During an interview with Collider, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has revealed that The Joker and The Riddler came close to appearing in the hotly-anticipated DC superhero epic. “We talked about the possibility of putting them in,” states Snyder. “[Screenwriter] Chris Terrio and I talked about it a lot and felt […]
Taron Egerton addresses young Han Solo rumours
A few days ago, it was reported that Disney and Lucasfilm have whittled down the 2500-strong contenders for the role of the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star Wars Anthology movie to just three candidates: Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!), Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service). Appearing on The […]
Jeremy Renner would be open to a Hawkeye Netflix series
Marvel has enjoyed great success so far on Netflix, with Daredevil and Jessica Jones earning acclaims from fans and critics alike, and Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders still to come. There have been rumours that Netflix is keen to extend its Marvel output – with the likes of The Punisher, Thunderbolts and Moon Knight mentioned […]
Rumour: Sony developing PlayStation 4.5
During the week, Sony announced details of its PlayStation VR, which is set to launch in October, and now comes a rumour that development is also underway on a mid-generation ‘PlayStation 4.5’ hardware update. According to Kotaku, Sony is working on a new version of the PS4 console, which will feature an upgraded GPU to […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Dogs to a Gunfight’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Daredevil season 2… With Mexican cartels hanging from meat hooks, Irish mob gangs shredded like sushi and one surviving witness under the wing of Nelson and Murdock we open on episode two. Matt is missing, district attorney Reyes is playing hard ball and we still know nothing about […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’ll be back for Terminator 6
Last year, Paramount Pictures hoped to revitalise the Terminator franchise with the release of Terminator Genisys, which was envisioned as the first of a new trilogy of movies… until it’s somewhat disappointing box office returns came in. In January, it was reported that the studio had decided to pull the plug on the sixth Terminator […]
Telltale reveals Batman video game details
Telltale were in attendance at SXSW yesterday, during which the developer revealed the first details about its hotly-anticipated episodic Batman video game series. From their official site, here’s the points… Batman is the perfect character for the studio to explore in a Telltale series, giving the team the opportunity to dive deeper into the mind of […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Lobo, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Avengers: Infinity War, Daredevil, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Spawn, Batman: The Killing Joke and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Lobo, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC Super Hero Girls, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The […]
Avengers: Infinity War to introduce new characters
We’re anticipating a massive cast of characters in Avengers: Infinity War – either 67, or maybe even 68, according to directors Anthony and Joe Russo – and it seems that the Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War helmers won’t just be pulling from the established roster of the Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
Brian McManamon cast as Clayface in Gotham
Clayface is heading to Gotham, with Comic Book reporting that Brian McManamon has been cast as Basil Karlo in Fox’s Batman prequel series. McManamon, whose previous credits include appearances on shows such as Project Beth and Gossip Girl, also confirmed his casting on Twitter by sharing an image of himself alongside Ben McKenzie… Psyched to be […]
