Back in 2011, with The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man all on the horizon, I thought it would be pretty useful to start a weekly roundup keeping track of all the latest superhero news. And so The Week in Spandex was born. Fast forward seven years, umpteen superhero movies later, and… […]
Get yourself a free Thanos comic courtesy of Marvel
Marvel is offering readers the chance to dive into the acclaimed ‘Thanos Wins’ story arc from Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw by giving away digital copies of Thanos #13 completely free between now and Tuesday, January 30th. THANOS WINS Part 1. Ask the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe how they fear the universe […]
FX orders pilot for What We Do In the Shadows U.S. TV series
THR is reporting that FX has ordered a pilot for a U.S. TV series based upon Taika Waititi’s acclaimed vampire mockumentary What We Do In the Shadows. The pilot for the half hour comedy will be directed by Waititi, with Jemaine Clement writing the script, and the duo will both serve as executive producers. It’s […]
Iris West suits up in spy photos from The Flash season 4
It looks like Candice Patton’s Iris West is set to become the latest addition to The CW’s roster of Arrowverse heroes, with some new set photos from the Vancouver set of the DC superhero show The Flash arriving online, which show Iris in a leather suit and domino mask. BLOG RE-POST#TheFlash shoots a major spoiler […]
Watch an exclusive clip from The Hero featuring Sam Elliott and Nick Offerman
This coming Monday sees the UK release of director Brett Haley’s (I’ll See You in My Dreams) new film The Hero starring Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter and Nick Offerman, and we’ve got an exclusive clip for you here, which features a powerful scene between Sam and Nick’s characters read a script that has […]
UPDATE: Paul Bettany withdraws from talks to replace Matt Smith as Prince Philip in The Crown
UPDATE: Deadline is reporting that Paul Bettany has now exited talks with Netflix, and will not be joining the cast of The Crown. Original story follows… As Netflix continues to shake up the cast of The Crown for its upcoming third and fourth seasons, THR is reporting that Avengers star Paul Bettany is nearing a […]
EA outlines new Star Wars Battlefront II updates and content
Over on the official EA site, the publisher has outlined its upcoming content plans for Star Wars Battlefront II, teasing a selection of updates for the sequel which are set to roll out over the next few months: We’re working on a revamped progression system. Your feedback has been essential here, and we are preparing significant […]
Warner Bros. developing an animated version of The Cat in the Hat
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that its animated division Warner Animation Group is teaming up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to produce a series of feature films based upon the weird and wacky works of the author, beginning with The Cat in the Hat. “Our Pictures Group is home to some of the world’s most popular […]
Marvel’s Spider-Man renewed for second season by Disney XD
Disney XD has announced that it has renewed the animated series Marvel’s Spider-Man for a second season, which is slated to get underway later in the year. The press release for the second season offers up some details of what we can expect from the web-slinger’s latest round of animated adventures: “The second season of […]
First look at Brie Larson in costume as Captain Marvel
A couple of days we got a look at Brie Larson preparing to undergo some flight training in preparation for her role as Carol Danvers, and now we’ve got our very first look at the Oscar winner suited up and filming scenes as Captain Marvel. The costume probably isn’t quite how you’d expect it to […]
