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It’s safe to say that the X-Men universe is filled with alluring characters. Over the years, we’ve been introduced to mutants that have made our jaw drop. While fans have debated the title of the hottest X-Men Character for years, we decided to finally settle the debate (or spark it up even more).

In this list, we will rank the X-Men characters based on their attractive qualities—the flair, charisma, and dynamic personalities behind these characters that make them so desirable. So, let’s get to it.

Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)

With a skeleton laced with adamantium, Wolverine has always been a fan favourite. But Hugh Jackman’s dedication to the role made this mutant a charmer. Much like Robert Downey Jr.’s Ironman, the role of Wolverine fits Hugh Jackman like a glove.

Whether it’s the jacked physique in X-Men...

Before the sudden exit of X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo, he talked about his passion for the X-Men franchise and its significance to him, not only as a fan but as a person. The continuation of the famed 1992 show X-Men: The Animated Series, which DeMayo helped bring to life, has finally debuted.

X-Men ’97

The nature of the X-Men family stems from diversity and uniqueness, with each member of the group possessing a power that is unlike any other. DeMayo compares his life to the same situation.

Beau DeMayo’s Childhood Reflects The Essence Of The X-Men Family

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producer Brad Winderbaum revealed how Beau DeMayo helmed the story of X-Men ’97 out of his own life experience.

“He really touched on something fundamental about the X-Men, that it was a found family. I think the X-Men, because of who they are, inherently make people feel seen,...

One of Marvel's most highly-anticipated new shows, Runaways, finally had the first trailer emerge at Nycc 2017! Check it out below! Plus, first thoughts on episode 1!

Since it was first released, Runaways has been one of my favorite comic series in the modern era. The way they consistently flipped the script with the audience with the kids thinking their parents are super heroes but are really villains and the way they came to grips with their powers was just fun to read. So, when Hulu first announced they would be creating a Runaways series with Marvel, not only was I excited but I thought it would make for a great series.

The first trailer they showed, during Nycc 2017, pretty much confirms those initial feelings.

This trailer is pretty much the comic series on the screen. Sure, there are a couple of minor changes, but it's nothing that will derail the show.

Fox has released the first six minutes of the Bryan Singer-directed pilot episode of the upcoming X-Men-inspired series, The Gifted. The clip doesn't feature the main cast of characters that make up the Strucker family. However, the clip certainly sets the tone of the series and offers us a look at some familiar mutants, who are having a rough night as they are being hunted down by the police. The clip centers on the characters Blink (Jamie Chung), Polaris (Emma Dumont), Thunderbird (Blair Redford), and a new mutant created for the series named Eclipse (Sean Teale). 

Action-adventure family drama The Gifted, from Marvel, tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

There aren’t many shows that even have the theoretical possibility of getting me more interested in them than The Gifted. The Marvel Universe on television has mostly worked out for me, but more importantly, I want to know what Matt Nix does with the show, and I’m a pretty big fan of Amy Acker.

I’m not exactly sure how you keep an “on the run” story going forever, but it should be worth finding out where this can twist around its own gimmick. Previous looks at the show have already set things up pretty well, and if nothing else it looks like this is going to be a fun exploration of characters that goes a bit darker, much like the Netflix series we’ve seen so far.

You now have the chance to get a serious introduction with the first six minutes of the show so definitely check that out above,...

With everything Marvel has on television, and it's a lot -- 14 series across 5 networks -- plus growing concerns about viewer fatigue, the big question is why the Inhumans (and why now)? Early reviews of Marvel's Inhumans have been less than kind, suggesting that the series may not survive its first season (ABC is slotting it on Fridays, typically a death slot). Marvel is as opaque as any other entertainment organization, so Cbr went looking for answers but they came away with more questions, unfortunately.

As we like to say at Lrm, there are only a finite number of fans out there (and a limited number of hours per week). Considering that most of the well-known A and B-list heroes were already committed to film and TV franchises, the odds were high that the Inhumans could break through and capture a viable audience. Launching Inhumans now, given competition from other Marvel...

Fox brought their new Marvel series The Gifted to Comic-Con today and showed off an extended trailer to the fans and they flipped over it! You can now watch that new trailer for yourselves below. It gives us our best look yet at the show and there's lots of great new footage highlighting several of the characters that will be in it. This X-Men-themed series looks pretty freakin' great and I'm excited to get to know these characters better and see what thrilling adventures await them.

One thing that was announced at that the Comic-Con panel was that this series would not crossover with the cinematic universe or the TV series Legion.

Action-adventure family drama The Gifted, from Marvel, tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government,...

A new promo spot has been released for the fantastic looking new X-Men series Gifted. The spot offers us new never-before-seen footage from the series, the pilot episode of which was directed by Bryan Singer. The first trailer that was released for the series was pretty awesome, and I've really liked everything I've seen from it so far. Gifted has the makings of a great series and I'm excited to watch it.

Action-adventure family drama The Gifted, from Marvel, tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. 

The Gifted was developed by Matt Nix (Burn Notice) who wrote the series' pilot episode. They are both producing the film alongside longtime X-Men...

Earlier this year, FX and Marvel worked together to bring the incredibly unique series Legion to FX. The series followed David Haller, who may very well be the most powerful mutant known to man. The show isn’t your typical superhero show, and if you were looking for something less abstract and artsy, you may have been disappointed. However, if you are one of those people, then this new mutant-centric series from Fox, The Gifted, may be more up your alley.

Last week, we got a first look at the upcoming network show (the pilot of which is directed by longtime X-Men helmer Bryan Singer), and today, they released a full trailer, and we have to say, it’s not half bad. Oftentimes with television shows — even with the best ones — we’re left with cheesy, silly-looking trailers that aren’t quite clear about stating their premise. Given the limited...

Though it’s never quite hit the dizzying box office heights of, say, Captain America: Civil War or even Suicide Squad, Fox’s X-Men universe is currently bursting at the seams with content, and it wasn’t too long ago that the studio nailed down release plans for three of its biggest 2018 tentpoles: Deadpool 2, New Mutants and X-Men: Dark Phoenix.

Those ambitious plans are about to spill over on to the small screen, too, via The Gifted, Bryan Singer and Matt Nix’s star-studded family drama that thrusts two ordinary parents (Amy Acker, Stephen Moyer) into extraordinary circumstances upon discovering that their two teenagers – namely Lauren (Gotham’s Natalie Alyn Lind) and Andy (Percy Hynes White) – boast mutant abilities.

What follows is a desperate fight for survival, as Acker and Moyer’s parents are forced to go on the run from shady government forces in order to protect their nearest and dearest.

Get your first look into Fox's new drama from writer Matt Nix and X-Men films godfather Bryan Singer entitled The Gifted.

The Gifted is written by Nix (Burn Notice, The Good Guys) and being helmed by Bryan Singer (X-Men, X-Men Apocalypse). It will focus on a couple, Reed and Caitlin Strucker, played by Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker, who after discovering that their children, played by Natalie Alyn Lind and Percy Hynes White have mutant abilities are forced to take their family on the run from the government. They join an underground community of mutants who have to fight to survive. The show also stars Sean Teale, Jamie Chung, Coby Bell, Emma Dumont, and Blair Redford.

Earlier this week we given a teaser trailer and announcement of a full trailer, which Fox has now released check it out below.

The action-adventure drama features characters from the X-Men comic book franchise...

Fox dropped the full trailer for their upcoming new X-Men-inspired series The Gifted and this series seriously looks like it's gonna be awesome! I thought the first trailer was pretty good, but this one completely sold me on watching the series! It's filled with tons of awesome action-packed new footage and we get to see some of the mutant powers in action. We also get a better look at the characters and story. As well as what sets the events of that story in motion. I'm excited about this show and I can't wait to see how it all plays out!

Action-adventure family drama The Gifted, from Marvel, tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of...

Fox is aggressively growing their X-Men cinematic universe, and after the massive success of films like Logan and Deadpool, it’s easy to see why. With projects such as New Mutants, X-Force, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and Deadpool 2 all cramming up the pipeline, there’s certainly a lot to look forward to for fans of the franchise, but it’s not only on the big screen that the mutants are popping up.

The studio’s been making the push into television as well, and after premiering the excellent Legion earlier this year, they’re now looking to bring us yet another X-Men show in the form of The Gifted. How exactly it’ll tie into the films is still unclear, but there is expected to be some kind of connection and from what we understand, the series centres on a suburban couple (Amy Acker, Stephen Moyer) who discover that their children possess mutant abilities.

"The X-Men, the brotherhood, we don't even know if they exist anymore." Bryan Singer ushers in a new chapter in Marvel's mutant universe with The Gifted, and the Fox series is teased in its official trailer that you can watch right now ahead of its premiere this fall.

"What tore them apart is what will bring them together. From Director Bryan Singer, and in association with Marvel Television, comes the all-new Fox series, The Gifted.

Action-adventure family drama The Gifted, from Marvel, tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. Written by Matt Nix (Apb, “Burn Notice”), directed by Bryan Singer (the “X-Men” franchise”) and executive-produced by Nix, Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner (“X-Men: Apocalypse,...

The kids are more than alright on Fox’s upcoming series “The Gifted.”

As one might expect from the title, the series revolves around two siblings (Natalie Alyn Lind, Percy Hynes) who have a little something else going on for them. Except instead of a rather advanced Iq, their giftedness means they have advanced DNA that gives them mutant powers. When their average suburban parents (Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker, trying to pretend they’re in any way “average”) realize their kids’ powers, the whole family goes on the run to evade a hostile government that isn’t so keen superhuman gifts. An underground network of mutants take in the family, and together they fight for survival.

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The action-adventure series is the second Marvel TV collaboration with 20th Century Fox TV inspired by the...

The X-Men franchise is expanding to the small screen with The Gifted, a new superhero series by Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. While the cinematic teaser is quite brief, it heralds the arrival of a full trailer coming next week, May 15th. X-Men movie director Bryan Singer helmed the pilot episode […]

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The Merc With a Mouth is coming to television.

Fxx and Marvel Television are officially teaming up to develop an adult-oriented Deadpool animated series, with Atlanta‘s Donald Glover on board as showrunner, along with frequent collaborator and younger brother, Stephen Glover. The as-yet-untitled TV show has landed a ten-episode season order, and it’ll hit the airwaves in 2018.

Without any casting details to report, it’s still early, early days on Fxx’s Deadpool animated series, but if nothing else, today’s exciting announcement proves that Marvel’s foul-mouthed anti-hero is very much in vogue. Buoyed by the runaway success of Tim Miller’s R-rated actioner – the Deadpool of 2016 grossed a staggering $760 million worldwide – 20th Century Fox is pushing full steam ahead on a direct sequel starring Ryan Reynolds and newcomers Josh Brolin (Cable) and Zazie Beetz (Domino). It’s currently eyeing a production start late next month, and...

It’s hard to tell at this point which medium has more comic book adaptations: film or TV. Either way, we can at least enjoy the fact that the filmmakers are doing a pretty solid job of giving each franchise its own unique flavor, so as not to wear out the genre prematurely. For example, take a look at Marvel shows like Legion and Daredevil. They are two completely different entities with completely different tones, styles, and target audiences. Just as not every single comic book is made to appeal to the same audience as another book, these shows are being carefully catered to their respective audiences.

Yet another series in the long list of shows comes in the form of the Fox series The Gifted. The series is notable for following mutants — you know, in the vein of the X-Men and all that — but it’s also notable for...

Marvel and Fox has released the first teaser trailer for Bryan Singer's new X-Men series The Gifted. The bit of footage from the series that is shown in this trailer is pretty cool and it grabbed my attention. I'm looking forward to seeing more of what this series has to offer. 

The Gifted was developed by Matt Nix (Burn Notice) who wrote the series' pilot episode that Singer is directing. They are both producing the film alongside longtime X-Men movie producers Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg as well as Marvel TV head, Jeph Loeb.

Action-adventure family drama The Gifted, from Marvel, tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

The Gifted, Marvel and Fox’s upcoming X-Men family drama, has landed a full series order and to celebrate, both studios have unveiled the electrifying first teaser.

Hatched by screenwriter Matt Nix and X-Men mainstay Bryan Singer (Days of Future Past, Apocalypse), The Gifted was undoubtedly viewed as one of the more high-profile pilots going into the new season, so it’s small wonder why Fox has wasted no time in ordering the ambitious pitch to series.

Centering on a suburban couple (Amy Acker, Stephen Moyer), Fox’s family drama kicks into high gear once those unassuming – and, crucially, powerless – discover that their children possess mutant abilities. Forced to hit the road in fear of a hostile governmental force, The Gifted will see our nuclear family buddy up with an underground network of mutants, who cobble together as a means to survive. All of this and more is showcased up above,...

Fox’s it’s-not-quite-an-X-Men-series-but-it’s-anX-Men-series has a title – “The Gifted” – and a firm series order. Check out a first-look teaser below.

Bryan Singer directs and Matt Nix is the writer behind “The Gifted.” The action-adventure series reps the second Marvel TV collaboration with 20th Century Fox TV inspired by the “X-Men” world (following FX’s “Legion”) and stars Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker, Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker, Sean Teale as Eclipse / Marcos Diaz, Jamie Chung as Blink / Clarice Fong, Coby Bell as Jace Turner, Emma Dumont as Polaris / Lorna Dane, Blair Redford as Thunderbird / John Proudstar, Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker and Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker.

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Per the logline, “‘The Gifted’ focuses on a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by...

Production is now officially underway on Fox’s new family drama series, which will be set in the X-Men universe. A couple of weeks ago, the first image of the cast gathered together for a reading made its way online, accompanied by a caption that suggested the show would be titled Gifted. Today, however, we have a new behind-the-scenes photo which confirms it’ll actually be called The Gifted. Not a huge difference, obviously, but it does somewhat alter the connotation of the moniker.

The pic was shared by long-time X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner, and gives us a glimpse of pilot director Bryan Singer behind the camera, as the show’s female lead, former Angel alum Amy Acker, performs a scene. The context of what’s going on is unknown, but it’s definitely nice to get a look at the in-development series, as it does sound promising.

Acker...

David Haller’s journey is about to continue.

FX has renewed “Legion” for a second season, mid-way through its first season run. (Episode 6 airs Wednesday night.)

Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions, announced the news on Wednesday.

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“The first season of Legion was a stunning achievement,” said Schrier. “More than a new series, Legion is a wholly original take on the super hero genre. Our thanks to Noah Hawley for taking the creative risks and shattering expectations. It’s a privilege to work again with Noah, his producing partners, the outstanding cast and our partners at Marvel Television on another season of Legion.”

It’s unclear at this point when “Legion” might be back, although possibly in 2018, as executive producer Noah Hawley – who’s also behind FX’s “Fargo” franchise,...

2017-03-10T06:37:42-08:00'Deadpool 2' Gets 'Atlanta's Beetz as Domino

The cast of the sequel to Deadpool got a major addition this week. Producer/star Ryan Reynolds announced that actress Zazie Beetz will play Domino, mercenary and member of the mutant team X-Force.

Beetz, a German-born actress best known for her recent role on Atlanta, won the role of Domino over nearly a half dozen other actresses. Reportedly also in the running were such high-profile names as Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane), Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), and Sienna Miller (American Sniper).

The casting of Domino is significant because the character is the partner of Cable, a mutant who will likely play a key role in the Deadpool sequel as well as the upcoming X-Force movie. The role of Cable has not yet been cast.

A teaser for the Deadpool sequel has...

The Untitled X-Men series set up at Fox is rounding out its cast. The Matt Nix-created series cast Stephen Moyer earlier this week, and now THR reports that Amy Acker, Emma Dumont, and Percy Hynes White have signed on to the show.

Of course, fans of Joss Whedon will be familiar with Acker, who had significant roles in Angel and Dollhouse and brought down the house as Beatrice in his Much Ado About Nothing. She also spent several seasons on Person of Interest. Acker will play Kate Stewart, “a woman who is struggling with her separation from her husband, Reed (the aforementioned Moyer), and her increasingly challenging teenage children. When her family situation takes a dark turn, she finds that she's stronger than she thinks.”

I’m sure you all remember Dumont as a ballerina/roller derby girl on Bunheads, because GeekTyrant readers were definitely among the ten people who watched that show.

Iwan Rheon was announced to play Black Bolts's brother, Maximus the Mad, in the TV series The Inhumans, and what a great choice if you are looking for a psychotic killer. You know him best as Ramsay Bolton/Snow in Game of Thrones, the castration expert and torturer of Theon Greyjoy.

Oh yes, this makes me happy. Maximus is my favorite Inhuman, and one could consider him with Batman level intellect combined with some form of mind control. Let us take note, he is not necessarily evil. But he does believe that the Inhumans are the next level of species, and should rule the planet with disregard to any human life. He kind of reminds me of oldschool Magneto.

For awhile now, we have been dealing with the Inhumans in the show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but the actual royal family has not yet been referenced, presumably because they were saving them for their own show.

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One of the most eagerly anticipated new TV shows to debut in 2017 is Legion, the new show from Fox and Marvel, which debuts this month. And in an exclusive interview, we sat down with one of the stars of the show Rachel Keller to discuss the show and how it fits into the X-Men Universe…

Legion takes its cue from the comic-book series of the same name and is from Noah Hawley, creator and producer of the award-winning Fargo television series which is about to start its third season. But Hawley had some knowledgeable help on the show, with X-Men film runners Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg and Bryan Singer on board as executive-producers as well as legendary comic-book writer Jeph Loeb, who worked on Smallville.

As for Keller, she plays Syd Barrett in the show. Described as a “self-sufficent, street-smart” young women, Syd’s mutation gives...

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So much for Bryan Singer, director of four of the X-Men films in the franchise, which include 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, taking a break from further future X-Men duties. He’s just signed up to take the driving seat for the pilot in Fox’s TV series which is as yet untitled.

After finishing up with last summer’s X-Men: Apocalypse Singer stated: “Right now, once this one is done, I’d like to do something really different.” and he couldn’t have chosen a project any more different with a movie about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury so aptly entitled Bohemian Rhapsody which has Mr Robot’s own Rami Malek in the lead as the legendary Mercury. Singer, who has also directed an updated 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, which is based on the Jules Verne novel, currently in pre-production, is in no way a newcomer to the TV arena.

"X-Men" feature film director Bryan Singer will direct the new "X-Men" live-action TV series pilot for the Fox network and Marvel Television as a 'mutant'-themed 'family' drama:

Writer is Matt Nix ("Burn Notice") with Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory producing.

"...two ordinary parents discover their children possess mutant powers. 

"Forced to go on the run from a hostile government...

"...the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive..."

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Yesterday, we heard that Fox had officially ordered a new X-Men pilot from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix. We knew that X-Men movie maven Lauren Shuler Donner was executive producing alongside notable names like Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb, and Bryan Singer, but Deadline reports that Singer — who has directed four live-action X-Men films over the course of his career — is now on board to direct this new pilot as well.

Again, this new untitled show is separate from Legion, the upcoming FX series from Fargo creator Noah Hawley. That one focuses on an origin story for Professor Xavier's son, David (played by Dan Stevens), while this show will follow "two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive."

I really liked Days of Future Past,...

We have learned that veteran X-Men director and producer Bryan Singer has been given the reins to direct Fox's X-Men TV series pilot, created by the talented mind of Matt Nix.

Singer is no amateur to this franchise as he has directed; X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past (my favorite), X-Men 2, and the original X-Men. Let us also not forget that he directed one of the greatest cult movies of all time, The Usual Suspects, and he directed Superman Returns which both another writer and myself here actually liked quite a bit. The Fox X-Men TV series will be Singer's most recent venture after his TV shows Battle Creek and the Munster's reboot entitled Mockingbird Lane.

We also need to realize that this show is created by the great Matt Nix, who taught us after creating Burn Notice that Bruce Campbell is more than just Ash from The Evil Dead,...

Bryan Singer isn't done with X-Men just yet. The director behind most of the big screen installments of Marvel's merry mutants will serve as director on Fox's X-Men pilot. Sorry, Fox's "Untitled Marvel Action-Adventure Series" pilot. Singer will also serve was executive producer. The pilot hails from Burn Notice's Matt Nix and follows "two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive." Nix will write and executive producer the pilot. Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory are executive producing as well....

This is not entirely uneXpected: X-Men auteur Bryan Singer has signed on to direct the pilot episode of Fox’s untitled Marvel series about mutants on the run.

The Untitled Marvel Action-Adventure Series — on which Singer already serves as an Ep — focuses on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. Fox officially ordered the pilot earlier this week.

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Burn Notice creator Matt Nix,...

Director has shot four features in the X-Men universe.

Bryan Singer is on board to direct Fox’s Marvel universe action-adventure, which had a put pilot commitment and comes from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix, 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television.

The project will focus on two parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

Fox ordered the pilot earlier this week. Nix will serve as executive producer with X-Men feature alumni Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg, and Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory.

Singer is a veteran of the Marvel universe feature world, having directed X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: Days Of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse.

His TV directing credits include episodes of House, Battle Creek, and Mockingbird Lane.

The X-Men are headed to the small screen.

Fox confirmed on Tuesday that the network has ordered an X-Men-based drama pilot from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix.

The untitled superhero-themed drama will focus on two seemingly ordinary parents who come to find out that their children are imbued with mutant abilities and superpowers.

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Hunted by hostile government agents, the family is forced to go on the lam and team up with a clandestine, underground band of fellow mutants fighting to survive the threat of an authoritarian government.

Producer Lauren Shuler Donner, director Bryan Singer, writer/producer Simon Kinberg, producer Jim Chory and comic book writer Jeph Loeb -- who have all worked on films in the X-Men franchise -- will serve as executive producers on the hotly anticipated pilot.

The last film in the blockbuster franchise, X-Men: Apocalypse, was released...

Jim Dandy Jan 25, 2017

Remember the comic book from the newest Logan trailer? We know who drew it now.

The recent trailer for Logan featured, as you probably know, comics whose identity was a bit of a mystery. Not least because they're great looking comic pages that signal some weird, weird timeline stuff for the upcoming movie. 

Putting an end to the speculation as to who was behind said pages, Joe Quesada, the artist behind Batman: Sword Of Azrael and X-Factor #87 and also the Chief Creative Officer at Marvel posted on his Tumblr that he penciled the header pic, as well as others that will be used in the film. Dan Panosian then went over his linework to give it a '90s ink and coloring style'. 

These pages look outstanding, and even in early stages they look very different from Quesada's other work. Quesada's style is distinctive, exaggerate,d and muscular.

Earlier this month we learned there was a new X-Men series coming and that it would take place in the X-Men cinematic universe. Well, Fox has officially ordered the pilot for the series from producer Bryan Singer, and they've hired Matt Nix (Burn Notice) to write and produce it.

According to Variety, the pilot "will focus on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive."

This is the second X-Men TV project to be picked up by Fox. The first one is the upcoming series Legion, which looks fantastic! These series are a co-production between Marvel TV and FX Productions.

It's pretty cool that Fox is finally venturing into the TV world with the X-Men franchise and I'm excited to see how this next project comes together.

Fox has handed out its first drama pilot order of the season to the mysterious X-Men TV series from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix we heard about recently. The show, which will be co-produced by Marvel Television, will focus on a human couple and their mutant children going on the run and hooking up with "an underground network of mutants." Though no new information was provided, Nix has previously confirmed that the still untitled show will be set in the "same general universe" as 20th Century Fox's X-Men movies, and will feature appearances from a few well-known characters. Who they'll be remains under wraps of course, but there has been some whispers of The Sentinels being involved, and that underground mutant group sound a lot like The Morlocks to us. Nix will exec produce the X-Men drama with Bryan Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg, with Marvel’s Jeph Loeb...

“X” marks the spot for Fox, which on Tuesday officially ordered a pilot for Burn Notice creator Matt Nix’s untitled Marvel series about mutants on the run.

The Untitled Marvel Action-Adventure Series focuses on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

“Matt [Nix] is a huge fan of X-Men and his take on X-Men, with its rich characters and high-stakes adventure, is exactly the show we want on Fox,” Marvel TV chief Jeph Loeb said last summer,...

While it didn’t matter so much when the first X-Men movie was released, fans have really rallied against the utilitarian black leather costumes worn by the heroes in Bryan Singer’s early films. That’s been reflected in the team getting some proper superhero costumes at the end of both X-Men: Apocalypse and Deadpool, but what about Logan?

With a very different setting from previous movies set in this world, it’s clear the threequel won’t be your normal superhero caper, but one of the trailer’s most intriguing moments came when Wolverine could be seen reading an X-Men comic book featuring himself and the likes of Cyclops and Rogue wearing colourful costumes. Fans are now understandably excited about the prospect of seeing Logan in his classic yellow and blue, and artist Joe Quesada has today released the page seen in the trailer along with some interesting insight...

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This week, we turn our attention towards Green Lantern Corps, since there were recent developments on that front recently. The film recently snagged David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Blade) and Justin Rhodes (Grassroots) to write the script, with DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns producing and overseeing the project. There's also been talk that it'll have a sort of Lethal Weapon vibe to it, and that it'll sort of base itself off of the Sinestro Corps Wars.

Naturally, this news got all of us here at Lrm talking,...

One of the coolest moments in the final trailer for Logan came when Wolverine could be seen leafing through one of X-23’s X-Men comic books. It was here that we finally got to see the hero wearing a version of his classic yellow and blue costume, and while he was quick to dismiss the stories as fiction, fans are now wondering about the chances of seeing the costume in live-action.

Time will tell if that happens, but some details have now surfaced about who was responsible for creating the comics seen in the trailer. It turns out that Fox was unable to use an actual X-Men comic book due to rights issues, so Hugh Jackman asked artist Joe Quesada (who was responsible for some artwork commissioned by President Obama not too long ago) to come up with a totally original one.

He was joined by inker Dan Panosian, and in a new interview,...

Yes, technically, FX’s new drama Legion is a “comic-book show.” But it doesn’t feel like — or look like — any of the superhero shows currently on TV.

The Legion series premiere (airing Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 10/9c) is an incredibly colorful, highly stylized drama with heavy psychological undertones… and no capes or tights in sight. At the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Thursday, the cast and producers laid out why they wanted their show to stand apart from the current superhero trend.

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FX’s new Marvel series Legion is a new breed of superhero show — one unlike fans have ever have seen before, its makers say. Creator Noah Hawley said the series, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, is “the kind of show Marvel has never made before.” Marvel Television executive Jeph Loeb added at the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour that the series is the kind of superhero show that “no one’s ever seen before”. FX president Jon Landgraf has described Legion as running in a parallel universe to the X-men franchise, and producer Lauren Shuler Donner told...read more...

If the promotional material is anything to go by, FX's Legion is set to be a vastly different take on the live-action X-Men universe. Comic book fans know that the connection the the broader world of the X-Men lies in David Haller (Dan Stevens), the son of Charles Xavier. However, the show hasn't exactly gone out of its way to acknowledge that connection, something that showrunner Noah Hawley seems to be doing purposefully. In an interview with EW, Hawley revealed that he had the head of Marvel TV, Jeph Loeb, offer him some help during production, despite the show not fitting in with the other programs that are tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "Obviously, this show is a dramatic departure from [Marvel's] other shows. They’re controlling a roll-out of a series of characters on Netflix that are interconnected. So there’s a game-plan there for all of those pieces.

As Fox gets close to ordering its pilot set in the “X-Men” universe, creator Matt Nix revealed a handful of details on Wednesday.

The new, as-yet untitled show follows two ordinary parents who must go on the run after they discover their children have mutant powers. The show fits into the “X-Men” cinematic universe to some degree, Nix told reporters during Fox’s portion of the Television Critics Association press tour for “Apb” (which he also executive produces).

“Without getting into specifics, which I’ll get murdered for getting into, I would say that a fan of the movies but also the comic books would not be disoriented at all,” he said. “Where this fits in the mythology, if you look at the movies, which started around 2003 to now, they don’t all line up perfectly. So I’m not slavishly fitting myself into a particular slot. But at the same time,...

Nick Cave has become ever more prominent in the world of film composing over the last several years, but “Magneto” doesn’t have anything to do with “X-Men.” The song is taken from “Skeleton Tree,” the latest album by Cave’s band the Bad Seeds, the recording of which Andrew Dominick recently documented in “One More Time with Feeling.” Watch its new music video below.

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“Skeleton Tree” is Cave’s first album since the accidental death of his teenage son last year, a tragedy that of course factors into Dominick’s film. The black-and-white video for “Magneto” revolves around Cave (literally) as he sings and plays the piano, bright lights flashing all around him and his bandmates in a recording studio.

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The Important News Marvel Cinematic Universe:  James Gunn wants to make a Nebula spinoff. Letitia Wright joined Black Panther. The next Spider-Man movie is in the works. X-Men: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Lizzy Caplan are on the shortlist to play Domino in Deadpool 2. D.C. Extended Universe: Ben Affleck's The Batman begins filming in the Spring. James Wan says Aquaman will be like Raiders of the Lost Ark. Star Wars: Donald Glover is the new young Lando Calrissian. Joss Whedon wants to make a Star Wars movie now. Transformers: John Turturro and John Goodman are returning for Transformers: The Last Knight. Sequels: Anna Camp will be back in Pitch Perfect 3. Michael Dougherty...

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Update: Four more actresses have been revealed as contenders for Domino. They are Kelly Rohrbach, Eve Hewson, Ruby Rose, and Mackenzie Davis. Previously… Filmmakers on the “Deadpool” sequel have winnowed the list of actresses being considered for its lead female role down to six actresses, TheWrap has learned. Lizzy Caplan (“Masters of Sex”), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“10 Cloverfield Lane”), Sienna Miller (“American Sniper”), Sofia Boutella (“Star Trek Beyond”), Stephanie Sigman (“Spectre”) and Sylvia Hoeks (“Blade Runner 2049”) are currently testing for the role of Domino in “Deadpool 2.” Like Deadpool, Neena Thurman, a.k.a. Domino, is a former mercenary turned member of the X-Men.

While we know Cable will be joining Deadpool in his much anticipated sequel, it now looks like we are definitely getting Domino as well. As a shortlist has now been released.

[Update: Collider.Com has once again got the scoop and the originally reported list of six has now grown to ten! Ten talented actresses all vying for the role of Domino in the upocoming Deadpool 2. Along witht he original list, we have now learned that Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire), Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black), Kelly Rohrbach (Baywatch), and Eve Hewson (The Knick). Original story follows below.]

 

We were all excited after 11 years of waiting for Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool to finale be realized properly on the big screen. And it is safe to say we were not let down by the film. Now the much anticipated sequel is quietly making its way toward production we still don't know when exactly it will hit theaters, or who will be playing Deadpools' time traveling companion Cable. But a source close to the production has let Collider.Com in on an exclusive. And that is that we have a short list of actresses for the role of Domino.

Much like Deadpool, Domino is a mutant mercenary who is an expert marks-woman with enhanced reflexes, and sub conscience telekinetic probability manipulation.