In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Agent Carter, Daredevil, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Big Hero 6, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Deadpool, Gambit, The Fantastic Four, The Fantastic Four 2, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The Dark Knight […]
Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie loses its screenwriter
Just as original writer Michael Arndt left Star Wars: The Force Awakens, screenwriter Gary Whitta has now departed Disney’s first standalone Star Wars movie, which is being directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). According to THR, Whitta has completed a first draft of the film and is now moving on to his next project, which could […]
Marvel dominates comic book sales in 2014
Diamond Comic Distributors has releasing their annual end-of-year sales rankings for the comic book industry, which continued its upward trend in 2014 as sales increased 4.39% over the previous twelve months. The year was dominated by Marvel, who led the charts in terms of both dollar and unit market share (34.38% and 36.78% respectively), as […]
Marvel announces the Death of Deadpool
It looks like Deadpool is going to be following in the footsteps of Wolverine and meeting his maker, with Marvel announcing that it’s killing off the Merc with the Mouth in the upcoming Deadpool #45, which marks the 250th issue of Deadpool across all his volumes, and also the last of the current series. “This […]
New rumoured shortlist for Cyclops, Jean and Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse
Back in November a list of potential candidates for the roles of the younger Cyclops and Jean Grey in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse arrived online, which included the likes of Ben Hardy (EastEnders), Charlie Rowe (Neverland), Timothee Chalamet (Interstellar), Chloe Moretz (The Equalizer), Elle Fanning (Maleficent) and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit). Since then, we haven’t heard […]
UPDATE: Batman v Superman to be split into two parts, with Enter the Knight leading into Dawn of Justice?
If you were wondering how Warner Bros. and DC plan to cram so many characters into the upcoming DC ensemble Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, well we may just have the answer – although the emphasis is on may here… According to an image doing the rounds on the internet which is allegedly from […]
Kevin Feige comments on Ant-Man “disagreements” with Edgar Wright
With the accompanying press release for the first Ant-Man trailer came the news that original director Edgar Wright and his writing partner Joe Cornish will not receive a screenwriting credit on the twelfth instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, despite spending the best part of a decade working on the script. Instead, the duo will […]
Edward James Olmos joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Blade Runner and Battlestar Galactica star Edward James Olmos has signed on for a recurring guest role in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with the official Marvel site revealing that he’s set to play Robert Gonzales, a character who “will have massive repercussions for Director Coulson and his team.” “Edward James Olmos brings an amazing gravitas to […]
John Travolta to play Robert Shapiro in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson
John Travolta is heading back to the small screen for his first recurring role since the late 70s’ Welcome Back, Kotter, signing on for a part in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, where he’ll play The Juice’s lawyer Robert Shapiro. Produced by American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy, the legal drama is set […]
Liam Neeson on the chances of Taken 4
Coinciding with the release of the action threequel Taken 3, which is out in cinemas today, Yahoo! Movies caught up with Liam Neeson and asked about the possibility of Bryan Mills putting his particular set of skills to good use for a fourth outing in the franchise: “I don’t think [the Taken franchise] can develop […]
