Earlier this month, Ridley Scott revealed that he already has a script for another Alien movie to follow this year’s Alien: Covenant, and that we could get a further six movies in the franchise before he decides to call it a day. Although that sounded like hyperbole from Scott, the filmmaker has now revealed to […]
Groot will be a “better-written character” in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
It seems that Marvel was caught a little by surprise with the fan reaction to Groot in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy (which explains why it took so long for those Dancing Baby Groot toys to hit the shelves), and speaking to Comic Book, director James Gunn has revealed that his breakout popularity has ensured […]
Rumour: The new Matrix movie could be a Morpheus prequel
Last week it was announced that Warner Bros. is rebooting The Matrix with a new movie based upon the classic sci-fi action series, with Michael B. Jordan wanted for the lead role. Writer Zak Penn subsequently took to Twitter to confirm that the new project is not a reboot of the property, and now Birth.Movies.Death […]
Logan director James Mangold to helm The Force
Coming off the back of the hit Wolverine swansong Logan, Deadline is reporting that director James Mangold will reunite with 20th Century Fox for his next project, an adaptation of Don Winslow’s upcoming crime novel The Force. The site reports that the book “tells the story of a corrupt detective in the NYPD’s most elite […]
Ryan Murphy sets new drama Pose at FX
Not content with American Horror Story, American Crime Story and Feud, FX has picked up another series from producer Ryan Murphy entitled Pose, which he is writing with his frequent collaborator Brad Falchuk and up-and-coming writer Steven Canals. Deadline reports that the new drama will take place in 1986 and “examines the juxtaposition of several […]
Season 3 of Scream: The TV Series will be a reboot
Back in October MTV announced that it had renewed Scream: The TV Series for a shortened third season of six episodes, and now Deadline is reporting that the network and Dimension TV are looking to hit the reset button with a reboot featuring a new cast and new storyline. The site reports that the cast […]
The Shield creator on the possibility of a revival
Reviving old shows seems to be in vogue at the moment, and as his acclaimed cop drama The Shield celebrates its fifteenth anniversary, creator Shawn Ryan has been chatting to EW about the prospect of going down the same route as the likes of The X-Files, 24, Prison Break and Twin Peaks and catching up […]
Darth Vader was originally going to kill Darth Maul in Star Wars Rebels’ season 2 finale
Darth Maul is heading to Tatooine in tonight’s episode of Star Wars Rebels as he seeks his revenge against Obi-Wan Kenobi in ‘Twin Suns’ [watch a clip from the episode here], but it seems that the Phantom Menace villain would not have made it to the third season had Rebels creator Dave Filoni stuck to […]
The Week in Spandex – Warner Bros. shuffling DC slate, DCEU director rumours, Guardians of the Galaxy updates, Chris Hemsworth thought he was fired from Marvel
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Gotham City Sirens, Suicide Squad 2, Justice League Dark, Man of Steel 2, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Logan, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Supernova, Legion, Fantastic […]
The Marvel universe enters a Brave New World with Secret Empire
Captain America and Hydra are set to take over the Marvel universe next month, and the publisher has announced its latest Secret Empire tie-in Brave New World from writers Paul Allor (Uncanny Inhumans) and Brian Level (Deadpool, Deadpool & The Mercs for Money), which will detail how every corner of the Marvel Universe lives in […]
