Logan is very much its own film. That's not to say it's completely disconnected from the wider X-Men cinematic universe, but for the most part, it's a standalone experience, one which thankfully isn't tied down by having to plant seeds for future entries in the series or explain events that have already occurred. There are small connections here and there though, one of which is related to Essex Corp and Mister Sinister.
In just over a month's time, Rupert Sanders' somewhat controversial live-action adaptation of classic manga/anime, Ghost in the Shell, will be released into theaters, and star Scarlett Johansson has begun the process of promoting the film with the first of what will no doubt be a plethora of interviews.
When James Mangold's Logan hits theaters on March 3rd, it'll mark Hugh Jackman's last time playing the iconic mutant. That much is certain. But it seems that the Aussie actor won't be the only one waving goodbye to the X-Men franchise, as his co-star, Patrick Stewart, will be following suit, retiring from the role of Professor Charles Xavier.
Though 20th Century Fox don't have access to many Marvel characters outside of the merry band of mutants, there are more than enough X-Men comic books and spinoff teams to keep the studio busy for years to come. Up until now, most of the movies have focused on Wolverine and his teammates, but with Hugh Jackman hanging up the claws after next month's Logan, it looks like Fox is going to begin drafting in some of the more obscure characters that fall under the X-umbrella.
For a while there, it didn't sound like Warner Bros. was going to be doing much with the Green Lantern property. Though they announced Green Lantern Corps for 2020 a while back, there was really no news on it for quite some time, and given how poorly the 2011 film was received, perhaps that wasn't too surprising. But about a month ago the floodgates opened as we learned that David S. Goyer would be co-writing the film with Justin Rhodes.
If you're a Batfan, then today was probably a pretty good day. It all began when Matt Reeves announced that he'd be directing The Batman after all, despite walking away from it last week. Warner Bros. then followed that up with both the reveal of a Nightwing movie and confirmation that Ben Affleck remained on board to star as the Caped Crusader for the character's next outing.
Poor Eugene just can't catch a break, can he? After being coerced into creating a bullet for Rosita's failed assassination attempt on Negan in the midseason finale of The Walking Dead, everyone's favorite mullet-sporting Southern gent was taken prisoner by the aforementioned villain, and carted off to the Saviors' compound.
Though it was previously confirmed that Bryan Fuller's highly anticipated small-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods would receive its world premiere at SXSW next month, we still hadn't heard anything about when fans could expect to see it debut on Starz. However, good things come to those who wait, and the network has finally announced that the first episode of the fantasy series will be with us on Sunday, April 30 at 9:00 P.M
Lots of movement going on with Fox's X-Men franchise this week. After hearing that Simon Kinberg may helm the next instalment in the main series, which will probably be titled Supernova, and learning that Deadpool 2 has drafted in a new writer, we're now being told that the X-Force film has found itself a director and a pair of scribes.
