One more week has passed and we have the biggest superhero movie news summed up so you can get all caught up. This week we have new info on Peter Parker’s age in the Spider-Man reboot, Sinister Six still possibly happening, X-Men: Apocalypse culminating a trilogy, the Wolverine/Professor X relationship in Wolverine 3, plus more. Take a look below.
‘Wolverine 3’ Explores the Professor X Father/Son Relationship
The next Wolverine film, to the pain of many, will mark the last time we will see Hugh Jackman don the claws as the popular mutant, so naturally we are all expecting the final appearance of Jackman to be something to remember. Not a lot is known about the film for now, and the script remains in development, but during a recent interview with Steve, Jackman shared some info on what we can expect from the Professor X/Wolverine relationship when the movie finally hits screens. According to Jackman, the relationship between the characters will go in new directions, “I think it’s a really important relationship but I want to see signs of that quasi-father/son sort of relationship that has not been seen before, and sides of particularly Professor X that have not been seen before.”
While we’re on the topic, check out our poll on who should play Wolverine after Jackman and cast your own vote here!
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Culminates a Trilogy, Says Simon Kinberg
Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse is closer than you think, and most of us are curious where this latest installment will take this story and these characters. But according to writer/producer Simon Kinberg, X-Men: Apocalypse will be the “culmination” of a trilogy. During an interview with Steve at TIFF, Kinberg discussed the upcoming film and said the following:
“It delivers on the dramatic story and emotion of the last two movies. It feels like the culmination of the four main characters really — McAvoy, Fassbender, Nic Hoult, and Jen. And it’s a bigger movie in both physical scale and I would say emotional stakes too because it is the culmination of this mini trilogy of stories.”
‘Spider-Man’ Reboot: Peter Parker’s Age Revealed
By now you are probably very much aware that Spider-Man is due for an introduction into the MCU and his own reboot movie (again), so as hungry fans we keep wanting to know more about what is to come. Thankfully, Spider-Man reboot director Jon Watts has seen fit to share a little more about the next incarnation of Peter Parker, revealing his age in the film. While talking to Empire Magazine, the director talked a little about setting aside the origin story, and followed by revealing Peter’s age, “We’re really going to see Peter Parker in high school and get deeper into that side of it. He’s just 15 now.”
‘Sinister Six’ Could Still Happen, Says Drew Goddard
Included in Sony Pictures' unfulfilled plans to build and expand on a cinematic Spider-Man universe was a supervillain team-up project, Sinister Six. It’s very unclear where Sinister Six fits in the new plans for the franchise, if at all, but according to Drew Goddard—who was set to write and direct the spinoff—the supervillain film is still a possibility. In a recent interview, Goddard shared some of his vison for the film, “My vision of that movie was a summer annual. So you didn’t have to worry about continuity. It was just, ‘We take Peter, put him on an adventure, we put him back in his life.’” The director also shared his positive thoughts on the movie still happening, “So who knows what the future holds? This is Hollywood, man, you’ve gotta play the long game.”
‘Captain America: Civil War’s Vision May Be a Force for Good or Evil, Says Paul Bettany
One of the standouts in Avengers: Age of Ultron was definitely Paul Bettany’s Vision, so it’s great news to fans that he will return for Captain America: Civil War. But where we left off with Vision in Age of Ultron didn’t really make clear whether he is completely a good guy or not, and according to Bettany that question remains present in Civil War, “It was really interesting, fun to play with, because he’s dangerous, you don’t know if he’s going to go one way or another. I’m continuing that theme in Captain America 3.”