In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Joker, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Batman, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Titans, Supergirl, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, […]
Why Ed Skrein’s decision to walk away from Hellboy is a game changer
Anghus Houvouras on Ed Skrein’s decision to walk away from the Hellboy reboot following whitewashing criticism… Damn. That’s what I said out loud when I read Ed Skrein’s statement about why he was walking away from the Hellboy reboot. If you hadn’t already heard, Skrein had been cast as Ben Daimio in the Hellboy reboot […]
Doctor Strange screenwriter rumoured to be penning Justice League Dark
Following reports earlier in the week that Warner Bros. has gone back to the drawing board on Justice League Dark following the departure of director Doug Liman, it has now been rumoured that the studio has enlisted a new screenwriter for the supernatural DC ensemble. According to The Hashtag Show, Prometheus and Doctor Strange screenwriter […]
Christopher Nolan becomes fifth-highest grossing director of all time
Christopher Nolan has become the fifth highest grossing director in movie history. With the release of his latest effort, Dunkirk, blockbuster director Nolan has moved into esteemed company indeed, passing the likes of Ron Howard and James Cameron into the top five highest grossing directors in terms of domestic box office. Dunkirk has so far […]
Shoah: 70 Years after the Liberation of Auschwitz
On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Simon Columb revisits Shoah… A 9-hour film, Shoah is the definitive documentary on the holocaust. There is no effort to contextualise the “Final Solution” in World War II, and instead it focuses on reiterating the inhumanity. Akin to The Act of Killing, Claude Lanzmann takes us […]
Cinderella meets her Prince Charming in new clip from Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella
Ahead of its release next month Walt Disney Pictures has released a new clip for Kenneth Branagh’s live action adaptation of the classic fairy tale Cinderella which sees Cinderella meet her Prince Charming for the first time; check it out below after the official synopsis… The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella […]
Robin Hood: Origins script being shopped around by Knights of the Round Table writer
Had enough of origin stories? Well, the man behind Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur movie Knights of the Round Table is shopping around his new script Robin Hood: Origins. According to Deadline, Joby Harold has written a “dark and gritty” take on the infamous character. At present no studios are interested in developing it, but Sony […]
Rumoured plot details for Sony’s Spider-Spinoff Silver & Black
Although Sony’s female-led Spider-Man spinoff Silver & Black still seems to be some way away, we’ve already heard rumours about a host of villains and supporting characters set to join Silver Sable and The Black Cat in the film, and now The Hashtag Show is claiming to have some details on our two leads and […]
Rebel Wilson and Josh Gad reportedly wanted for Little Shop of Horrors
In December of last year, it was announced that Warner Bros. had tapped Arrowverse supremo Greg Berlanti to direct a feature remake of Little Shop of Horrors, and now comes word that we may be close to casting. According to The Hashtag Show, the studio is looking at Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect) and Josh Gad […]
Director Steve Mitchell talks in depth about his new film King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Jason Souza chats with director Steve Mitchell on his latest film King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen… Steve Mitchell loves storytelling, and is a fan of all things film. He created the 80’s-slash-blast of a movie Chopping Mall, has written for numerous TV shows like Viper and the animated series Jem, and […]
