In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man: Homecoming, Legion, Logan, X-Men: Supernova, The Batman, Batman Unchained, Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder […]
Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown joins the Russos on the set of Avengers: Infinity War
With production on Avengers: Infinity War in full swing, filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo have shared a behind-the-scenes image from the set of the Marvel blockbuster, which sees them joined by Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, complete with the caption “guest director”. Naturally the image has led to speculation that the young actress has […]
Michael Rooker confirms Yondu return for Avengers: Infinity War
We already knew that Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Groot (Vin Diesel), Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) are set to feature in Avengers: Infinity War, and now Michael Rooker has revealed we’ll have a full house of the Guardians of the Galaxy, confirming his return as […]
Thanos creator is hoping for Avengers: Infinity War cameo
The time is approaching for the culmination of Marvel’s Infinity Stones saga. The end which never seemed like it would come is soon to be upon us as big bad Thanos has had enough of hanging around in the cosmos and is gearing up to take centre stage in Avengers: Infinity War, which is now […]
Thanos wants to “re-balance the universe” in Avengers: Infinity War
Having first planted the seed back in 2012 with the post-credits scene of The Avengers, production on the hotly-anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War is now in full swing, and Marvel’s plan to have Earth’s Mightiest Heroes going up against the Mad Titan is just a little over a year away from release. Despite being teased […]
Why Thanos will make or break Avengers: Infinity War
Anghus Houvouras on Thanos’ role in Avengers: Infinity War… My ambivalence with Marvel movies has been well documented. As I state in all my Marvel related rants, I may be the most consistently critical columnist writing about the mediocrity of Marvel movies online. If we lived in a world where business cards were still a […]
Doctor Strange concept art features vastly different early designs for the Dread Dormammu
We’ve already seen quite a lot of concept art for Doctor Strange’s surprise villain Dormammu featuring alternative designs for the character [see here and here], and now illustrator Jerad Marantz has unveiled some of his work on the Marvel blockbuster, which offer up even more early concepts for The Dread One and his climactic showdown with Benedict […]
Scarlett Johansson defends Ghost in the Shell whitewashing, Warcraft 2 update, Halloween reboot and more – Daily News Roundup
SCARJO DEFENDS GHOST IN THE SHELL One of the big talking points coming out of the casting of Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell was the reported “whitewashing” of the role. Many have come out to defend the casting, and now Johansson herself has spoken out about it. “I certainly would never presume to play […]
Justice League is “the rebirth of hope”, says Batman v Superman second unit director
Much has been made of the upcoming tonal shift in the DC Extended Universe in the wake of the criticism aimed towards Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with Zack Snyder’s Justice League said to be much lighter and “a lot more fun” than its predecessor. And now, Batman v Superman second unit director Damon […]
The Week in Star Wars – The Last Jedi plot details, Mark Hamill defends prequels, Rogue One Blu-ray details and more
The Week in Star Wars is back with some possible plot details from Star Wars: The Last Jedi as well as details on the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Blu-ray, Star Wars Land and more… Let’s kick things off this week with Star Wars: The Last Jedi and although Josh Gad and Judi Dench have been […]
