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Russell Crowe Explains His ‘Wolfy’ Logic for Turning Down Wolverine
Russell Crowe Explains His ‘Wolfy’ Logic for Turning Down Wolverine
Russell Crowe Explains His ‘Wolfy’ Logic for Turning Down Wolverine
Many fans of Bryan Singer’s 2000 X-Men movie know that Dougray Scott was originally cast in the role of Wolverine before bowing out due to scheduling conflicts with Mission: Impossible 2. That being said, it’s Russell Crowe’s connection to the film that make for the most interesting bit of Hollywood trivia. As the story goes, Crowe was Singer’s first choice to play Wolverine, but the actor passed, suggesting instead that the filmmaker look at fellow Australian Hugh Jackman. The rest, as they say, is history.
‘New Mutants’ Confirms Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams for ‘X-Men’ Spinoff
‘New Mutants’ Confirms Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams for ‘X-Men’ Spinoff
‘New Mutants’ Confirms Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams for ‘X-Men’ Spinoff
After more than a year of rumors, hints and reports, Anya Taylor-Joy and Maisie Williams have officially joined the cast of New Mutants, one of a few upcoming projects set within the X-Men universe. The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone has long been attached to helm the project, teasing the Game of Thrones star’s potential involvement as recently as February. It’s another big step forward for New Mutants, which joins X-Force and Channing Tatum’s on again / off again Gambit movie in Fox’s lineup of forthcoming mutant spinoffs.
Is ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ Casting a Newer, Younger Rogue?
Is ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ Casting a Newer, Younger Rogue?
Is ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ Casting a Newer, Younger Rogue?
Out with the old X-Men, in with the new. Neither DC nor fully Marvel, the odd-duck X-Men cinematic franchise has been in the process of reinventing itself over the past couple installments by gradually integrating its past and present. I mean that literally — through a whole heap of time-travel tomfoolery, the original X-People we came to know during the original trilogy of films in the early ’00s have been commingled with the new generation of throwback X-Folks as shown in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s in First Class, Days of Future Past, and Apocalypse. The chronology can be a lot to swallow, and it’s about to get even more confusing: we may now have two Rogues.
Patrick Stewart Open to Playing Charles Xavier Again for ‘Legion’
Patrick Stewart Open to Playing Charles Xavier Again for ‘Legion’
Patrick Stewart Open to Playing Charles Xavier Again for ‘Legion’
Logan is understandably geared toward saying goodbye to Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine moreso than Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier, but there’s a certain finality to this chapter of the X-Men universe regardless. Stewart in particular is open to the idea of returning for a Deadpool sequel, but perhaps more pressingly, now says he’d be willing to drop by FX’s Legion.
Simon Kinberg Might Be Looking to Direct the Next ‘X-Men’ Movie
Simon Kinberg Might Be Looking to Direct the Next ‘X-Men’ Movie
Simon Kinberg Might Be Looking to Direct the Next ‘X-Men’ Movie
There’s a lot up in the air about what’s next for the X-Men after last summer’s gloomy Apocalypse, including who’ll be onboard to direct the mutants’ latest adventure. A new report indicates that Simon Kinberg himself, after writing, producing, or otherwise having a hand in pretty much every X-Men project to date, might be up for the job.

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