This 1999 magazine about superhero movies is crazy Movierulzz

There are certainly better superhero movies than the ones from the 2000s X-MenBut there may be no more important comic strip in Hollywood history.

Yes, studios tried to turn comics into franchises before Fox made them X-MenWarner Bros. has achieved Already a huge success in its production Superman and Batman Film series. Remember, though, where Superman and Batman were in the late ’90s.

At that point, Christopher Reeve Superman The saga has been on hiatus for over a decade, and Warner’s first attempt to reboot the Man of Steel failed in spectacular fashion when Tim Burton failed to reboot the Man of Steel. Superman’s life He died a very early death. In some ways, this was a better outcome than what happened to the Batman series, which had become a laughing stock by the end of the decade thanks to its ridiculous absurdity. Batman and Robin. It was an era steel and Spawn and Shadow. Those who wanted to believe that comic book movies were just a junket had plenty of evidence to back up their claims.

There wasn’t any major Marvel movie in theaters at that point, and there was a lot of skepticism in the industry that such a thing was even possible. Fox spent years trying to adapt Marvel X-Men comics, but the hotel’s massive cast of characters, elaborate superpowers, and exaggerated costumes proved difficult to translate into a single live-action film. When they finally did in the summer of 2000, and the film proved to be a major financial success across multiple demographics, it completely changed the way Hollywood producers viewed comics as source material.

That’s why I was so intrigued by the first edition of Flex!which I recently got from a friend. Flex! It was posted by staff Wizardthe pioneering magazine of the 1990s about the worlds of comic books and superheroes. Wizard Issue 99 from November 1999 came with the first (and to my knowledge only) issue of Flex! Its cover features an image of Wolverine’s claws with the caption “It’s on! X-Men begins filming! The full scoop is inside! Full cast revealed!”

Only the cast they reveal isn’t entirely accurate – and much of the information inside is incorrect, either due to misinformation or the films being changed significantly during their development. This makes approx Flex! A time capsule from an alternate reality where Jim Caviezel almost existed X-Men And Arnold Schwarzenegger played Doc Savage, as well as a very convincing document of a huge pivotal point in the history of mainstream Hollywood. Join me for a look back at a time when the idea of ​​a major studio creating a Marvel movie was such a big deal that someone made an entire magazine out of it.

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