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X-Men: The Last Stand, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry

X-Men's Hugh Jackman & Halle Berry Built Their Own Backstory For Storm & Wolverine

By Witney Seibold

Storm and Wolverine have lots of backstory in the X-Men comics, but that was cut from the films. Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman decided to rectify that.

Robert Downey Jr. Snuck A Life-Changing Sandwich Into The First Iron Man

By Witney Seibold

Robert Downey Jr.'s fateful encounter with a Burger King burger lead to a life-altering moment, and that may have been referenced in the first Iron Man.

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in Barbie

Barbie's Rollerblades Had Margot Robbie And Ryan Gosling Struggling In Very Different Ways

By Shae Sennett

Both Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling had to contend with different issues when it came time to film the rollerblades scene in Greta Gerwig's Barbie.

Jack Nicholson Had An Allergy That Made His Joker Transformation Problematic

By Jenna Busch

Jack Nicholson might've been fine with his Joker makeup in Batman had it not been for a certain problematic allergy.

Deadpools' X-Men Origins: Wolverine Look Was Apparently Almost 'Even Worse'

By Witney Seibold

Deadpool's look in X-Men Origins: Wolverine is notoriously terrible, but the original design was allegedly so bad, we should be thankful for what we got.

Why Taylor Kitsch's Gambit Only Appeared In X-Men Origins: Wolverine

By Sandy Schaefer

After the disappointment of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Fox did its best to distance itself from the film, including Taylor Kitsch's performance as Gambit.

Convincing Jack Nicholson To Play The Joker Put Tim Burton In A Less Than Ideal Situation

By Joe Roberts

Tim Burton understandably wanted Jack Nicholson to play The Joker in Batman 1989, but first he had to head to Aspen to meet the actor.

Sigourney Weaver Almost Played A Classic X-Men Character In The Last Stand

By Devin Meenan

Years before January Jones played Emma Frost, Sigourney Weaver was eyed to portray the White Queen in X-Men: The Last Stand.

A Man Of Steel Deleted Scene Would Have Given Us An Emotional Superman Kill

By Joe Roberts

There are some fans that will always be upset that Superman kills in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. But one deleted scene may have made it more palatable.

The Tiny Detail Heath Ledger Used To Perfect The Joker's Dark Knight Look

By Devin Meenan

Look closely at the Joker's hands while watching The Dark Knight and you'll see evidence of Heath Ledger applying his own makeup.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Daniel Radcliffe

The Weird Al Biopic Parody Starring Daniel Radcliffe Is Getting A 4K Blu-Ray Release

By Jeremy Smith

All hail physical media! Weird, the Weird Al Yankovic biopic parody starring Daniel Radcliffe, is getting a Blu-ray and 4K release soon.

Avengers: Endgame Cut Two Pretty Wild Plots For Captain America

By Sandy Schaefer

Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely brainstormed a whole lot of ideas that never made it into Marvel's massive tentpole.

Suicide Squad Director David Ayer Takes The Blame For Joker's Stupid 'Damaged' Tattoo

By Joe Roberts

The 'damaged' tattoo on Jared Leto's Joker is emblematic of what's wrong with that iteration of the Suicide Squad villain. But David Ayer says it's his fault.

The Joker Would Have Been A One-And-Done-Batman Villain Had It Not Been For One Man

By Joe Roberts

The Joker could've been killed off after one appearance, but a last minute decision changed things and helped save the Batman villain forever.

25 Years Ago, Blade Was A Great Comic Book Movie Before Comic Book Movies Were Cool

By Witney Seibold

Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there was Blade, a cool, butt-kicking action film that pitted Wesley Snipes against '90s vampires.

X-Men: The Last Stand Almost Forced James Marsden To Choose Between Two Superhero Movies

By Sandy Schaefer

Cyclops was so disposable to the original X-Men trilogy, he could've been left out of The Last Stand entirely due to James Marden's role in Superman Returns.

Why Joker 'Required' Heavy Police Presence At Its LA And NY Showings

By Witney Seibold

Fears that Joker would inspire shootings (which it thankfully did not) led to a police presence at some of the film's opening weekend screenings.

Christian Bale's Batman Begins Bodybuilding Caused A Small Crisis Behind The Scenes

By Bill Bria

Christian Bale needed to bulk up for Batman, but there is such a thing as a too buff Bruce Wayne.

How Fox Stopped The Wolverine From Being The First R-Rated X-Men Film

By Sandy Schaefer

James Mangold had wanted to make The Wolverine the first R-rated X-Men film. Too bad 20th Century Fox had other plans.

One Of Batman Returns' Most Intense Scenes Broke An Explosive World Record

By Joe Roberts

The Tim Burton and Michael Keaton sequel Batman Returns broke a record during one of its key explosion scenes.

James Marsden & Hugh Jackman's X-Men Suits Made For An Embarrassing First Day On Set

By Witney Seibold

According to James Marsden, the new X-Men suits may have looked cool but were near impossible to move in.

Marvel's Kevin Feige Had A Sly X-Men Cameo You Would Have Never Noticed

By Jeremy Smith

You'll never actually point at the screen and recognize Feige when watching an X-Men movie, but he was there, on camera, in a very small cameo role.

The Flash And Blue Beetle Tell A Harrowing Story About Modern Superhero Movies

By Ryan Scott

Warner Bros. bet big on The Flash being a hit, but the film flopped. Now, Blue Beetle is arriving in theaters with seemingly little fanfare. What happened?

Blue Beetle's Villain Has Deep Ties To A Real American Controversy

By Ethan Anderton

Blue Beetle villain Carapax has a past with a tie-in to a real American controversy that is much more intriguing than the movie has time to properly address.