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Disney wasn’t the UK’s only big story this summer.
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Not the best ending for the beloved Marvel franchise.
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Dark Phoenix writer and director Simon Kinberg has opened up about its underwhelming performance at the box office.
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This lost X-Men movie from the ‘80s sounds terrible
For one thing, they weren’t mutants.
- MoviesSam Ashurst
Summer of sequels falls short - even for ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Blockbuster disappointment.
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'Dark Phoenix’s lost ending had this surprising crossover with 'Captain Marvel'
And it probably explains why the villain was so rubbish.
- MoviesHanna Flint
There's a pattern of faux feminism in blockbusters and it needs to stop
Too many studio franchises are trying to correct its male-dominated history by scoring woke points that don't add up.
- MoviesHanna Flint
'X-Men' producer Lauren Shuler Donner distances herself from recent franchise flops
In a since-deleted tweet, Donner denied having a role in the making of 'Dark Phoenix,' 'Apocalypse' and 'The New Mutants.'
- MoviesTom Beasley
'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' was moved to keep James Cameron happy
Fox bosses moved the release of 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' to better serve James Cameron's 'Alita: Battle Angel', according to a new report.
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It’s not always easy to detect a hit, but more often than not you can sense a flop coming from a mile away.
- MoviesVariety
After ‘Dark Phoenix’ Bombs, Where Does ‘X-Men’ Go From Here?
When Disney announced its $71.3 billion acquisition of 20th Century Fox, X-Men was among the film properties that had executives at the Magic Kingdom frothing at the mouth. The historic merger meant that the Fox-owned band of mutant superheroes could reunite with its comic-book brethren in Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was the kind of […]
MoviesBen Arnold'Dark Phoenix' could lose as much as £98 million
The bad news keeps rolling in for X-Men: Dark Phoenix – with reports that it could end up losing Fox an eye-watering $125 million.
- MoviesDigital Spy
How the X-Men characters have aged (or not) since First Class
You're saying Magneto is an OAP?
- MoviesDigital Spy
Could any X-Men: Dark Phoenix characters crossover into the MCU?
Stranger things have happened.
MoviesHanna FlintWolverine cut from 'Dark Phoenix' storyline because of age-gap with Jean Grey
"It didn't sit well with me," said writer-director Simon Kinberg.
- MoviesDigital Spy
X-Men: Dark Phoenix first reviews call it an underwhelming end to an era
But there are some positives.
MoviesTom ButlerFuture 'X-Men' films would have been 'radically different' under Fox (exclusive)
It looks like the X-Universe is set for a big reboot under the watchful eye of Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios.
MoviesHanna Flint'Dark Phoenix': Evans Peters 'sad' that Quicksilver's big storyline will be left unresolved
The actor speaks about what might be his final appearance as the speedy superhero.
MoviesTom Butler'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' producers admit previous X-Men shoots were 'chaotic'
"Those movies were pretty chaotic with different directors," admits 'Dark Phoenix' director Simon Kinberg.
MoviesTom Butler'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' ending completely reshot due to 'parallels' with another superhero movie (exclusive)
“The end [of Dark Phoenix] changed a hell of a lot. The finale HAD to change," says James McAvoy.
- MoviesSam Ashurst
10 most exciting comic-book movies of 2018
2018 looks like the boldest comic-book movie year yet - here's our pick of the films you should be looking forward to...
