Category: X-Men

‘Logan’ is a good sendoff for Wolverine

Seventeen years ago, an unknown Australian actor named Hugh Jackman took on the role that would go on to define his career in the form of Wolverine in the first X-Men movie. He’s played the character numerous times, including having his own spin-off series and now the character has come full circle with “Logan,” a hard-R, violent, yet emotionally bittersweet finale.

‘Logan’ slices box office with $85.3M, ‘Moonlight’ gets bump

The R-rated “X-Men” spinoff “Logan” slashed into the weekend box office, opening with a massive $85.3 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, while best-picture winner “Moonlight” got a significant, if far from superhero-sized, Oscar bump. The debut of 20th Century Fox’s “Logan,” starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, ranks among the biggest March openings ever and top R-rated debuts.

Save the best for last

Let’s get this out there right now: Fox’s latest entry to their X-Men series of movies, “Logan,” is the Wolverine movie every fan has been wanting and waiting for. Hugh Jackman has said time and again that this would be his last outing as Wolverine.

Weekend box office: ‘Logan’ tears up opening weekend with $85.3M debut

The R-rated “X-Men” spinoff “Logan” slashed into the weekend box office, opening with a massive $85.3 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, while best-picture winner “Moonlight” got a significant, if far from superhero-sized, Oscar bump. The debut of 20th Century Fox’s “Logan,” starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, puts it among the ranks of biggest March openings ever and top R-rated debuts.

Deadpool 2′ Teaser: Wade Wilson Fails to Save Mugging Victim

If you’ve ever wanted to see a Marvel character tell the legendary face of the company to shut up, here’s your chance! Ryan Reynolds has posted the “Deadpool 2” teaser shown in front of “Logan” screenings online. And in it, the Merc with the Mouth tells Stan Lee to “shut up!” Watch it above.

a Logana star Patrick Stewart talks future of Wolverine, Prof. X

Most fans have heard that “Logan,” Fox’s third spinoff movie featuring Wolverine, is supposedly Hugh Jackman’s final appearance as the most popular X-Man of all. But what about Professor X, the wheelchair-bound leader of the mutant hero group who has long been a father figure to the semi-immortal, rage-fueled slasher? That other series stalwart, Patrick Stewart, who’s played the older version of the powerful telepath in six previous movies, is the only major franchise mainstay to share the screen with Jackman in “Logan.” And much as this second R-rated, ultrabrutal X movie feels like a Wolverine send-off, Professor Xavier’s fate seems decided in it as well.

Mangold finds inspiration in giving ‘Logan’ R-rated edge

Don’t kid yourself: Even though the newest entry into the “X-Men” movie saga, “Logan,” draws its inspiration from the “Old Man Logan” storyline in the Marvel Comics series, this isn’t your grandpa’s Wolverine. Starring the man who defined the role of Logan/Wolverine — Hugh Jackman — for the ninth and perhaps final time in the “X-Men” movie saga, it’s clear from the beginning of “Logan” that Jackman and director James Mangold, his collaborator on 2013’s “The Wolverine,” were going to make a decidedly different mutant film.

Stephen Moyer to Headline Fox X-Men Pilot

… priority for the network-and we are so pleased with how Matt Nix has led us into this thrilling universe,” Fox Entertainment president David Madden said back in July when the show was announced. “There’s comic book adventure, emotional and …

Why Fox Flew a Fan to Reunite With Hugh Jackman 8 Years After Chance Meeting at Quiznos

Eight years after randomly meeting Hugh Jackman at a Quiznos , one die-hard Wolverine fan was given the chance to meet his idol once again. In 2009, Clayton Spencer was at a Quiznos in Seoul, South Korea, before an opening night screening of X-Men Origins: Wolverine when he experienced a comic-book worthy twist: behind him in line was none other than Hugh Jackman, also there to grab food before the show.

Kerry Washington for Deadpool 2?

The 40-year-old actress has been rumoured to be taking on the role of the X-Men mutant in the sequel to the 2016 smash hit movie ‘Deadpool’, and whilst nothing has been confirmed the brunette beauty has said she would love to take on the role, but understands that the production team need to cast the “right person”. Speaking to American television programme ‘Extra’, the star said: “I don’t have anything to say about that! [The Deadpool 2 writers] know more than I do.

Hugh Jackman says a Logana is a a oelove letter to fansa

Jackman has played the character for almost 20 years, appearing in films such as X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse as well as his own X-Men Origin series. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at Logan ‘s Berlin Film Festival premiere last night , Jackman said; “I love that character.

Legion’ Creator on How X-Men Spinoff Goes Where No…

Noah Hawley talks to TheWrap about the Magneto/Professor X dichotomy and why David Haller’s mind is a “haunted house” The moral ambiguity of X-Men characters and storylines was a big draw for “Legion” creator Noah Hawley when he was approached with the idea of creating a TV series that fit within the film franchise. During “the initial conversations with FX and with the other executive producers of the films – Lauren Schuler-Donner, Simon Kinberg and Bryan Singer – they weren’t really tied to a specific character or story,” Hawley told TheWrap while explaining how “Legion” came to be.

Fox orders live-action “X-Men” series pilot

Comic book and movie mainstays the X-Men are coming to television, as Fox has ordered a pilot for a series based on Stan Lee’s popular mutants. The pilot, written by “Burn Notice” creator Matt Nix, will be directed by Bryan Singer, who first introduced movie audiences to the characters with 2000’s “X-Men” before going on to direct three more installments in the franchise, including last year’s “X-Men: Apocalypse.”

Why the production designer of new TV series Legion has a dream job

Rachel Keller, left, and Dan Stevens, two of the stars of FX series Legion, are seen one of the many sets built in an enormous warehouse in Burnaby, B.C. Rachel Keller, left, and Dan Stevens, two of the stars of FX series Legion, are seen one of the many sets built in an enormous warehouse in Burnaby, B.C. Michael Wylie is in production designers’ heaven. As he leads reporters on a tour of sets he designed and had built for the new TV series Legion , he says he has been given a freer-than-usual hand to let his imagination run wild.

Is the NOLA-shot ‘Logan’ (aka ‘Wolverine 3’) Oscar-bound? Ryan Reynolds thinks so

Hugh Jackman appears in a screengrab from the first trailer for director James Mangold’s ‘X-Men’ sequel ‘Logan,’ which shot in New Orleans in 2016 under the title ‘Wolverine 3.’ Historically, movies based on comic-book characters have struggled to make a mark at the Academy Awards. Heath Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal of The Joker in 2008’s “The Dark Knight,” but beyond that noteworthy exception, superhero films must generally settle for nominations in technical categories, such as sound and visual effects.