Over the weekend we heard from Guillermo del Toro, who revealed that he’s “still working on” his long-planned adaptation of Justice League Dark, and now the filmmaker has offered up a few more details on the current status of the project, which will delve into the supernatural side of the DC universe… “Right now the […]
Rian Johnson on securing the director’s chair on Star Wars: Episode VIII
Last month it was revealed that Brick and Looper director Rian Johnson had landed the gig of writing and directing Star Wars: Episode VIII, as well as writing the treatment and potentially directing Star Wars: Episode IX. Now the filmmaker has chatted briefly about securing the director’s chair on the follow-up(s) to J.J. Abrams’ Star […]
Movie Review – How We Are Now (2014)
Stephen Glass reviews How We Are Now… As well as opining on new releases and re-releases and DVD releases and all other releases, film writers, professional or otherwise, are afforded a great power to vouch for films and filmmakers with little exposure, which are perhaps only on the festival circuit. Even this launchpad leaves innumerable […]
The Week in Spandex – The 2014 San Diego Comic-Con Edition
A special edition of The Week in Spandex rounding up all the superhero news and talking points from the San Diego Comic-Con, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Doctor Strange, Thunderbolts, Captain America 3, Blade, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Hulk […]
Quentin Tarantino confirms The Hateful Eight is going ahead
Appearing at the San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the upcoming comic book crossover Django/Zorro from Dynamite Entertainment, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino confirmed that The Hateful Eight is going to move ahead, stating during the Q&A that: “Yes, we are going to be doing The Hateful Eight. All for you. We weren’t sure about it but I […]
Godzilla 2 to feature Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidorah
Kicking off today’s Legendary Pictures panel at Hall H of the San Diego Comic-Con International, CEO Thomas Tull offered up a first look teaser for the sequel to this year’s Godzilla, which revealed that the sequel will see the King of the Monsters going up against three of his classic foes in Rodan, Mothra and […]
Wesley Snipes wants Blade return and Twilight crossover
Now that Blade is back at Marvel Studios, you’d have to assume that there’s absolutely zero chance of the franchise picking up where Blade: Trinity left off, but that has stopped Wesley Snipes from expressing his interest in playing the Daywalker one more time during an interview with MTV (via CBM) at the San Diego […]
Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist sequel Street Fighter: World Warrior in development
Some great news for fans of the web series Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, as it has been announced at Comic-Con that Capcom has given the go ahead to development on a second series, entitled Street Fighter: World Warrior! Joey Ansah will return to write and direct World Warrior, which will see him reunited with Assassin’s […]
Edgar Wright to direct Grasshopper Jungle
Recently it was reported that British filmmaker Edgar Wright will direct Baby Driver for Working Title as his first film following his departure from Ant-Man, and now he’s added another project to his slate with Deadline revealing that he’s signed on to adapt Andrew Smith’s YA novel Grasshopper Jungle. The tale is described as “a […]
Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. news from SDCC’s Marvel Television Presents panel
Marvel Studios will take to Hall H tomorrow for its big presentation, during which an announcement on Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is expected. However, today was all about the small screen side of the MCU, with Jeph Loeb hosting the annual Marvel Television Presents panel, during which we were treated to a […]
