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Not Even James Mangold Noticed Indiana Jones 5’s Wild Disney Animation Deep Cut
So I’m watching Oliver and Company, the 1988 Disney animated film featuring the voices of Billy Joel and Bette Midler, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. As Oliver, Dodger, and the crew are being chased through New York City, they head into the subway and jump on the tracks. “This reminds me…
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Shawn Levy Really Wants You to Know Logan Matters to Deadpool 3
Just because Hugh Jackman is returning as Wolverine doesn’t mean he didn’t die already. From the day it was announced that Jackman was joining Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming third Deadpool movie, the stars were adamant that the events of Logan, James Mangold’s 2017 classic, happened. “Logan died in Logan,” Reynolds said. “Not touching that.”…
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The Wolverine Was the Reliable Soldier Fox’s X-Men Needed
Whatever you think about the movies individually, the best thing to come out of Fox’s X-Men films has always been Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. He stepped in for Dougray Scott due to Scott’s scheduling conflicts with Mission: Impossible 2, and the Australian actor turned out to be a great fit for the part—something Fox has never really…
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Real Steel, the Hugh Jackman Film About Robot Boxing, May Get a Disney+ Series
Real Steel is one of the greatest sci-fi sports movies of all time. Granted, the subgenre of sci-fi sports movies is pretty slim — especially ones where the entire movie focuses on that theme — but Real Steel is near the top of the list. And now, after years of the film’s fan base clamoring…