the five official Oscar nominees[...]
Simon Kinberg Writing X-Men: First Class Sequel
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — This has been a great year for Marvel Studios with “Thor,” “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “X-Men: First Class” — all of which can be considered box office successes. And now, unsurprisingly, all three are on their[...]
Under Review: X-Men: First Class
— by ADAM POYNTER — “X-Men: First Class” is a unique film that straddles the border between three genres; reboot, origins story and a re-imagining of the characters and the world in which they live. Going back to 1962, at the height of the Cold War, a young man named Charles Xavier ([...]
Six New Clips from ‘X-Men: First Class’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Matthew Vaughn’s “X-Men: First Class” will be hitting theaters June 3. In the past few weeks, we have seen the release of multiple new trailers, TV spots, posters and more and the more I see of the movie the more my anticipation level rises. Charles [...]
A Featurette from ‘X-Men: First Class’
— by LAUDELYS MIRANDA — One of the most anticipated films of the summer has finally arrived. The origins story of a group of misfits known as The X-Men begins with the friendship between Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr. In “X-Men: First Class,” we get to witness[...]
Stan Lee Reveals His Cameo in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Whenever there is a Marvel Comics movie coming out, there is always one thing that seems very likely to happen — a Stan Lee cameo. We all know that one of the comic book heroes he co-created is coming back to the big screen next year in“The Amazing Spider-Man[...]
The First Clip from ‘X-Men: First Class’ Has Arrived
— by ADAM POYNTER — “X-Men: First Class” is picking-up the pace in the promotional department and seems to be going full-steam-ahead now. Following four character trailers released this week, we now have the very first official clip from the movie. In this clip, we have Charl[...]
‘X-Men: First Class’ Character Spotlight — Mystique
— by ADAM POYNTER — “X-Men: First Class” shows the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, the tale of secret global events that changed history. As mutants began to emerge from mankind and before Professor Xavier was enemies with Magneto, they were just two young men, the best of [...]