The Buy Pile for Sept. 11, 2013
James Wortman Another “New Comics Day” has come and gone, leaving us with a new assortment of DC’s “Villains Month” covers, complete with glorious lenticular razzle-dazzle. Based on the insanely negative press…
X-Men
Movie Review: Did Wolverine Get His Claws Back?
Following the dismal X-Men: The Last Stand and the facepalm-worthy X-Men Origins: Wolverine, it’s easy to forget that the film franchise starring Xavier’s gifted youngsters is the reason why superheroes…
A ‘Pivotal Meeting’ to Take Place in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ Plus Jennifer Lawrence Bares All
With all of the buzz surrounding Warner Bros.’ The Man of Steel and Marvel Studios’ upcoming releases, it’s easy to forget that Twentieth Century Fox is chugging along with its…
‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Release Date Set for 2015
Determined to cling to the rights of one of Marvel’s most beloved properties, Fox has announced that The Fantastic Four — a reboot of Tim Story’s misguided film series starring…
‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel to Film in January, Avoiding ‘Hunger Games’ Conflict
She was relatively unknown to mainstream audiences when she donned the blue body paint as Mystique in last summer’s X-Men: First Class, but after The Hunger Games took the moviegoing…
Bryan Singer Talks ‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel
To be honest, I went into Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class expecting a trainwreck on the same level as X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Yeah, I’d heard…
Darren Aronofsky Leaves ‘Wolverine’ Sequel
And things were looking so good for The Wolverine, Fox’s sequel to its 2009 suckfect X-Men Origins: Wolverine. With star Hugh Jackman’s admission that its predecessor didn’t live up to…
Unauthorized ‘X-Men: First Class’ Artwork Causes a Stir
I couldn’t possibly be less excited about Fox’s forthcoming X-Men: First Class—a prequel to Bryan Singer’s original X-Men film—but there was a lot of buzz earlier today about this supposedly…
Bryan Singer Reveals ‘X-Men: First Class’ Details
Call me a cynic, but I just haven’t been able to muster up any real excitement about Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class recently. Yes, based on what we saw with…
Next Wolverine Flick Shoots in 2011
If you saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I’m pretty sure you were disappointed by it. If you weren’t, you really need to stop lying to yourself. But even if you loathed…