In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Gotham, Supergirl, Arrow, The […]
The Strain Season 2 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Intruders’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of The Strain season 2… Anything which opens with Shakespeare and closes on family in fighting must be worth watching. That The Strain manages to lever arch in some decapitation, merely adds spice to an already combustible combination. Indulging in a soupcon of theatricality, some smoke and mirrors and […]
Scream: The TV Series – Season 1 Finale Review
Martin Carr reviews the season finale of Scream: The TV Series season 1… Paying tribute to Wes Craven in its opening moments, Scream: The TV Series launches into the season finale without missing a beat. Employing multi-media to isolate, frighten and confuse whilst keeping everything on track. To reveal our killer would be taking away […]
Jason Momoa to star in action thriller Braven
Variety is reporting that Jason Momoa (The Red Road) has signed on to star in the action-thriller Braven, which will be directed by Lin Oeding (Brass Knuckles) from a script by Thomas Pa’a Sibbett (Enemy in the Valley). Braven will see Momoa as “a humble logger residing along the U.S.-Canada border who’s confronted by a […]
Scott Cooper in talks to direct American Wolf
According to The Wrap, Scott Cooper (Out of the Furnance, Black Mass) is in talks to direct American Wolf for Warner Bros., Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Kevin McCormick’s Langley Park. American Wolf is based on source material from Nate Blakeslee, an editor at Texas Monthly, and tells the story of “a hunter in Yellowstone […]
Chris Evans open to extending his Marvel contract after Avengers: Infinity War
Having signed a six film deal with Marvel Studios to play Captain America, Chris Evans will make his fifth appearance as Steve Rogers in next year’s Phase Three launching Captain America: Civil War (or sixth, if you’re counting his cameo in Thor: The Dark World). After that, he’ll be returning to fulfil his contractual commitments […]
Marvel reveals the identity of The Totally Awesome Hulk
After dropping a batch of teasers earlier this week, Marvel Entertainment has finally revealed the identity of The Totally Awesome Hulk, with Amadeus Cho taking over as the Jade Giant for the All-New, All-Different series from Greg Pak (Planet Hulk) and Frank Cho (Mighty Avengers). The mystery behind the new Hulk’s identity has been […]
Ron Perlman reveals some plot details for Hellboy 3
Over the past few months an interview with Ron Perlman doesn’t go by without some comments about Hellboy III, the potential concluding chapter of Guillermo del Toro’s comic book adaptation, and sure enough he’s been speaking more about the possible project during an interview with Empire to promote his new Amazon series Hand of God. […]
Mahershala Ali to play Cottonmouth in Marvel’s Luke Cage
Marvel’s Luke Cage series has added another villain to its cast, with Mahershala Ali (House of Cards, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) signing on to play Cornell ‘Cottonmouth’ Stokes. “Mahershala is an actor of extraordinary range and gravitas. As Cottonmouth he will really let loose,” said Executive Producer/Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. “Luke Cage won’t […]
Stephen Rider cast in Daredevil season 2
Deadline is reporting that Stephen Rider (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) has joined the cast of Daredevil season 2 and will be playing the character of Blake Tower, “a District Attorney for New York City who helps Charlie Cox’s Daredevil — a lawyer in his civilian identity as Matt Murdock — with information to help track down and […]
