In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Flashpoint, Shazam, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Joker, Man of Steel 2, Superman: The Movie, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Freedom Fighters: The Ray, Watchmen, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man […]
Adrianne Palicki on the failed Wonder Woman TV pilot
Before Gal Gadot took on the role of the Amazon Princess for the DC Extended Universe, NBC had ambitions of bringing Wonder Woman back to the small screen, tapping David E. Kelly to direct a pilot back in 2011. Future Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Adrianne Palicki signed on to portray Diana in the pilot, which ultimately […]
Brie Larson wants to direct a Marvel Studios movie
Having recently expressed how impressed she has been working with Marvel Studios on the upcoming Captain Marvel movie (and Avengers 4, which she is confirmed to have started shooting), Oscar-winner Brie Larson has now revealed her ambition to get behind the camera and direct a Marvel movie. “Oh yeah, that’s my plan,” said Larson when asked […]
Russell Tovey cast as The Ray in the Arrowverse
Last year it was announced that CW Seed would be launching a new Arrowverse animated series entitled Freedom Fighters: The Ray, which will follow the exploits of the gay superhero Raymond ‘Ray’ Terrill. Now comes word that Russell Tovey (Quantico, Being Human) has signed on to voice the character in the animated series, before making […]
Fox CEO on the possibility of rebooting Wolverine and Logan’s Oscar chances
Now that Hugh Jackman has hung up his claws and called time on his run as Wolverine, 20th Century Fox are faced with the difficult task of whether or not to reintroduce the fan favourite mutant into its series of X-Men movies with another actor stepping in to his shoes. While Jackman himself believes it […]
Robotech will see the death of a major character
Titan Comics and Harmony Gold USA have announced that the first arc of its Robotech comic book series will conclude in issue #4 with the death of a major character, paving the way for a stunning new arc penned by fan favorite writer Brian Wood (DMZ, Briggs Land) and legendary Transformers scribe Simon Furman. Here’s […]
UPDATE: Marvel’s The Punisher premiere date may have leaked
Despite the fact we’ve had an official poster and trailer in the past couple of weeks, Netflix continues to keep the release date for its next Marvel series The Punisher tightly under wraps. However, it seems Total Film may not have got the memo, as the latest edition of its magazine suggests that Frank Castle’s […]
Tom Hanks to star in remake of Swedish comedy A Man Called Ove
Deadline is reporting that Tom Hanks has signed on to produce and star in a remake of the Oscar-nominated Swedish comedy A Man Called Ove. Hanks is set to play the titular character, “a grumpy widower whose overall unhappiness is exacerbated when he is unceremoniously dumped as chairman of the neighborhood association where he lives. […]
X-Men: The New Mutants is “a haunted-house movie with a bunch of hormonal teenagers”
Last week it was announced that production has wrapped on 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: The New Mutants, and now Fox’s Stacey Snider has been chatting to Variety about the Josh Boone-directed X-Men spinoff, describing it as “a haunted-house movie with a bunch of hormonal teenagers”. “If we’re going to make a superhero movie, we have […]
The Defenders is Netflix’s least-watched Marvel series in its first month
After more than two years of build, Netflix brought its four street-level Marvel heroes together last month as the streaming service assembled Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones, Mike Colter’s Luke Cage and Finn Jones’ Iron Fist for The Defenders. While Marvel and Netflix were surely hoping this would be their small screen version […]
