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Daily Record
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Hamilton cinema launches special X-Men screening season
The showings at Vue Hamilton celebrate this year's 25th anniversary Hamilton's cinema is hosting a 'marvellous superhero' season – bringing back classic X-Men films to the big screen to mark the 25th anniversary of the beloved franchise's debut. Vue's month of special screenings showcases Marvel's mutant team including favourites such as Cyclops, Storm, Professor X and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine – with film fans, families and comic book enthusiasts invited to rediscover the original big screen superhero team. Special screenings at the Palace Grounds cinema begin from today, Friday May 16, with screenings of X-Men and X-Men 2 and continue all the way through until June. The programme begins this weekend with X-Men and X-Men 2 introducing moviegoers to the characters' world where 'Professor Charles Xavier and his band of heroes must protect the world, and mutant-kind themselves, from the evil forces such as Sabretooth, William Stryker and the legendary villain Magneto, starring Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Next at the Hamilton cinema, the series' First Class and Days of Future Past movies will be screened from Friday, June 6, 'revisiting the origins behind the friendship and mortal adversary between Professor X and Magneto. this time played by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, [and] dives back into the 1960s and 70s to explain how the team originally learned how to control their powers'. The beloved final tale starring Hugh Jackman's Wolverine Logan, where the character embarks on 'a claws-out adventure with a mysterious young girl who is showing similar mutant powers to him' will be on the big screen on Friday, June 13. Vue Hamilton general manager Tracy Wanless said: 'With fantastic stories and climatic action sequences, superhero films have easily become one of the most popular genres to catch up on the big screen. 'We're hugely excited to bring one of the first franchises to start it all, The X-Men, back to Vue – offering a way for families and fans to enjoy their favourite mutant moment. Whether you're a fan of the original films, the prequel versions of the team or just excited to rewatch these adventures before the X-Men show up in the MCU with Avengers: Doomsday next year, we welcome fans to enjoy these films as they're meant to be seen on the big screen at Vue.' * Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here. And did you know Lanarkshire Live is on Facebook? Head on over and give us a like and share!
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Marvel Rivals Was Reportedly Almost Canceled Over Licensing Fees In Last-Minute Pivot That Cost Millions
Marvel Rivals has been a huge hit for NetEase. The Chinese publisher recently reported the free-to-play hero shooter had over 40 million players. But the Overwatch clone was almost canceled over the licensing fees the company would owe to Disney for using its popular comic book characters. That's according to a new report by Bloomberg that details some of the 'volatility' at the gaming giant over the last year. Per the report, NetEase founder and CEO William Ding almost ditched the project because he 'objected to paying Walt Disney Co. for the use of popular characters like Wolverine and Spider-Man.' Apparently, he even went so far as to have the game's developers swap in their own hero designs at some point in a temporary pivot that ultimately cost millions in unused work, though NetEase disputes that characterization. A spokesperson for the company told Bloomberg that it has enjoyed a 'close partnership' with Marvel since 2017. The reported tumult on Marvel Rivals prior to launch shows just how different things could have been. While the underlying game is fun, it's hard to say whether its familiar multiplayer gameplay would have hit the same way if not for the flashy designs for household icons from The X-Men to The Incredible Hulk. Of course, it's also well-documented just how expensive licensing deals can be with Disney. Materials leaked in the malicious Insomniac Games hack in 2023 pointed to the potentially hundreds of millions the studio would owe Disney across the sale of multiple X-Men games planned in the years ahead. Last fall, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer told Game File he's 'not the biggest fan' of licensing deals, partially because of the issues it can create for putting games on streaming services or preserving their availability long-term. Whatever friction there may have been during Marvel Rivals' development ultimately didn't keep the game from coming out, although it's reportedly a part of a broader shift within NetEase, as the company pulls back on gaming investments. That includes the shocking layoffs of Marvel Rivals' developers earlier this week, when the entirety of the Seattle-based portion of the team was let go (the 'core' team remains in China). . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
