In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Gotham City Sirens, Aquaman, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Powerless, Batman and Harley Quinn, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Inhumans, Agents […]
Rumour: Obi-Wan Kenobi movie to be announced at Star Wars Celebration, Young Adult-targeted romance in development
Over the past few years there have been numerous rumours suggesting that Disney and Lucasfilm are looking to add an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie (or trilogy) to their slate of Star Wars films, while we’ve lost count the number of times that Ewan McGregor has expressed his interest in returning to the role of the Jedi […]
Sylvester Stallone exits The Expendables franchise due to creative differences
Any Sylvester Stallone fans looking forward to seeing him reprise the role of Barney Ross for the fourth Expendables movie will be disappointed to hear that the action icon has exited the franchise due to creative differences with Image / Millennium Films boss Avi Lerner. According to Deadline, Stallone was set to pocket the biggest […]
Deadpool 2 director promises more action
As development continues on Deadpool 2, new director David Leitch has been chatting to Empire about the hotly-anticipated sequel, stating that he plans ramping up the action from its predecessor.“There’s more action in this film. I hope we can expand it and make it interesting in an 87Eleven kinda way,” said Leitch, referring to the […]
Morena Baccarin wants to see Vanessa become Copycat in Deadpool 2
We already know that Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Stefan Kapicic (Colossus) and Karan Soni (Dopinder) are returning for Deadpool 2, and now Morena Baccarin has confirmed to CinemaBlend that she’ll be reprising the role of Vanessa in the hotly-anticipated sequel, and hopes to see her manifesting her own mutant abilities.““I […]
Joss Whedon’s Batgirl movie reportedly based on the New 52 version of Barbara Gordon
It was announced yesterday that Joss Whedon is looking to make the jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the DC Extended Universe, with The Avengers director said to be in talks with Warner Bros. about writing and directing a Batgirl solo movie.While a deal is yet to be reached, Entertainment Weekly seems to have […]
Felicity Smoak won’t don a mask and costume in Arrow
Following her costumed cameo in this week’s episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, executive producer Marc Guggenheim has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that there are no plans to have Emily Bett Rickards’ Felicity Smoak don a mask and costume in Arrow.“There’s two lines in the sand that I’ve drawn for Arrow for myself,” said Guggenheim. “I can’t […]
Damage Control confirmed for Spider-Man: Homecoming
In the build up to the release of the latest trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, some details emerged about Michael Keaton’s villain The Vulture, including the fact that he’s out for revenge after his salvaging company is put out of business due to a new government organisation founded by Tony Stark, which is tasked with cleaning up […]
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in talks with Marvel and DC
It looks like both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe could be looking to add some Oscar-winning screenwriter talent, with Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) revealing that he’s set to meet with both Marvel Studios and DC Films about potential projects.“I happen to have meetings coming up with both DC and Marvel,” Sorkin […]
Justin Theroux will reportedly appear in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Earlier in the week Take That star Gary Barlow revealed that he has a small role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and now another cameo may have been revealed, with Making Star Wars reporting that Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) will be making an appearance in the hotly-anticipated film.The site reports that Theroux is playing “an […]
