In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Batman, Nightwing, The LEGO Batman Movie, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Black Adam, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Vixen, Powerless, Logan, X-Men: Supernova, Deadpool 2, X-Men: The New Mutants, Gambit, Fantastic Four 2, Legion, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians […]
Patrick Stewart says Logan will be his last outing as Professor X
We’ve known for a long while now that Hugh Jackman intends on hanging up the claws and retiring from the role of Wolverine with the release of next week’s Logan, but while Patrick Stewart had previously suggested he wasn’t ready to call time on the X-Men franchise, he’s now revealed that the Wolverine solo sequel […]
The CW planning “true four-way crossover” between Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Although the heroes of Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl joined forces last year to battle the Dominators in the ‘Invasion’ story arc, the main story didn’t really kick in until the final scenes of Supergirl, something that the producers hope to rectify next time around with “a true four-way crossover” between the […]
Simon Kinberg on X-Men: The New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Gambit and the future of the X-Men franchise
Yesterday we brought you some comments from writer-producer Simon Kinberg about the possibility of 20th Century Fox producing another Fantastic Four movie, as well as rumours linking him to the director’s chair on X-Men: Supernova. Well, as the press tour for Logan continues, Kinberg has now been speaking more about the X-Men franchise, offering updates on X-Men: […]
Simon Kinberg on possibly directing X-Men: Supernova, Nicholas Hoult thinks he’ll return as Beast
A few days ago it was reported that Simon Kinberg is being lined up to make his directorial debut on the next instalment in the main franchise, X-Men: Supernova. Coming Soon caught up with Kinberg this week and asked him about the report, but the writer and producer was keeping his cards very close to […]
Benedict Cumberbatch wants director Scott Derrickson to return for Doctor Strange 2
Marvel may be a little too busy to start thinking about Doctor Strange 2 just yet, but we’ll be seeing plenty of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Stephen Strange in Phase Three, with the Sorcerer Supreme set to appear in November’s Thor: Ragnarok, along with next year’s Avengers: Infinity War. Nevertheless, given the box office success of […]
Warner Bros. announces Vixen: The Movie
No, Mari McCabe isn’t joining Nightwing in getting a live-action DC Extended Universe outing, but she is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in animated form, with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announcing Vixen: The Movie for release this May. As you may have guessed from the cover artwork, Vixen: The Movie is actually a home-entertainment release […]
Fox won’t make another Fantastic Four until they can get it “100% right”
While 20th Century Fox has enjoyed a fairly solid run with its X-Men franchise (in terms of box office receipts at least), the studio suffered a major setback in 2015 with its Fantastic Four reboot – a film that was butchered with reshoots, trashed by fans and critics alike (and even its director Josh Trank), […]
Cress Williams to play Black Lightning in new DC pilot at The CW
Having secured a pilot order from The CW earlier this month, Greg Berlanti’s latest DC pilot Black Lightning has found its lead, with THR reporting that Cress Williams (Hart of Dixie) has signed on for the lead role of Jefferson Pierce. The pilot, which has been written by Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil (The […]
Dwayne Johnson on why he sees Black Adam as a hero
It’s been a long while since we first learned the Dwayne Johnson is set to play the character of Black Adam in Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Shazam movie, and just last month it was also announced that a solo Black Adam film has been added to the upcoming DC Extended Universe slate. In […]
