...mbers for X-Men:TheLastStand looked promising, led $2.4 million in France in 756 theatres on Wednesday. In Australia, TheLastStand" launched with $1.1 million at 409 sites on Thursday, 132 percent better than the X2 opening.
After a record-setting first weekend, X-Men:TheLastStand took a big plunge and placed second over the weekend.
Dropping 67 percent from its first weekend, X-Men:TheLastStand brought in $34.4 million. "I'm not shocked at that drop," 20th Century ...
In 'X-Men TheLastStand', the final chapter in the "X-Men" motion picture trilogy, a "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, o...
The only book on the creation of the blockbuster movie, THE ART OF X-MEN:THELASTSTAND (Newmarket Press, 160 pages, $19.95 paperback/$29.95 hardcover) is a fascinating visual companion presenting an exclusive look into the preparation and production of ...
"To say that X Men: TheLastStand doesn't rely on special effects and CGI would be wrong. But what sets X3 apart from other comic book movies is that it also manages to deliver a credible story. The X-Men trilogy has dealt with the underlying themes of a...
You may not be too familiar with the name Aaron Stanford, but maybe his alter ego Pyro might ring a bell; that's right, he's the star of the upcoming film, X-Men:TheLastStand. During his press day for his new movie The Hills Have Eyes, The IESB snagged...
20th Century Fox has released a new image from X-Men:TheLastStand, featuring Famke Janssen as Jean Grey and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.
In other X-Men news, Rebecca Romijn, who returns as Mystique, was a guest on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday.
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"While X-Men:TheLastStand was largely fun and engaging, it never quite came together as a satisfying whole. Like the trilogy itself, the film got more right than it did wrong but grew overwrought and overstuffed, managing to both thrill and vex this X-...
One of the movies with heady advance buzz on the Croisette this week is not what you'd expect: it's the studio summer tentpole "X-Men 3: TheLastStand." Far from losing momentum as many other franchises tend to do, this third and last installment in th...
Natalie Portman, who stars in the upcoming V for Vendetta film, said she is awaiting the reaction of the comic-book commmunity to the film.
Longtime X-Men writer Chris Claremont told The Continuum he had "great fun" filming a cameo for X-Men:TheLast...
"Did 'X-Men:TheLastStand' succeed? Yes. If you can forgive about 30 percent of the film, the product as a whole really works, and is a fitting chapter in the X-Men saga. It's better than the first X-Men, and is mostly on par with X2."
...s kit of 'X-Men:TheLastStand'!
You can't buy this bit of memorabilia in stores. It's something that's sent to journalists to provide background material for their reporting on the third X-Men movie.
The press kit comes on a standard DVD-style clam...
Director Brett Ratner say the box office success of 'X-Men:TheLastStand' is not what gives him warm fuzzies.
"[The X-Men franchise already] had a huge core audience, [so] the movie was going to be successful. The thing that I was personally excited ...
"John Powell...has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for 'X-Men:TheLastStand', released last week by Varese Sarabande Records."
"Given the amount of action and life-changing events which occur in X-Men:TheLastStand, you'd expect to feel more moved. But this third outing for the spandex-clad mutant superheroes and villains is surprisingly short of real emotion. X-Men 2 is regard...
Warner Bros. has provided The Continuum with three new images from Superman Returns.
Hugh Jackman, who is playing Wolverine for the third time in X-Men:TheLastStand, will kick off what's sure to be numerous talk-show appearances on The Tonight Show ...
Screenwriter Simon Kinberg hints that the full trailer for 'X-Men:TheLastStand' will appear with a "fanboy" favorite in March, which could be 'V For Vendetta', opening on the 17th...
On the heels of the recent hype over the appearance of key new characters in X-Men:TheLastStand, TheXverse.com spoke with Bart Mixon, FX makeup artist, about his work on the film.
"I was used to it, but this time I had to do a lot of spinning which I had never done and I got a lot of sick. I sprayed the crew with vomit sick," admits actress Halle Berry, who had to do a lot of wire work as Storm in 'X-Men:TheLastStand'.
The ac...
Rocketsports Racing has provided The Comics Continuum with images of theX-Men:TheLastStand-theme car that competed in the Crown Royal Grand American Challenge of Long Beach on Saturday.
Rittenhouse Archives has officially announced that they will be producing the trading card series for X-Men:TheLastStand. Each box in this series is tentatively planned to contain one autograph card from the starring cast.
A behind-the-scenes look at ''X-Men:TheLastStand'': With a new director, new characters, and all sorts of new pressures, can the comic-book franchise stay in the black?
"Not exactly going out with a whimper, 'X-Men:TheLastStand,' the closing installment of the commercially and critically successful Marvel movie franchise, still fails to generate the satisfying bang created by the first and, particularly, the second ed...
Brett Ratner, director of X-Men:TheLastStand, said he will have a personally made behind-the-scenes look as part of the film's DVD release.
"I have a two-hour documentary on the making of the movie that I shot," Ratner said. "It wasn't like EPK (el...
Check out the concept art by Production artist James Clyne which he created for X-Men:TheLastStand. featuring some visuals scenes that didn't make the final cut of the movie.
Hell-bent on bolstering its reputation as the most aggressive cable-network buyer of theatrical pics, FX has ponied up about $90 million to buy nine titles from 20th Century Fox, led by the blockbuster sequels "X-Men:TheLastStand" and "Ice Age: The Mel...
The Bone Marrow Donor Institute would like to offer you the exclusive opportunity to view 'X-Men:TheLastStand' at preview screenings in Melbourne and Sydney prior to the films general release.
SciFi Hobby has updated the list of signers for the 'X-Men:TheLastStand' trading cards to include Omahyra Garcia, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Murphy, Olivia Williams, Bryce Hodgson, Haley Ramm and Desiree Zurowski.
Rittenhouse Archives have added previews for nine of their autograph cards from theX-Men:TheLastStand set. Among the previews you will find autographs for eight of the main stars of the movie, along with the director Brett Ratner.
The Sentinel head that was shown during Hugh Jackman's appearance on NBC's The Tonight Show on Friday was not a special effect.
"It's practical," X-Men:TheLastStand special effects supervisor John Bruno told The Continuum during a visit to the set ...
SciFiHobby has updated their products page to include more details on theX-Men:TheLastStand collectible card set. Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer, Daniel Cudmore, Vinnie Jones and Shawn Ashmore have been confirmed for autograph cards
Win tickets to the special screening of X-Men:TheLastStand in London next week. The lucky winner will receive two tickets for the advanced showing of the movie at Fox's London HQ, as well as a night in a posh London hotel.
Check out ourteen new photos from X-Men:TheLastStand. The images include promos, film scenes, and an awesome look at the Phoenix preparing to unleash her fury.
Check out the new photos from X-Men:TheLastStand, including two two special effects shots and three behind-the-scenes shots of director Brett Ratner with cast members
"'X-Men:TheLastStand' is not only a worthy addition to the franchise, it actually feels like it is simply part of one big movie, absolutely on par with the first two films"
The official X-Men:TheLastStand website has now been updated with the first three TV spots in better-quality Flash format, as well as get new downloads such as Widgets
TheXverse.com has posted a frame-by-frame analysis of theX-Men:TheLastStand trailer, with a transcription of the dialogue for people unable to view the trailer.
"The new trailer [for 'X-Men:TheLastStand'] is great and give us chills with how good it is," producer Ralph Winter told The Continuum. "We are pretty excited."
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"He's a big tough guy. What is he 6 foot 6? He has ridiculous strength and when he gets going he's unstoppable," says actor Vinnie Jones of his 'X-Men:TheLastStand' character Juggernaut. "Not even another Juggernaut could stop him head on you know. Whe...
Colonel Bobby Zimes recently spoke to American Robotics Magazine about the future of military robotics. The Colonel mentioned 'X-Men:TheLastStand', and the Sentinels...
"Fox came to us for robotic military designs. At first they wanted larger humano...
X-Men:TheLastStand placed fourth at the box office on Friday with an estimated $4.8 million, pushing its domestic total to $190.9 million. The film is expected to pass Ice Age 2: The Meltdown on Saturday to take the lead as the year's top movie.
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Rebecca Romijn, who is playing Mystique for the third time, said she went through the makeup process some 20 times for X-Men:TheLastStand.
"It's been the same four women for all three movies," Romijn said during an appearance on the syndicated Liv...
"General Trask is the head of Homeland Security. He's the President's right hand man and he has the responsibility of advising the president in terms of everything, every action," says actor Bill Duke, who plays the character in 'X-Men:TheLastStand'.
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7-Eleven has begun its X-Men:TheLastStand promotion, offering four different Slurpee cups.
Each 22-ounce cup features two characters: Magneto and Callisto; Mystique and Juggernaut; Wolverine and Angel; and Storm and Beast.
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"There was no point in reinventing it," composer John Powell says of his work on 'X-Men:TheLastStand'. "The series did not need it at all. But at the same time, obviously with Brett, there was a different vibe around the film. I tried to honor both sid...
"If you want just the movie, with a nice helping of extras, pick up 'X-Men:TheLastStand on October 3rd'. If you're looking for a more bonus packed DVD, be patient, as the two-disc set will likely be released in 2007 or 2008 to coincide with the solo 'W...
20th Century Fox has given official confirmation that the new trailer for X-Men:TheLastStand will appear before V for Vendetta in theaters, and will go up in high-definition on Apple next Monday.
A commercial airing during Tuesday night's episode of 'American Idol' showed clips from 'X-Men:TheLastStand' and indicates thethe next trailer will air during Monday night's episode of '24'.
"They call it TheLastStand and I think they have every intention of this being thelast X-Men movie," actress Famke Janssen said. "But then, you never know."
HBO will air Batman Begins on Friday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m., its only airing in July. The c...
There was some concern about the X-MEN franchise changing directorial hands on its third installment, with Brett Ratner taking over after Bryan Singer had succeeded in making most people very happy with installments one and two. Ratner demonstrates immedi...
A seven-minute preview of X-Men:TheLastStand has shown up online via Dell. You can view the clip here.The clip features the two newest characters: Beast (Kelsey Grammer) and Angel (Ben Foster). Storm and Wolverine are also in the clip.While there, yo...
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“X-Men:TheLastStand” on Blu-ray this month: According to Home Video Retailing magazine, Fox is hoping to cash in on both the holiday season and the new PS3’s Blu-ray capability by rushing thelast X-men film to the HD f...
"Why does TheLastStand feel driven to dumb itself down, as if embarrassed by its own ideas? There is no time for reflection in this overstuffed sequel — civil war, special effects involving the destruction of the Golden Gate Bridge, volcanic emotions be...
The young mutants from X-Men do not take the back seat in this installment of blockbuster franchise. The IESB sat down alongside Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Anna Paquin, Ben Foster and Dania Ramirez as we discussed TheLastStand...
"See it you should: Explosive, adrenaline-fueled fun, 'TheLastStand' is likely to be the best popcorn movie of the summer - unless it's unseated next month by Singer's 'Superman Returns.'"
The latest X-Men movie looks set to deliver amazing set-piece scenes and incredible combat sequences, and SFX spoke to Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor John Bruno about how these will be achieved.
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Check out this preview of the Entertainment Weekly feature on the new X-Men movie, in which they tackle such subjects as what the movie's about, how exactly Brett Ratner took over the director's gig from Bryan Singer, and whether TheLastStand will, in f...
20th Century Fox's "X-Men:TheLastStand" and Buena Vista's "The Little Mermaid" continued their strong first-day sales momentum, selling 5 million and 4 million units, respectively, their first week in stores, studio sources said. Fox's "The X-Men Trilo...
"Neither the exhilarating franchise sign-off that Bryan Singer would have likely delivered, nor the deformed mess that banshee-like 'net boys have been wailing was the only feasible outcome after Fox handed the reins to 'comic-book Anti-Christ' (his words...
"Singer's absence is felt but not fatal. By adding too much new blood Ratner loses some of the original DNA, but with its nifty set-pieces and a few nasty surprises, X3's still a worthy enough sequel to ensure it's no LastStand."
Musically, I find this the best of the X-Men trilogy, though not by much, and I commend the producers on their surprising choice of Powell as the composer.
"I just spoke to Brett just now, Brett Ratner. I've got to do another ['X-Men'] scene in London on Sunday. And I was up in Canada last Friday night to do anotherr scene up there. They're just sort of tie-ins, tying one thing to another," says actor Vinnie...
20th Century Fox has released the newest trailer for X-MEN:THELASTSTAND. The movie opens in theaters on May 26th. As previsouly repored, the film stars Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer...
UK's Channel 4 has signed a multi-million dollar deal with 20th Century Fox to buy the rights to a raft of hit movies. Among the films included in the $250m (£149.9m)deal are Dodgeball, The Day After Tomorrow, X-Men 3 and The Omen 666.
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"Typical of a Ratner production, the DVD is a lot more entertaining the film itself. The dude knows how to put together a movie, but seems incapable of putting together a decent movie - well, an 'X-Men' movie anyway."
The best extra on the disc - and i...
Lance Gibson plays Spike, who is a member of The Brotherhood and has a fight with Wolverine. The character is similar to Spyke from 'X-Men: Evolution' in powers. Phat is actually played by two characters: Via Saleaumua in big mode and Richard Yee in small...
"If you're one of these people who have gotten caught up in the 'I hate Brett Ratner' scene, you will most likely come away from this film disappointed, because you are hoping that this film will really suck badly. On the other hand, if you're a fan of th...
A new listing has shown up on Fox's upcoming Blu-ray slate and it is none other than X3. At this point we don't know if this means an imminent release before the year is out or an appearance sometime in the first half of 2007. We're certainly keeping our ...
"Ratner's style, though, undercuts all of this subtext. It's ripcord filmmaking, with paint-by-numbers emotionalism. While his preoccupation with surface thrill still makes for a generally pleasing comic book movie, it shortchanges the depth we've come to...
Here's part of the sysnopsis for the novelization of the 'X3' movie: "The X-Men, mutant heroes sworn to defend a world that hates and fears them, are back! This time, with the help of new recruits The Beast and Angel, they must face evolution itself in th...
Asked how he became involved in writing the third film in the "X-Men" franchise, Kinberg explained, "I came on to 'X3' in September or October of 2004. When Bryan Singer left the movie to work on 'Superman Returns' he took his writers with him so there wa...
"To compare this trilogy to another beloved series, I would have say that this is the Return of Jedi of the X-Men franchise. It might not be Empire Strikes Back (but then again no movie has been since) but it sure is a worthy end to this chapter of the X-...
Xmenfilms.net has released some various updates on the movie. MTV talked with Ben Foster said, "The bulk of X-MEN 3 has been shot. We're gonna be going back to do some re-shoots pretty soon, but the scenes that we've seen look spectacular." Also Stan Lee ...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONJohn Powell (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, SHREK) has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for X-MEN:THELASTSTAND, released last week by Varese Sarabande Records. The music has plenty ...
"Certainly had they spent more time developing it and working on delivering a good product rather than meeting a deadline we could've had something great here. Nevertheless, what we have got is a lot better than most comic book movies that have been comin...
Visual effects artist Alp Altiner posted some amazing visual effects concepts he made for the Dark Phoenix and the character Smoke (who's in the final battle). Theres lots of stuff in there (incl. the Phoenix flame) that wasn't used.
"Though it's a let-down from the previous two films' ability to mix an intelligent story with kick-ass action, this is still a solid superhero flick, with some wild, if overdone battles and more new mutants that you can shake a sharp, regenerated arm bone...
"[Colossus actor Daniel Cudmore] did some of it, but the actual throw was done by his double," Hugh Jackman said of the "fastball special" stunt in 'X3'. "Because it was a very potentially dangerous stunt. Daniel would have done it, but they wouldn't allo...
"On the positive end, the special effects were solid across the board, there was one cool fight sequence between Juggernaut and Wolverine, the Phoenix storyline was worked in nicely and I like what ultimately became of Magneto. But all that said, I think ...
Spike TV has released a synopsis and images from the two-hour movie that will kick off Blade: The Series on Wednesday, June 28 at 10 p.m.
Fox has provided The Continuum with five special effects/behind-the-scenes photos from the film, including the on...
The game itself is not a re-telling, or re-playing if you will, of the story of the film, but is a bridge between X2: X-Men United and X-Men:TheLastStand, leading up to the start of the new film (that explains, among other things, why Nightcrawler does...
"Well, it seems to be thelast of the series," Ratner said of the eyebrow-raising title for the third film, "X-Men:TheLastStand," due May 26. "We wanted to make sure the audiences knew that this was a trilogy. Even though they weren't made together lik...
Add this to the long list of TV spots that show various parts of the upcoming X-Men movie.You can watch the clip here.It is in flash format, so you will need to have the proper software. If you can't watch it, take it from me ... it looks pretty good.
Check out the new X3 photos featuring Magneto and his Brotherhood in the forest, Storm, Kitty and Iceman running away from looming threats in the Danger Room, and a larger version of the still of the Phoenix beginning to use her powers to cause chaos.
There are two new scans from Spanish magazine 'Imagenes' available, showing Magneto and Pyro standing inside a church and Colossus in the Danger Room - check them out now...
"I don't think I'll do this again or a spin-off because I do want to focus on other aspects of my career, and there are other things I want to work on," Berry said at theX-Men:TheLastStand junket.
The final film in the "X-Men" superhero trilogy blew past last weekend's box office champ, "The Da Vinci Code," to post the fourth-highest all-time opening in North America, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
"X-Men:TheLastStand" sold a...
'X-Men TheLastStand' hits theathers later this month, but that is not the only new X-Men movie available to fans. Art Asylum along with Diamond Select Toys and the D.A.V.E. shcool have released an original 9-minute CGI DVD mini-movie, 'X-Men Darktide' a...