Despite the fact that Independence Day: Resurgence is bringing back several cast members from the original movie, there is one name absent from the roster of the 1996 blockbuster, with Will Smith opting against a return to the franchise. Speaking to Comic Book, director Roland Emmerich has revealed that Smith was originally set to return, […]
Adult Swim announces Robot Chicken: The Walking Dead special
Adult Swim has announced that Seth Green and Matthew Senreich’s Stoopid Buddy Stoodios is teaming up with The Walking Dead executive producers Robert Kirkman and Scott Gimple for the animated zombie apocalypse half-hour special Robot Chicken: The Walking Dead. Details on the special are being kept under wraps, but it was announced as part of a […]
Shia LaBeouf to play John McEnroe in Borg/McEnroe
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shia LaBeouf has signed on to play tennis legend John McEnroe in the upcoming biopic Borg/McEnroe, which will chronicle “the long-running battle for supremacy in the tennis world in the 1970s and 1980s between McEnroe and Swedish star Bjorn Borg.” LaBeouf will star alongside Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason (A Serious […]
Paddington 2 to start shooting later this year
StudioCanal has announced that production on its upcoming sequel to 2014’s Paddington will go into production in the UK this October. Paul King is returning to direct the film, and while the cast is yet to be announced it is expected that Ben Whishaw will be back to voice the titular bear alongside Hugh Bonneville […]
Margot Robbie and David Ayer talk Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn
With Harley Quinn set to make her big screen debut this August as part of Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad movie, actress Margot Robbie and director David Ayer have been speaking about the fan favourite DC character in an interview with Vogue. “She doesn’t even have superpowers,” states Robbie. “She’s just a psychopath who runs around […]
Michael Palin and Adam Driver reportedly set for Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Back in April it was announced that Terry Gilliam is set to take another crack at The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, with filming expected to get underway this September. Well, according to FlickReel, Gilliam has now enlisted Michael Palin for the role of Don Quixote, while Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Adam Driver could […]
IDW collecting Joe Hill’s Tales from the Darkside scripts
Early last year, it was revealed that The CW was developing a reboot of Tales from the Darkside from Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Joe Hill, and while the series never materialised, IDW Publishing announced a four-issue comic book series based upon scripts Hill produced for the aborted show. And now comes word that the publisher […]
Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader Comic to end in August
Some bad news for fans of Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader comic, as it has been announced that the ongoing solo series will be coming to an end this August with issue #25, the cover to which you can see here… “It was a situation where, you know, we’ve always said all the way through, […]
Karl Urban says “it would be a privilege to make another Dredd”
Despite the fact its getting on for four years since the release of Dredd, there remains considerable fan support for a sequel, or more recently, a show on the likes of Netflix, Amazon or HBO. Just last month, Karl Urban teased that “conversations are happening” with regards to a follow-up, and now the actor has […]
The Week in Spandex – X-Men: Apocalypse reviewed, Civil War tops Deadpool, Justice League rumours, Affleck unhappy with Batman v Superman, Booster Gold in development, Agent Carter cancelled, Supergirl renewed, new DC shows announced, Fox “committed to trying again” with Fantastic Four and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Gambit, Wolverine 3, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Agent Carter, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, The Defenders, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern Corps, […]
