Universal Pictures kicked off the blockbuster season this past Friday with the release of Furious 7 (or Fast & Furious 7, as it is called here in the UK), enjoying a staggering global box office bow in the process. Launching the James Wan-directed sequel into 14,009 cinemas across 63 markets, the film pulled in a […]
David Lynch exits Twin Peaks revival
Some bad news for fans of Twin Peaks this Easter Monday, with co-creator David Lynch announcing via Twitter that he will no longer be involved in the upcoming sequel series from Showtime. “After one year and four months of negotiations, I left because not enough money was offered to do the script the way I […]
IDW adapting Nicholas Meyer’s The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
IDW Publishing has announced that it is to adapt Nicholas Meyer’s (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) bestselling mystery novel The Seven-Per-Cent-Solution into a five-part comic book series from writers Scott Tipton and David Tipton and artist Ron Joseph. “I’m delighted to help translate my novel, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, for a new audience in […]
Manu Bennett says Arrow producers took Deathstroke “in the wrong direction”
It seems that Manu Bennett isn’t too happy with the way that the producers of Arrow handled his character Slade Wilson / Deathstroke, with the actor offering up some criticism during an interviw with The Music – particularly with regards to his appearance in the third season. “I think Deathstroke had a lot of possibilities […]
IDW and DC teaming up for Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War crossover
IDW Publishing, CBS and DC Entertainment have announced that they are teaming up to boldly go where no one has gone before… in brightest day, in blackest night. Yes, the two iconic franchises Star Trek and Green Lantern are crossing over this summer with a six part comic book miniseries entitled Star Trek/Green Lantern: The […]
Rob Liefeld shares his thoughts on Deadpool movie
With filming now underway on Deadpool – and an R-rating confirmed – creator Rob Liefeld has paid a visit to the set of the upcoming X-Men spin-off, during which he took to Instagram to post an image of himself alongside leading man Ryan Reynolds, as well as sharing his thoughts on the long-gestating project finally […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Deadpool, Wolverine, The Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Shazam, Batman ’66 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Daredevil, The Punisher, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Deadpool, Wolverine 3, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Shazam, Justice League Dark, […]
Marvel announces new Secret Wars series Siege
They are few against many. They are the last line of defense. They can’t ever win. They can’t afford to lose. This July, Kieron Gillen and Felipe Andrade bring us a Secret Wars story of deadly proportions with Siege Welcome to the Shield, the last line of defense against the hordes to the south of […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron character bios for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Ultron, Baron Strucker, Dr. Cho and Ulysses Klaue
As Marvel continues its promotional blitz for Avengers: Age of Ultron, the studio has released character bios for the principal players in the hotly-anticipated superhero sequel, including Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Ultron, Baron Strucker, Dr. Helen Cho and Ulysses Klaue (…not Klaw?). Check them out here via Starmometer… Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). Brash but […]
Jason Momoa talks Aquaman and Justice League
Druring a promotional interview for his new television series Red Road, Jason Momoa birefly spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about his upcoming role as Aquaman in the DC Cinematic Universe, which is set to begin with a cameo in next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, leading in to The Justice League Part One […]
