Anthony Stokes on why Tobey Maguire is a better Spider-Man than Andrew Garfield…Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy will always have a special place in my heart. I watched them as a kid, then grew up and enjoyed them even more so as an adult. The style and art direction were ahead of their time, and paved […]
Wanted to see Arrow’s John Diggle as Green Lantern? Well, it’s not happening
Last weekend, Arrow star David Ramsey stoked speculation that his character John Diggle may end up being John Stewart – a.k.a. Green Lantern – in the DC series, stating that “serious discussions” have taken place. However, anyone hoping to see Diggle donning a Power Ring will be disappointed with the latest comments from Arrow executive […]
Fifty Shades of Grey enjoys a massive $240 million global opening weekend
It was to be expected given that it set all kinds of pre-release sales records, but now the numbers are in and it’s official: Fifty Shades of Grey is a massive success for Universal and Focus Features, with the film pulling in a huge $240 million opening weekend around the globe.The adaptation of E.L. James’ […]
Old Man Logan is heading into the Warzone for Marvel’s Secret Wars tie-in
Wolverine is heading into the Warzone as part of Marvel’s huge Secret Wars event this May, with Brian Michael Bendis (All-New X-Men) and Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow) resurrecting Old Man Logan for a brand new miniseries… “The original Old Man Logan story is a modern masterpiece,” says Marvel SVP, Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “Fans […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and True Detective win big at the 2015 WGA Awards
With the Oscars almost upon us, the Writers Guild of America held its annual WGA Awards ceremony last night, with The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game taking home the gongs for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. On the TV front, True Detective claimed the awards for Drama Series and New […]
Wallcrawling Webslinging Warriors Cross into the Warzone for Secret Wars tie-in Spider-Verse
The biggest Spider-Man event of all-time – no, not the deal between Sony and Marvel, the other one – heads into the Warzone this may as spider-powered heroes from every universe find themselves stranged on Battleworld for the Secret Wars tie in Spider-Verse from writer Mike Costa (G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files) and artist Andre […]
Adrianne Palicki promoted to series regular on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Yesterday ABC released a detailed new synopsis for the second half of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 ahead of its midseason premiere next month, and now we have word via The Wrap that Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi Morse / Mockingbird) has been promoted to series regular for the show’s return.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has added several new […]
Sigourney Weaver on Neill Blomkamp’s potential Alien movie: “We’ll see what happens”
A couple of days ago Chappie director Neill Blomkamp offered up some insight into his potential Alien movie, stating that Fox would “make it tomorrow” if he decided to go ahead with his plans for another instalment in the sci-fi franchise.Well, Cinemablend caught up with Blomkamp’s Chappie star Sigourney Weaver, and it seems she’s open […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man & Marvel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Gotham’s Joker, Kick-Ass 3 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide […]
Gotham showrunner comments on the introduction of The Joker
Earlier in the week, Fox debuted a promo for the upcoming sixteenth episode of Gotham, which seemed to indicate that the episode would introduce the show’s version of The Joker, a.k.a. Jerome, played by Cameron Monaghan (Shameless) [watch the promo here].Well, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with showrunner Bruno Heller, asking him whether that is […]
