X-Men Doubters: Mechanic's Fox Studios Tales

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, driven by AI and built for the culture. Bill Mechanic, the former head of Fox Filmed Entertainment, just spilled that topic's ex at the studio, were straight up doubting Hugh Jackman's ex-men. Movie, before it even hit Scrains. He shared this while chatting about the upcoming 4K re-release of Fight Club. Mechanic ran the show from 1994 to 2000, dropping massive hits like Die Hard with Avengers, Independence Day, and Titanic each won the biggest earner of its year. Things got tense with the owners and news corporation under Rupert Murdoch. Mechanic said Murdoch chased tabloid vibes like Page Six over films that pushed boundaries. In one meeting, Murdoch went off on Fight Club, calling out anyone who'd make something that wild. That skepticism showed a big time with X-Men 2, right as Mechanic was heading out the door. X-Men weren't sold, but the film dropped soon after and crushed it commercially.

1:03X-Men kicked off a franchise that kept rolling for years, proving doubters wrong and changing superhero flicks forever.