Anghus Houvouras grades the Marvel Cinematic and DC Extended Universes… There’s been a lot of discussion lately about fan bias towards movies from our experienced friends at Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. who have just started taking baby steps into an expanded cinematic universe. Critics, columnists, and editors find themselves in a precarious situation from […]
Jason Momoa announces that Justice League has wrapped filming
Jason Momoa has taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on Warner Bros.’ next DC ensemble Justice League, with the actor posting a shirtless photo of himself in the gym with the caption: “There’s [too] many people to thank for all their hard work [on] JL, Tonight is our wrap party. I am so […]
UPDATE: Batman isn’t the only Justice League member in Suicide Squad
Warning. Potential spoilers for Suicide Squad follow… We know that The Dark Knight is set to feature in Warner Bros.’ next DC Films offering Suicide Squad, but Batman may not be the only Justice League member set to make his second appearance on the big screen this year. Having appeared briefly in Batman v Superman: […]
Nicole Scherzinger, Jemaine Clement, Alan Tudyk and more join Disney’s Moana voice cast
Walt Disney Animation Studios has announced that Jemaine Clement (The BFG), Rachel House (Hunt for the Wilderpeople), Temuera Morrison (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones), Alan Tudyk (Zootopia) and Nicole Scherzinger have joined Dwayne Johnson and Auli‘i Cravalho in the cast of the upcoming animated feature Moana. “Our assembled voice cast for […]
Blair Witch: Returning to a seminal horror franchise
Tony Black on the return of the Blair Witch franchise… Of course the first question worth asking is this: is Blair Witch a horror movie? That now depends on which Blair Witch you’re talking about. Amongst all its glittering comic book movie reveals, Comic Con 2016’s biggest surprise turned out to be that Adam Wingard’s […]
Elizabeth Debicki discusses Ayesha’s role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
During the San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed that Elizabeth Debicki is portraying the character of Ayesha – a.k.a. Her – in Marvel’s upcoming sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and during an interview with Collider, the actress has been discussing her role in the sequel. “She is the leader of the Sovereign people, […]
SDCC: James Gunn comments on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Comic-Con reveals
Yesterday director James Gunn and the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 took to the stage in Hall H of the San Diego Comic-Con to showcase some footage from next year’s Marvel sequel [read a description here], as well as revealing some pretty major details about the film – not least the identity of […]
Eleven character teasers for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
Yesterday we brought you the first trailer for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage [watch it here], and now Paramount Pictures has released eleven character teasers for Vin Diesel, Ruby Rose, Rory McCann, Neymar Jr., Michael Bisping, Donnie Yen, Kris Wu, Deepika Padukone, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev and Nicky Jam; check them out below… The third explosive […]
The Pre-SDCC Week in Spandex – New Suicide Squad footage, Batman v Superman Blu-ray review, Spider-Man concept art, Taika Waititi on Thor: Ragnarok, Batman rumoured for the Arrowverse, Constantine to return and more
In this special pre-SDCC edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman, Supergirl, Constantine, Gotham, Powerless, The LEGO Batman Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: Civil War, Luke Cage and more… With the San Diego Comic-Con International kicking off across the Pond today, we’re expecting the […]
Suicide Squad gets a 15 certificate from the BBFC
It may be rated PG-13 in the States, but you’re going to have to be fifteen years or older to watch Suicide Squad here in the UK and Ireland. The BBFC has granted the DC supervillain ensemble a 15 certificate – the same as the R-rated Deadpool earlier this year – due to “sustained threat […]
