If bringing together Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and virtually every other supporting player from the first ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t enough, it seems that Avengers: Infinity War may be set to introduce another classic Marvel here… although you may want to have your pinch of salt at […]
X-Men: The New Mutants director talks horror tone, trilogy plans, and new characters
Earlier this week, 20th Century Fox revealed the first trailer for its horror-themed X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, and now director Josh Boone has been chatting to IGN about the film’s tone, his plans for a trilogy of movies, and their place in the wider X-Men universe. “We brought it to Foxas a trilogy of […]
Rumour: Netflix may delay The Punisher
Earlier this week Marvel and Netflix announced that they had cancelled this weekend’s planned New York Comic Con panel for The Punisher in the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas. During our report, we speculated that Netflix may also opt to postpone the release of the show itself, and now Newsday is […]
Marvel pulls The Punisher from NYCC in the wake of Las Vegas shooting
Following on from the tragic Las Vegas shooting this past Saturday, Marvel and Netflix have announced that they have decided to pull the panel for the upcoming series The Punisher from the New York Comic Con schedule. “We are stunned and saddened by this week’s senseless act in Las Vegas,” reads the official statement from […]
The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: The New Mutants, Gambit, Avengers: Infinity War, DC TV struggling in ratings
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, Batman: The Animated Series, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Black Panther: Trouble […]
The Week in Spandex – NYCC roundup, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, Runaways, Gambit, Constantine, Spawn and more
Due to New York Comic Con, birthdays and anniversaries, it’s an abridged version of The Week in Spandex this week. Normal service will be resumed this coming Saturday… The big news from the weekend was of course the release of the latest trailer for Warner Bros.’ upcoming blockbuster Justice League, while on the DC front […]
Disney developing Hocus Pocus TV reboot
Deadline is reporting that The Disney Channel is in early development on a TV movie reboot of the cult classic Hocus Pocus, which starred Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy who are inadvertently resurrected in present day Salem, Massachusetts. The reboot is being penned by Scarlett Lacey (The Royals), with the film’s original […]
Alexandra Daddario to star in thriller I Am Not a Bird
Baywatch star Alexandra Daddario is set to star in director William Olsson’s (Reliance) upcoming thriller I Am Not a Bird, which is based upon Catherine Hanrahan’s debut novel Lost Girls and Love Hotels, with Hanrahan also penning the script. Vairety reports that I Am Not a Bird follows “a young western woman in the midst […]
Filming gets underway on M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass
Universal Pictures has announced that filming is now underway on Glass, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s follow-up to 2000’s Unbreakable and last year’s Split. Shyamalan marked the occasion by sharing the following image to Twitter, complete with the caption “Day 1: Seventeen years in the making”… Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s […]
Bradley Cooper reportedly in talks to play WWE’s Vince McMahon in biopic
Back in April of this year it was announced that Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love) had signed on to direct a biopic of Vince McMahon, and now comes word that Bradley Cooper is in talks to portray the WWE Chairman and sports entertainment mogul. According to PW Insider, WWE Studios and TriStar Pictures […]