Last month, CBS debuted the first trailer for its new take on the classic 80s action-adventure series MacGyver, starring Lucas Till (X-Men: Apocalypse) in the Richard Dean Anderson role as Anghus ‘Mac’ MacGyver. With the show set to get underway in the fall, the network has decided to overhaul the pilot episode and revamp with concept, […]
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance may be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4
According to the Taiwan Game Software Rating Board (via Gematsu), Activision is set to bring its two Marvel: Ultimate Alliance games to PlayStation and Xbox One, along with 2012’s Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, with all three games receiving ratings for the current-gen platforms. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance was developed by Raven Software and featured similar four-player […]
Director Jon Watts talks Spider-Man: Homecoming
As he gears up to go into production on Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, director Jon Watts has been talking to The Daily Beast about the hotly-anticipated reboot, and in particular the diversity of its cast. “Peter Parker goes to high school in Queens, and Queens is one of—if not the—most diverse places in the […]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game coming in October
Get ready to return to Sunnydale this October with the release of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game from Jasco Games and Lynnvader Studios. The cooperative board game has players take the role of Buffy and her friends as they defend the town of Sunnydale from an onslaught of vampires and demons. There is […]
Charlie Cox thinks playing Daredevil may have cost him young Han Solo role in the Star Wars spinoff
Given that reports suggested Lucasfilm tested over 2500 actors before casting Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, it’s probably harder to find a young actor in Hollywood who wasn’t up for the Star Wars spinoff than one who was. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter to promote his new play Incognito, Daredevil star Charlie Cox has revealed that he […]
Common signs on for Black Samurai TV series
Variety is reporting that Common (Selma, Suicide Squad) has signed on to star in a TV adaptation of Black Samurai, which is being executive produced by RZA (The Man with the Iron Fists). Black Samurai is based on the 70s book series from Marc Olden and “follows the story of Robert Sand (Common) who is […]
Trailer for supernatural horror Paranormal Sex Tape
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Paranormal Sex Tape is an XXX parody of the Paranormal Activity franchise (and how that title wasn’t snapped up about five years ago is beyond me), but it’s actually a supernatural horror from writer-director Dick Van Dark, and one you’ll probably want to give a very wide berth. Check out […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wraps production, Spider-Man: Homecoming expands its cast, Wolverine 3 set photos, David Ayer on The Joker’s tattoos in Suicide Squad, Superman joins Supergirl, DC TV casting news and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Batman: […]
Judi Dench to play Queen Victoria in Stephen Frears’ Victoria and Abdul
She was Oscar nominated for her portrayal in Mrs. Brown, and now Dame Judi Dench is set to reprise the role of Queen Victoria in Working Title Films’ Victoria and Abdul, which is being directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen). Based on Shrabani Basu’s book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant […]
Tyler Hoechlin is “honored and humbled” to play Superman in Supergirl
Yesterday it was announced that former Teen Wolf star Tyler Hoechlin is set to portray Superman in the second season of the DC series Supergirl, and now the actor has taken to Twitter to share his excitement about taking on the iconic role of the Man of Steel… Could not be more honored & humbled […]
