• 'X-Men' Producer Is "Dying" To Do A Gambit Movie With Channing Tatum

    While doing press for White House Down last year, future Lego Superman Channing Tatum revealed that he'd love to play the X-Man Gambit someday. At the time, we figured it was just idle daydreaming on his part. Actors talk all the time about their fantasy roles, and that doesn't mean they'll ever get said roles.…

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  • 'X-Men' Producer Lauren Shuler Donner Would 'Love' An 'Avengers' Crossover

    Most movie fans know that Marvel's X-Men characters reside at 20th Century Fox and The Avengers reside at Marvel Studios, owned by Disney. It's the type of distinction that might seem insignificant to some, but is in fact very important, as movie studios rarely share their prized properties. So while Avengers vs. X-Men has been a…

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  • Superhero Bits: Captain America Gets New Costume For 'The Avengers,' 'X-Men: First Class' Is A 'Reinvention,' 'Amazing Spider-Man' DP Talks

    Welcome back from the weekend, everyone. We've got some quick superhero bits and pieces to kick off your week. Captain America: The First Avenger star Chris Evans revealed in an interview that his character would be getting a new costume for the upcoming The Avengers film, due out 2012. This isn't a huge surprise, seeing…

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  • Bryan Singer's X-Men Futures, First Class And Beyond

    While Warner Bros. might well have Bryan Singer under contract to direct Jack the Giant Killer, it seems Fox are keen to lure him back to their X-Men franchise, and not just for First Class. Though he's already attached to that one, producer Lauren Shuler Donner is also keen to tap his skills for a…

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  • Gambit Won't Appear In X-Men: First Class

    X-Men Origins: Wolverine features a bunch of young mutants, and some people believe that the film is a setup for the Josh Schwartz-penned prequel X-Men: First Class. But X-Men series producer Lauren Shuler Donner tells IESB that is not the case. And while some characters might "possibly" show up, fan favorites like Gambit do not…

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  • X-Men: First Class To Be A Comic Book Movie For Kids?

    We've been hearing a lot about X-Men: First Class lately. Last week we learned that the film was not actually a spin-off, but a prequel which features "young Scott, young Jean, young Beast" attending the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. But more telling is the answer she gave SciFi Wire when they asked Producer Lauren…

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  • X-Men: First Class Is A Prequel, NOT A Spin-Off

    When we first heard about X-Men: First Class, Gossip Girl/Chuck/O.C. creator Josh Schwartz had been hired to write a screenplay that focused on "the other teenage characters attending the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning." But apparently the project is not a spin-off, but a full on X-Men prequel. X-Men franchise producer Lauren Shuler Donner revealed…

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