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It’s Kodi Smit-McPhee As Nightcrawler In ‘X-Men Apocalypse’!
I was a huge “X-Men” fan growing up, and wanted to badly to love the movies. But I didn’t. In fact, I hated them all – at least until Fox reinvented the franchise with X-Men: First Class. I was sure that was going to be a wonderful moment in time that could never be replicated again, especially since Bryan Singer took over as director. But then, they shocked me again with their adaptation of X-Men: Days of the Future Past, which may just be even better than First Class. With that, I’m now over the moon in anticipation for Singer’s X-Men Apocalypse, in theaters May 27th, 2016 with Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Munn, Rose Byrne, Ben Hardy, Lucas Till, and Oscar Isaac all starring.
Singer has been having a lot of fun with his social followers, and being that we pretty much already know what the characters look like, has been sharing tons of behind-the-scenes goodies from concept art to on-set stills.
This morning he dropped a bomb, sharing our first ever look at Let Me In and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes‘s Kodi Smit-McPhee as the legendary Nightcrawler! He replaces Alan Cumming as a younger version of the blue spawn of Mystique and Azazel, and looks surprisingly similar. In my opinion, Cumming was a phenomenal Nightcrawler and easily one of the best characters in the initial trilogy. I’m truly excited to see this character return.
Other young mutants being re-introduced are Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, and Alexandra Shipp as Storm.
Will we see Cable? Rob Liefeld says “No,” and that sucks.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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