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New DARK PHOENIX Trailer Teases The End of The X-Men
20th Century Fox has finally dropped the second trailer for Dark Phoenix, the latest and final installment of the current X-Men franchise. The film is a new adaptation of the Dark Phoenix Saga from the comics. The movie will focus on Jean Grey(Sophie Turner) as she struggles with the Phoenix inside of her, leading to a conflict within the X-Men team. The trailer is full of new footage, teasing the film’s storyline, somber tone and action sequences. Check it out below. The trailer is full of exploration into Jean’s struggle with the Dark Phoenix side of her powers. She’s going through an immense internal conflict to try and prevent the Phoenix from taking over. The…
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Simon Kinberg Explains DARK PHOENIX Delay, Teases NEW MUTANTS Rating
Next year, 20th Century Fox will release two installments in the X-Men universe: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants. The two movies have been delayed multiple times in order to undergo reshoots. Most recently, Dark Phoenix was pushed back from February 14th to June 7th….two days after the first trailer came out. Now, that movie’s director has explained the delay, and he also has an update on the next film. Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg tells Collider that the film was delayed for a variety of reasons, such as extra time for visual effects. But most importantly, the new release date gives it an opportunity to have a bigger opening. “Some…
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Fox Delays DARK PHOENIX Again, Sets DEADPOOL 2 PG-13 Cut for This Christmas
Despite releasing the long-awaited teaser trailer (touting its Valentines Day 2019 date) less than two days ago, 20th Century Fox has once again delayed the next X-Men movie, Dark Phoenix. The film will now hit theaters on June 7th, 2019. This puts it right in the heart of the summer, which – based on the competition – may not be the wisest bet. But, Fox is hoping that the move will lead to the film being a bigger hit in China. No exact reason was given for the delay beyond that, but the movie has been undergoing reshoots, which are said to be extensive. So, this gives them extra time…
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DARK PHOENIX Trailer Teases the X-Men’s Darkest Hour Yet
The marketing campaign for 20th Century Fox’s final (?) installment of the main X-Men saga, Dark Phoenix, is finally getting started. We saw the gorgeous motion poster earlier, and now, the trailer has been released via The Late Late Show with James Corden. The trailer teases a dark installment of the franchise, as the X-Men are forced to fight their teammate Jean Grey, now consumed by Phoenix. Along the way, the X-Men will meet aliens, including Jessica Chastain’s mysterious character. Check out the trailer below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. Dark Phoenix is scheduled to hit theaters on February 14th, 2019. The 12th installment of the…
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Reshoots Led to X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX and NEW MUTANTS Delays
This week, Fox made the surprise announcement that two X-Men centric films have been pushed back. Dark Phoenix, which was scheduled for this fall, will now release on Valentines Day 2019. Meanwhile, The New Mutants (which was already delayed 10 months) was moved to August 2nd, 2019. Naturally, this led to fans speculating as to why these delays were made. Now, we have an answer. According to Collider, Fox delayed Dark Phoenix to allow more time for reshoots and post-production. Following a test screening, it was decided that the film should undergo additional filming. However, the reshoots won’t happen until August or September, due to the cast’s schedules. (For example,…
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X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX Pushed Back to 2019, NEW MUTANTS Delayed Again
20th Century Fox has updated its release schedule, and in the shakeup, two X-Men films have been pushed back. X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which was originally slated for a November 2nd release this year, will now hit theaters on February 14th, 2019. No reason was given for the delay. However, director Simon Kinberg previously said that he wanted plenty of post-production time to fully realize the CGI, so that may have influenced the move. Additionally, The New Mutants has gotten another delay. The film was infamously pushed back from its April 13th release to February 22nd, 2019. Well, it’s now scheduled to arrive on August 2nd, 2019. The movie is expected…
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Hans Zimmer to Score X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX
In a (pleasantly) surprising bit of news, Hans Zimmer will be scoring X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Evan Peters, who is reprising his role as Quicksilver in the film, perhaps accidentally spilled the beans on an episode of Josh Horowitz’s HappySadConfused podcast saying the following when discussing the Simon Kinberg-directed film: “[The set] was actually very tame. Simon directed this one, and came in very prepared, very professional. It was a different energy on set and everything got done like clockwork. It was very seamless. Everybody was a little bit more level-headed, so it was a very pleasurable, light experience. I think the film is gonna be incredible. Hans Zimmer’s scoring it—I don’t…
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X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX Will Revolutionize the Superhero Genre, Says Sophie Turner
The main X-Men series returns for a new (and final?) installment next fall with Dark Phoenix, the second adaptation of the beloved story arc. We recently read Entertainment Weekly’s coverage, which teased the film’s emotional stakes and 1990s setting. Now, we have some more details on the movie’s ambitions. Speaking with Empire Magazine (via X-Men Films), Dark Phoenix star Sophie Turner speaks very highly of the film, saying that it’ll take the superhero genre to new heights. “We are revolutionizing it. We wanted to create a whole new genre of superhero movie.” As for how it compares to past X-Men films, Turner says it’s a “dark, gritty drama.” Turner also has nothing…
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X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX Covers This Week's Entertainment Weekly; New Plot Details and More Revealed
This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly is taking a look at many of next year’s blockbusters, and the cover story is X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The magazine offers plenty of new details on the upcoming sequel, which is another partial adaptation of the iconic “Dark Phoenix” storyline from the comics. Here, we have info on the time setting, tone, Jessica Chastain’s villain, and more. Dark Phoenix skips forward another decade, this time taking place in 1992. Now, the X-Men are national heroes, which leads to Charles Xavier’s ego growing and more extreme missions. One of those missions takes place in outer space, finally taking the X-Men franchise beyond Earth. During the…
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A Very Different Beast is Coming in X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX
As X-Men film characters go, Beast has been one of the more underutilized in the cast of mutants. But it looks like that might be changing. In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada, actor Nicholas Holt commented on his character’s turn in the upcoming sequel X-Men: Dark Phoenix, saying “It’s very different for Beast this time, and that was part of the appeal for doing the movie for me.” He added, “Simon Kinberg, who wrote and is directing this time, and he has great ideas for where he wanted the character to go, so it was exciting.” Kinberg taking over directorial duties has been of particular excitement to eager X-Men fans…