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As revealed to Empire Magazine in January by director Bryan Singer and screenwriter Simon Kinberg, originally in the script for X-Men: Days of Future Past Wolverine, Charles Xavier and Beast were going to enlist the add of a young Juggernaut to help break Magneto out of the Pentagon.
Josh Helman, who went on to portray the young soldier William Stryker, was originally set to play the Juggernaut role. As he explained to IGN last March, “I originally got hired on a different role, which is no longer in the script – it was going to be young Juggernaut, So I was like, ‘Oh, s#!t. I’ve got to put on like 30 pounds!’ So I was training for like four weeks.
“And then I got a phone call,” he adds, “saying, ‘Good news and bad news. Bad news first: Juggernaut’s no longer in the script. Good news: They’re having trouble with another role and they want to see you for it.”
Now, conceptual illustrator Anthony Jones has updated his website with designs for the Juggernaut that could’ve been.

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Director Bryan Singer and writer Simon Kinberg haven’t really been very shy about talking about the next installment of the X-Men franchise. Whenever they’re asked about it they go ahead and reveal little bits of information, and we’ve got a new one for you today. During a recent podcast Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith, Kinberg revealed that X-Men: Apocalypse will take place in 1983, which is ten years after the events of X-Men: Days of Future Past.

We knew that the story would most likely take place in the 1980s, but this information gives us an exact date. The movie will also introduce and explore different characters at different ages during that timeframe. It was previously revealed that James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicholas Hoult will all be back to reprise their roles, and that we might also see Gambit and Nightcrawler as well. It’s also been confirmed by Kinberg that we’ll see younger versions of Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Storm.

I was a fan of apocalypse! Were you? are you excited they are going to go in this direction?

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Some video footage from the set of Joss Whedon‘s Avengers: Age of Ultron has surfaced online thanks to Cinema Blend. It gives us a look at Chris Evans as Captain America and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, with Chris Hemsworth as Thor calling down lightening from the sky. It also gives us a brief glimpse at some recruits training for what might be a part of the Avengers initiative that Tony Stark is bankrolling. This is mostly likely the organization that will be taking the place of S.H.I.E.L.D. I like the Captain America blue color of the recruits outfits. I hope Agent Coulson returns to the Marvel cinematic universe in Age of Ultron. The movie is set to be released in theaters on May 1st, 2015!

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Though technically it’s still not official, it’s looking more and more likely that Channing Tatum will become the new Gambit in the X-Men franchise and the actor recently revealed to MTV they’re starting to lay down the ground work for his potential future in the franchise.

“Creatively, we’re starting to chug forward. Obviously there’s nothing [official],” Tatum said. “There are only conversations and dreams right now, really.”

Previous reports indicated that he would be introduced in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse and would follow that with his own spin-off film. Now Tatum says that may not be the case, but either way, they’re hoping to change the idea of superhero movies with the character.

“We’ve talked about it being a standalone, first, and actually trying to change the ‘hero, superhero movie.’ Because Gambit is not your typical hero. He’s a thief. He walks on the gray. I’m hoping we can change it a little bit, and then ultimately feather into the other ones.”

Though no writer or director have been attached to the project, it’s possible that Gambit could be the “Untitled FOX Marvel Movie” which is currently set for release on July 18, 2018. Check back for more information on the project as we learn it.

Created by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee in 1990, the New Orleans native mutant quickly became a fan favorite due to his kinetic energy manipulation abilities and penchant for stealing. The character’s only big screen appearance to date (outside his name being featured as an Easter egg in X2) was in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, played by Taylor Kitsch.

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Deadline brings word tonight that Marvel has begun putting together their casting short list for the upcoming Doctor Strange having finally secured a director in Scott Derrickson.

The site reports that the list consists of two names for the time being, the first being Star Trek Into Darkness and “Sherlock” star Benedict Cumberbatch with the other being Tom Hardy of Bronson and the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road, whose The Dark Knight Rises co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt was previously linked as a potential candidate for the role.

Who would you like to see take on the master of the mystic arts? Sound off below!

Although a specific release date for Doctor Strange has not yet been set, Marvel has two placeholder dates set for unnamed features on July 8, 2016 and on May 5, 2017. It’s looking more and more likely that the good doctor will be claiming one of those spots.

what do you think? who should get the role?

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Following a report last night that he was the frontrunner for the position, Marvel has confirmed today that director Peyton Reed will step behind the camera and direct Ant-Man following the departure of director Edgar Wright. In addition, Marvel has revealed that Adam McKay, who at one point was also in contention to direct, will contribute to the film’s script. Reed’s previous credits include Yes Man, The Break-Up, and Bring It On. He was also previously attached to the Fantastic Four feature film before director Tim Story.

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Also starring Evangeline Lilly, Patrick Wilson, and Corey Stoll, Ant-Man is scheduled for release on July 17, 2015.

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One of the highlights of Marvel’s The Avengers was Mark Ruffalo not only as Bruce Banner but his giant green counterpart, The Hulk. Fans have been clamoring for more Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since then and Ruffalo says you’re about to get what you want in the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron.

“[My role’s] even bigger than last time, and it’s more complex and it has more layers and a bit more arc,” he told Total Film.

Ruffalo also spoke about the motion capture work for the film, which he seems to be enjoying even more than the last time.

“I’m really tripping on the technology of this motion-capture stuff… now I just completely embrace it and see it as this other exciting place we can go as performers.”

Written and directed by Joss Whedon, Avengers: Age of Ultron also stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Thomas Kretschmann, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and James Spader. It will debut in theaters on May 1, 2015.

I know  i would like to see the hulk wirth a larger role what are your thoughts of seeing more  hulk?