In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Wolverine, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Lucifer and more…The big news this week was the arrival of […]
How Neill Blomkamp will ruin Alien and every other franchise
Anghus Houvouras on how Neill Blomkamp will ruin Alien and every other franchise…When I first read the headlines, I swear I could hear the high-pitched tear of a needle being dragged across a vinyl record. After posting a few pieces of concept art, 20th Century Fox gave the go-ahead to Neill Blomkamp to take the […]
Chris Chalk cast as Lucius Fox in Gotham, Jada Pinkett Smith not returning for season 2
FOX has added another key character from the Batman mythos to the cast of its prequel series Gotham, with Chris Chalk (Homeland, 12 Years a Slave) signing on to play Wayne Enterprises tech expert Lucius Fox. Chalk will make his debut in episode 21 of the first season, with an option to return for season […]
Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye confirmed for Captain America: Civil War
Back in August, Jeremy Renner sparked speculation that he could be set to reprise the role of Hawkeye for 2016’s Captain America: Civil War by stating that he’d heard rumblings that the character would be included in the threequel, and now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed his involvement in the film.SEE ALSO: Robert Downey Jr. […]
Al Simmons’ return gets underway in Spawn: Resurrection
Image Comics has announced that Eisner Award-winner Paul Jenkins is teaming up with artist Jonboy Meyers to delve into the tragic past of Al Simmons’ ahead of his return in Spawn #251 with the collectible issue Spawn: Resurrection, which hits shelves this coming week. Five years ago, Al Simmons removed himself to a state of […]
Diablo Cody rewriting Barbie live-action movie
Last April it was announced that Sony had snapped up the rights to the iconic Mattel toyline Barbie for a live-action movie, and now it has been revealed that Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (Juno) has signed on to rewrite the script from Jenny Bicks (What a Girl Wants). “Diablo’s unconventionality is just what Barbie needs,” […]
Joss Whedon discusses The Vision and Ultron from Avengers: Age of Ultron
Earlier this week we caught our first glimpse of The Vision at the climax of the third trailer for Marvel’s hotly-anticipated sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, and now director Joss Whedon has been speaking about the android superhero, who is set to be portrayed by Paul Bettany.“He’s someone who’s completely different than anybody else in […]
Rumoured description for Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ second trailer
With the second trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens expected to launch Star Wars Celebration next month, a rumoured breakdown has been doing the rounds, which may or may not tell us what we can expect from our second glimpse at Disney’s hotly-anticipated December release:SEE ALSO: New rumours of Luke Skywalker’s role […]
Interview: Vince Vaughn talks Unfinished Business, Swingers and True Detective
Flickering Myth chats with Vince Vaughn… Vince Vaughn leads an all-star cast as the boss of a small company desperately trying to secure a make or break contract in Ken Scott’s cutting edge, R rated comedy Unfinished Business. Frustrated with in fighting and office politics, Dan Trunkman quits his secure job to launch his own company […]
Cary Fukunaga on adapting It and finding the “perfect Pennywise”
Back in December it was announced that Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) has signed on to direct (at least) the first movie in a two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s horror classic It, and now the filmmaker has been speaking about the project to Brazilian newspaper O Globo (via Bloody Disgusting).“I’ve been on this project for about […]
