In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Inhumans, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Defenders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Big Hero 6: The Series, Deadpool 2, Logan, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Justice League, The Batman, Suicide Squad, The Batman, The LEGO Batman […]
Marvel’s Doctor Strange heading for an $80 million+ domestic opening weekend
Having grossed an $86 million international opening last week, it seems that Marvel’s Doctor Strange is on track to post a similar figure with is North American debut this weekend, with the Benedict Cumberbatch-headlined Phase Three blockbuster on course for an $82 million to $88 million domestic haul. Doctor Strange earned $9.4 million on Thursday, putting […]
Peyton Reed on Giant-Man’s introduction in Civil War, gives an update on Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man director Peyton Reed is currently developing the sequel to last year’s superhero origin story, with Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne set to share top billing with Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp. During an interview with Moviefone, Reed has shared his thoughts on seeing Giant-Man making his debut in Captain America: […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige says the Inhumans movie could happen in Phase Four
Although Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was originally scheduled to end with an Inhumans movie, Marvel Studios made the decision to pull the project from its slate back in April, stating that the addition of Ant-Man and the Wasp and Spider-Man: Homecoming had shifted their priorities. Previous rumours had suggested that it was […]
UPDATE: Rumour: Ben Affleck’s Batman script has “serious problems”, and Warner Bros. doesn’t care
With Ben Affleck’s Batman movie gearing up to go into production next year, a rather nasty rumour has surfaced over at The Ringer suggesting that “there are serious problems with the script”, and that executives at Warner Bros. aren’t overly concerned about fixing them as “it doesn’t really matter” due to the amount of money […]
The Flash star Kiersey Clemons comments on the departure of director Rick Famuyiwa
Earlier this week it was announced that Warner Bros.’ The Flash movie had lost a second director, with Rick Famuyiwa exiting the project due to creative differences. During his time at the helm, Famuyiwa had cast his Dope star Kiersey Clemons in the role of Iris West, and now the actress has been speaking to […]
Ciaran Hinds portraying Steppenwolf in Justice League
According to The Wrap, Game of Thrones star Ciaran Hinds is portraying the main villain Steppenwolf in Zack Snyder’s Justice League movie, and has already completed his motion capture work as the character. Steppenwolf featured in a deleted scene from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which was restored for the Ultimate Edition, and saw […]
Harley Quinn Smith to star in Kevin Smith’s episode of Supergirl
Having appeared in Tusk, Yoga Hosers and the Halloween segment of Holidays, Harley Quinn Smith is now set for another collaboration with her father Kevin Smith on his upcoming episode of the DC television series Supergirl. National City here I come! A photo posted by Harley Quinn Smith (@harleyquinnsmith_) on Oct 31, 2016 at 3:47pm PDT […]
DC TV series generating over $1 billion a year in revenue
Warner Bros. may have had suffered a few bumps in the road as it launched its DC Extended Universe, but the studio has certainly made huge strides on the small screen, so much so that the various DC TV shows are generating over $1 billion a year in revenue. The announcement was made by Time Warner CEO […]
Jessica Henwick to reprise Iron Fist role as Colleen Wing in The Defenders
With production now underway, Marvel continues to fill out the supporting cast of the Netflix miniseries The Defenders, with Jessica Henwick the latest addition, reprising the role of Colleen Wing from next year’s Iron Fist. SEE ALSO: A standoff between Jessica Jones and Misty Knight in set photos from Marvel’s The Defenders For @MarvelIronFist's @Jhenwick, […]
