In this pre-Comic Con edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, […]
Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool will be his last superhero role
Ryan Reynolds is certainly no stranger to the superhero movie, having appeared in Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern, and as he gears up to appear at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote next year’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, the actor has told The Huffington Post that the Merc with a Mouth will be […]
Disney’s Bob Iger isn’t afraid of competition from DC: “We’re Marvel”
For the past few years, Marvel Studios had been running pretty much unopposed when it comes to shared superhero movie universes, although that’s about to change as Warner Bros. kickstarts its DC slate next year with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. However, Disney chief Bob Iger isn’t afraid […]
Neil Casey cast as the villain in Ghostbusters
Another Saturday Night Live alumnus has joined the cast of Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters, with Deadline revealing that writer and actor Neil Casey is set to play the villain in the reboot of the beloved franchise. Casey will play a character called Rowan, but further details are being kept under wraps. SEE ALSO: First look at […]
Dark Horse Comics teams with Universal for TV adaptations
Dark Horse Comics has struck a deal with Universal Cable Productions to bring a selection of its comic book titles to the small screen, with adaptations of The Umbrella Academy, Harrow County, Concrete and Back-Up are in the works. “Dark Horse Entertainment has an incredible roster of fantastical, witty and mind-bending stories,” states Dawn Olmstead, […]
Minions fends off Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July 2015… Universal’s animated Despicable Me spinoff Minions held on to first place at the UK box office in its second weekend, comfortably fending off competition from new arrivals Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL to top the chart […]
Michael K. Williams joins Assassin’s Creed movie
Fresh from the news that he’s joined the cast of Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, it has now been announced that Michael K. Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) has signed on to appear in the upcoming videogame adaptation Assassin’s Creed for a character who is said to have a “major stake in the franchise.” SEE ALSO: […]
Todd Solondz’s Wiener-Dog announces its cast
With production underway on Todd Solondz’s (Happiness) new film Wiener-Dog, Deadline is reporting that Kieran Culkin, Danny DeVito, Brie Larson, Ellen Burstyn, Zosia Mamet and Tracy Letts have signed on to the cast alongside Julie Delpy and Greta Gerwig. Wiener-Dog will feature some characters from Solondz’s 1995 film Welcome to the Dollhouse, and is set […]
Where the Road Runs Out announced for Durban Film Festival
Rudolf Buitendach’s award winning Where The Road Runs Out (Isaach De Bankolé, Juliet Landau, Stelio Savante, Sizo Motsoko) will make its international premiere at this year’s Durban Film Festival on July 19th at 6pm. Director-producer Rudolf Buitendach in attendance, and partially shot on location in Durban and Rotterdam the international premiere represent a homecoming of […]
Rumour: Darth Vader to appear in Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One
Fresh from the news that The LEGO Movie helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are to direct a Star Wars Anthology spinoff centred on Han Solo for release in 2018, it is now being rumoured that the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader is set for a return to the big screen with an […]
