In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man, The Defenders, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, X-Men, Deadpool 3, Gambit, New Mutants, Logan, Suicide Squad, Justice League, The Flash, The Batman, Harley Quinn, Gotham, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Young Justice, Justice League Action, Batman: Return of […]
Doctor Strange holds on to top spot at the box office as it nears $500 million worldwide
Well, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has officially continued its run of box office successes, with Doctor Strange retaining top spot in North America in its second weekend, as well as pushing its global haul to $493 million. Domestically, Doctor Strange added another $43 million across the Friday to Sunday period, a drop of just 49%, […]
The Troll Hunter remake is not moving forward
Back in 2013, it was announced that Chris Columbus’ 1942 Pictures production company had snapped up the remake rights to André Øvredal’s rather fantastic found footage monster movie Troll Hunter, tapping Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) to direct. Since then, we’ve heard nothing about the planned remake, and it seems that it is no longer moving […]
The Week in Star Wars – New footage from Rogue One, The Force Awakens 3D Blu-ray reviewed, Eddie Redmayne on auditoning for Kylo Ren
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features more new footage from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, as well as a review for the 3D Blu-Ray release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Eddie Redmayne’s bad audition and more… With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story just over a month away (it’s […]
Irvine Welsh thinks T2 is a better movie than Trainspotting, teases small screen spinoff
Last week we got to see the first trailer for T2, Danny Boyle’s long-awaited sequel to his 1996 cult classic Trainspotting [watch it here], which reunites the original cast of Ewan McGregor (Renton), Jonny Lee Miller (Sick Boy), Ewen Bremner (Spud) and Robert Carlyle (Begbie). During an interview with NME, Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has […]
Kevin Feige on recasting Iron Man and Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
With Phase Three now well underway and the Marvel Cinematic Universe moving full steam ahead towards Avengers: Infinity War, questions are once again been raised about the future of the MCU, and what will happen when age catches it up with its stars, or they decide it’s time to move on. During an interview with […]
Marvel announces Monsters Unleashed tie-ins for Doctor Strange, Champions, Uncanny Inhumans and All-New X-Men
Marvel has already announced Spider-Man/Deadpool and Avengers tie-ins for its upcoming event Monsters Unleashed, and now the publisher has unveiled four more titles in Doctor Strange #1.MU from Chip Zdarsky and Julian Lopez, Champions #1.MU from Jeremy Whitley, Ro Stein and Ted Brandt, Uncanny Inhumans #1.MU from Paul Allor and Brian Level and All-New X-Men […]
Kevin Feige confirms that Michael Keaton is playing The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming
It’s been rumoured ever since his name was first brought up as a possible addition to the cast, but now we have official confirmation that Michael Keaton is portraying the villain Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. The Vulture, in Spider-Man: Homecoming. “We’ve had a wish list and most of them in the near-term are coming together,” said […]
Sean Astin, Paul Reiser and Linnea Berthelsen join Stranger Things season 2
A few days ago Netflix released a cast photo for the second season of Stranger Things featuring returning stars Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Charlie Heaton, Natalia Dyer and Joe Keery alongside new additions Sadie Sink and Dacre Montgomery, and now we have word on three more newcomers to the cast. EW […]
Shawn Levy talks Stranger Things season 2
With production on Stranger Things season two now underway, director Shawn Levy has been chatting to Collider about Netflix’s hit supernatural series, and what we can expect when we return to Hawkins, Indiana for the second season next year. “We are filming in Atlanta again,” said Levy. “I feel like that’s how the Millie Brown […]
