In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell, X-Men: Apocalypse, Logan, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, The […]
Marvel announces Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell animated movie
Marvel has announced that the all-new animated movie Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell is set for release on Digital HD on October 21st, and will see the Green Goliath teaming up with Doctor Strange and the Howling Commandos to thwart the villainous plan of Nightmare, the evil, supernatural lord of the Dream Dimension. This All Hallows’ […]
NYCC: William Shatner to voice Two-Face in Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders sequel
The animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders received its world premiere at New York Comic Con yesterday, following which it was announced that the Batman ’66 movie will be receiving a sequel in 2017 entitled Batman vs. Two-Face, with William Shatner set to lend his voice to Harvey Dent. Check out the teaser […]
Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya and Florence Kasumba join Marvel’s Black Panther
Marvel’s Black Panther has expanded its cast with three new additions in Forest Whitaker (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Daniel Kaluuya (Black Mirror) and Florence Kasumba (Captain America: Civil War). Whitaker is set to play Zuri, an elder statesman in Wakanda, with Kaluuya as W’Kabi, a confidant of T’Challa, and Kasumba reprising her Civil War role […]
Red Dwarf XI Episode 4 Review – ‘Officer Rimmer’
Eric Bay-Andersen reviews Red Dwarf XI Episode 4 – ‘Officer Rimmer’…Kryten – According to Freud’s ‘Lexicon of Dream Symbols’, flying is meant to be a metaphor for sex.Rimmer – Absolute poppycock. I dream of flying all the time. It’s certainly nothing to do with sex. It’s always the same dream – I’m in a Boeing 727 […]
Archie launching new Riverdale comic book series
Archie Comics has announced that it is set to launch a new Riverdale comic book series to compliment the upcoming CW television series, with showrunner and Archie CCO Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa teaming up with artist Alitha Martinez for a one-shot prequel, followed by an ongoing series set within the universe of the TV series. The one-hour […]
Ben Affleck backtracks on The Batman title reveal
Earlier this week during a promotional interview for his new movie The Accountant, Ben Affleck stated that his upcoming Dark Knight solo movie would be using the title The Batman, but now he’s backtracked on that, and said “there is no Batman movie happening yet.”“It’s been around for a long time, the movie… there is no […]
Chris Pine talks Wonder Woman, debunks rumour about dual roles
Back in November, Heroic Hollywood reported that Chris Pine would be taking on double duties in Wonder Woman, portraying the character of Steve Trevor during World War I, as well as his identical grandson in the present day.Well, it turns out that HH must have got the scoop from the same source who was insistent […]
James Gunn debunks recent Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 rumours
Yesterday we brought you a rumour from Schmoes Know which suggested that Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone would be playing two members of The Elders in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 alongside Benecio Del Toro’s The Collector, Elizabeth Debicki’s Ayesha (and Jeff Goldblum’s Grandmaster from Thor: Ragnarok).Well, it looks like the report was false, as […]
Eiza Gonzalez and Mahershala Ali join Alita: Battle Angel
Casting continues on Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron’s manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, with Eiza Gonzalez (From Dusk Till Dawn) and Mahershala Ali (Luke Cage) the latest additions to the film. Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) is leading the cast as the titular Alita, an amnesiac cyborg possessing lethal martial arts skills, who […]
