SHAZAM! It was reported earlier this week that Shazam would be heading into production next February, and this has now been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be helmed by David F. Sandberg, who is directing Annabelle: Creation for WB’s sister company New Line. Peter Safran, who is producing Annabelle: Creation as well as James Wan’s Aquaman, is […]
The Week in Spandex – The Pre-San Diego Comic-Con Edition
Welcome to an abridged, pre-San Diego Comic-Con edition of The Week in Spandex… Well, it’s almost that time of year again. In just a few short hours the San Diego Comic-Con International 2017 will get underway, and as usual it promises to be a huge weekend for fans of superhero movies and television. Warner Bros. […]
New DCEU movies, unused Spider-Man: Homecoming suit, Dunkirk review and more – Daily News Roundup
TWO NEW DCEU MOVIES Following the fantastic reactions and box office success of Wonder Woman, the DCEU feels like its getting itself back on track after a rocky 2016 and early 2017. There have been a lot of rumours of future entries into the universe, and yesterday Warner Bros. announced that it has set release dates […]
Han Solo set photo, original Spider-Man: Homecoming plot, Carrie Fisher in The Last Jedi and more – Daily News Roundup
HAN SOLO PHOTO He’s only been director for a few weeks, but Ron Howard has already shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the untitled Han Solo movie, featuring everyone’s favourite Wookie Chewbacacca. Check it out here. LIGHT POSTER It will debut on Netflix in August and premiere at FrightFest the night before, and yesterday we got […]
The George A. Romero Resident Evil Movie You Never Got to See
Fantastic Four in the MCU, Star Wars: The Last Jedi footage, Avengers: Infinity War trailer and more – Weekend News Roundup
FANTASTIC FOUR NO MORE? It’s been a busy weekend for those in the House of Mouse following the bi-annual D23 expo, but an announcement that many were hoping for never came to be. On the opening day, Marvel Studios had four giant statues covered in sheets, which many presumed would be the reveal of the […]
‘Who’ Cares? The online furore over the next Doctor Who
Anghus Houvouras on the online furore over the next Doctor Who… Doctor Who is a legendary science fiction institution. One with a rich history and mythology that has created fans across multiple generations. The casting of ‘The Next Doctor’ has always been a subject of interest, but in recent years the internet has turned it […]
Why Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor Is the Hero We Need Right Now
Tony Black on Jodie Whitaker’s casting as the Thirteenth Doctor… So there we go. The 13th (or should that be 14th?) Doctor, hero of legendary British institution Doctor Who, is for the first time in history going to be a woman. More specifically Jodie Whittaker, who just went from being a critically acclaimed British TV […]
Are These Really The Best British Films Ever?
A new list says more about Britain than it does the films it honours… To mark the opening of the refurbished Vue West End in London this week, a poll was released showing what the public though was the best British film. Of course, if we’ve learnt anything over the past eighteen months then it’s […]
Analysing the Good and Bad of WWE’s Second Brand Extension, One Year On
Joe Perry analyses the good and bad of WWE’s second Brand Extension one year on… I was sceptical when WWE announced a little over a year ago that they’d be splitting the roster into two; with three-hour RAWs often interminable, what were they going to be like once they’d cleaved the roster in half? With […]