LEGION Villain Revealed, Is XAVIER Coming?

The monster haunting David Haller (Dan Stevens) is revealed on Legion. We’ve seen horrific hints of the creature on the FX series inspired by the son of Professor X in the comics.

Legion paid off in a massive way, especially for longtime X-fans. But there’s something strange and new coming from the producers inspired by one of strongest mutants.

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The big bad revealed – will it lead to the return of Professor X? Continue reading LEGION Villain Revealed, Is XAVIER Coming?

LEGION Inspired Weird Rare X-MEN

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Legion is the latest evolution of the X-Men on screen.

David Haller may be one of the most unlikely members of the X-Men mythos to get his own television series. In comics Professor Xavier’s son sufferers from multiple personalities each in control of one of his multiple mutant powers.

Here are five other X-Men with strange powers, tragic pasts and are odd even among mutants.

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Magneto’s daughter – that should be enough to explain why she made this list. Continue reading LEGION Inspired Weird Rare X-MEN

LEGION Premiere Burning Questions

Dan Stevens in Legion courtesy Marvel

You might call Legion the X-Men Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest go through Twin Peaks by way of Inception. It’s a mind trip and you will be absolutely be fascinated by the journey into the fragile, frightening mind David Haller.

Legion is inspired by the X-Men character but the new FX series goes beyond the films.

In the comics David Haller is the son of Professor Charles Xavier. David suffers from severe mental illness after childhood trauma. He has multiple personalities each controlling one of his mutant powers. This Omega-level mutant has the power of telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, time travel and he can warp reality.

The new FX series starring Dan Stevens as David adds four women to his life who do not appear in the comics. There’s only one reference to X-Men comics canon but it’s an important one. Continue reading LEGION Premiere Burning Questions

LEGION Premiere Date and New Trailer

FX sets the date for the premiere of Legion as the X-Men franchise evolves.

Marvel announced the launch details and new trailer.

Dan Stevens in Legion courtesy Marvel
Dan Stevens in Legion courtesy Marvel

Legion is the new drama series from Noah Hawley (Fargo on FX) and the powers of Fox’s X-Men film franchise teaming up with Marvel Studios. Legion will premiere on FX on Wednesday, February 8 at 10 pm. Hawley serves as Executive Producer, along with Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb, Jim Chory and John Cameron.

See the new trailer here: Continue reading LEGION Premiere Date and New Trailer

LEGION Trailer from MARVEL and FX

X-Men Legacy #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men Legacy #1 courtesy Marvel

Get ready for a trip inside the mind of the most powerful and misunderstand mutant in the X-Men mythos.

Marvel revealed the first trailer for Legion, coming to FX next year.

It’s the story of David Haller (played by Dan Stevens), “a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and visions might be real.”

In the comics Legion is the son of Professor Charles Xavier. No official word on if the series will follow comics canon but David is classified as a mutant and we see a very familiar image inside the show logo near the end.

Here’s a first look inside the strange mutant mind of Legion: Continue reading LEGION Trailer from MARVEL and FX