In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man, Captain Britain, Blade, Inhumans, The Defenders, Deadpool 2, X-Men: The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Justice League, The Batman, Superman: Red Son, Batgirl, Gotham City Sirens, Arrow, Hellboy: Rise of […]
Malcolm D. Lee to direct Kevin Hart in Night School
Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip, The Best Man Holiday) has signed on to direct Kevin Hart in the action comedy Night School, which previously had Tim Story (Ride Alone, Think Like a Man) attached. Based on a story by Hart, who penned the script with Harry Ratchford, Joey Wells and Matt Kellard, Night School follows a group […]
James Van Der Beek and Lauren Graham join Disney Junior’s Vampirina
Disney Junior has announced that James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek), Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and Isabella Crovetti (Colony) will lend their voices to a vampire family in the upcoming animated series Vampirina. Van Der Beek and Graham will voice the roles of Vampirina’s parents Boris and Oxana Hauntley, while Crovetti is Vampirina (a.k.a. Vee), a […]
Stephen Amell wants a more comic book accurate Arrow in season 6
With Arrow set to return this fall for its sixth season, Stephen Amell has been chatting to CinemaBlend about how he’d like to see his character handled moving forward, with the star revealing that he’s hoping tosee a shift towards a more comic book accurate take on Oliver Queen. “I’ve said that it’s very, very […]
Rumoured shortlist of actresses for Barbara Gordon role in Batgirl
Although Joss Whedon’s attention is currently on the reshoots for November’s Justice League movie, the Avengers helmer also has one eye on his next DC project, the Batgirl solo movie, and it seems we may be close to hearing who’ll be taking on the role of Barbara Gordon in the film. Now, this rumour comes by […]
Wonder Woman surpasses Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad at domestic box office
Warner Bros.’ criticial and commercial success Wonder Woman has reached another box office milestone this week, having surpassed Suicide Squad ($325.1 million) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($330.36 million) to become the highest-grossing instalment of the DC Extended Universe in North America. Wonder Woman has grossed $330.53 million in just 28 days, whereas […]
Nick Fury was originally going to be Peter Parker’s mentor in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tom Holland’s wall-crawler swings into theaters next week with the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming [read our ★★★★★ review here], and of course the web-head isn’t the only Marvel hero to feature in the movie, with Robert Downey Jr. reprising the role of Tony Stark to serve as Peter Parker’s mentor. However, in an interview with io9, […]
Patty Jenkins shares her excitement over Wonder Woman 2
Although Warner Bros. is yet to make an official announcement on Wonder Woman 2, DC Films co-chief Geoff Johns has previously revealed that he’s starting to plot out the story with director Patty Jenkins, and now the filmmaker has revealed to Advocate (via Collider) that she’s excited about the prospect of reuniting with Gal Gadot for the […]
Alice Braga replaces Rosario Dawson in X-Men: The New Mutants
THR is reporting that Alice Braga (Queen of the South) has signed on to the cast of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: The New Mutants, where she will portray the character of Dr. Cecilia Reyes. Braga will replace The Defenders star Rosario Dawson, who has left the project for unspecified reasons. Based on the Marvel comic book […]
Rumour: James Bond Cinematic Universe being considered
We’ve got the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC Extended Universe, the Dark Universe, the MonsterVerse, The Conjuring Universe, and if rumours are to be believed, we may soon be able to add the James Bond Universe to the ever expanding list. Now, this should probably be taken with a pinch of salt, but according to […]
