Back in 2011, with The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man all on the horizon, I thought it would be pretty useful to start a weekly roundup keeping track of all the latest superhero news. And so The Week in Spandex was born.Fast forward seven years, umpteen superhero movies later, and… well, […]
Get yourself a free Thanos comic courtesy of Marvel
Marvel is offering readers the chance to dive into the acclaimed ‘Thanos Wins’ story arc from Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw by giving away digital copies of Thanos #13 completely free between now and Tuesday, January 30th.THANOS WINS Part 1. Ask the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe how they fear the universe will […]
Marvel’s Black Panther tracking up to $150 million four-day opening weekend
When the first box office predictions for Black Panther came in back in December, it was estimated that the Marvel blockbuster would be looking at a domestic opening weekend of around $90 million, with that figure increasing to $120 million after the movie set a new Marvel record for pre-sales.Well, the official tracking for the […]
Iris West suits up in spy photos from The Flash season 4
It looks like Candice Patton’s Iris West is set to become the latest addition to The CW’s roster of Arrowverse heroes, with some new set photos from the Vancouver set of the DC superhero show The Flash arriving online, which show Iris in a leather suit and domino mask. BLOG RE-POST#TheFlash shoots a major spoiler […]
FX orders pilot for What We Do In the Shadows U.S. TV series
THR is reporting that FX has ordered a pilot for a U.S. TV series based upon Taika Waititi’s acclaimed vampire mockumentary What We Do In the Shadows.The pilot for the half hour comedy will be directed by Waititi, with Jemaine Clement writing the script, and the duo will both serve as executive producers. It’s not […]
Watch an exclusive clip from The Hero featuring Sam Elliott and Nick Offerman
This coming Monday sees the UK release of director Brett Haley’s (I’ll See You in My Dreams) new film The Hero starring Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter and Nick Offerman, and we’ve got an exclusive clip for you here, which features a powerful scene between Sam and Nick’s characters read a script that has […]
EA outlines new Star Wars Battlefront II updates and content
Over on the official EA site, the publisher has outlined its upcoming content plans for Star Wars Battlefront II, teasing a selection of updates for the sequel which are set to roll out over the next few months: We’re working on a revamped progression system. Your feedback has been essential here, and we are preparing significant […]
Warner Bros. developing an animated version of The Cat in the Hat
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that its animated division Warner Animation Group is teaming up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to produce a series of feature films based upon the weird and wacky works of the author, beginning with The Cat in the Hat.“Our Pictures Group is home to some of the world’s most popular film […]
Reed Morano plays down speculation that she might direct a Star Wars movie
Earlier this week The Handmaid’s Tale director Reed Morano revealed that she’d been taking meetings with Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy, which as you’d expect immediately sparked speculation that she could be under consideration to take the reins of a Star Wars movie.Well, speaking to Kevin Smith during an interview on IMDb (via Comic Book), Morano has […]
Marvel’s Spider-Man renewed for second season by Disney XD
Disney XD has announced that it has renewed the animated series Marvel’s Spider-Man for a second season, which is slated to get underway later in the year.The press release for the second season offers up some details of what we can expect from the web-slinger’s latest round of animated adventures:“The second season of “Marvel’s Spider-Man” […]
