Spider-Man: Homecoming finally made its way to China this weekend, where the Marvel and Sony-produced reboot is looking at an opening weekend of around $70 million, helping to make it the highest-grossing reboot of all time. To promote its release in the Middle Kingdom, a new poster has arrived online featuring Spidey, The Vulture and […]
Charlie Cox and Brittany Snow set for Stripped
Charlie Cox (Daredevil) and Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect) are set to star in the upcoming thriller Stripped, which marks the feature directorial debut of veteran camera operator Patrick O’Brien. The film tells the story of “Will Hickey (Cox), a married professional who becomes increasingly obsessed with a high-priced escort leading him down a dark path of […]
James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel and more join faith-based drama Paul, Apostle of Christ
Variety has revealed that James Faulkner, Jim Caviezel, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley, and John Lynch have been cast in Paul, Apostle of Christ, a religious drama from writer-director Andrew Hyatt (Full of Grace), which is being produced by Sony’s faith-based Affirm Films. The film, which is currently shooting in Malta, will see Faulkner taking on […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok marketing blitz, Avengers 4 rumours, X-Force and Suicide Squad 2 get directors, Jared Leto confused over Joker plans and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Nighthawk, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, X-Force, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad 2, Shazam, The Joker, Superman: Red Son, Gotham, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of […]
ABC gives pilot commitment to female-led Greatest American Hero reboot
After two failed attempts from The LEGO Movie’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller, 20th Century Fox TV is taking another stab at rebooting Steven J. Cannell’s cult classic The Greatest American Hero, with ABC giving a put pilot commitment to a female-led half-hour single-camera comedy project. The latest take on the series hails from Fresh […]
Nick Blood’s Lance Hunter returning for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5
After starring in the failed spinoff pilot Marvel’s Most Wanted, EW is reporting that Nick Blood will be reprising the role of Lance Hunter in the upcoming fifth season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC.Blood made his debut as Hunter in the second season of the show, and was last seen in the season […]
Marvel returning to Scotland for Avengers 4
Having shot on location in Edinburgh and Glasgow for Avengers: Infinity War, The Daily Record is reporting that Marvel Studios is heading back to Scotland to film scenes for the currently-in-production – and as-yet-untitled – Avengers 4.“A second Avengers film is penciled in for filming in Scotland in 2018,” states the newspaper’s source. “People have […]
Tomb Raider trailer classified as Alicia Vikander discusses the film
It looks like we won’t have very long to wait to get our first glimpse of Alicia Vikander’s Lara Croft in action, as the British Board of Film Classification has classified the first trailer for the hotly-anticipated video game adaptation Tomb Raider, which is set to run for 2 minutes and 10 seconds.As yet, we […]
Blumhouse teams with John Ridley for superhero comic adaptation The American Way
Following on from Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions has added another comic book movie to its slate, with Deadline reporting that the company is teaming with Oscar-winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, American Crime) for a feature adaptation of Ridley and artist George Jeanty’s superhero comic book series The American Way: Those […]
New TV spot for comic book adaptation The Chair
Ahead of its home entertainment release this Halloween, a new TV spot has arrived online for the Alterna Comics graphic novel adaptation The Chair, which features a cast that includes Bill Oberst Jr. (Criminal Minds), Tim Muskatell (Deadgirl), Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Noah Hathaway (The NeverEnding Story) and Ezra Buzzington (The Hills Have Eyes), […]
