In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, Vixen, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more… We’ll start things off […]
ABC to air Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years special
On December 20th 1940, Timely Comics and legendary creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America to the world, and ABC has announced that it will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Sentinel of Liberty with a one-hour special entitled Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years, which will air before the season two premiere […]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis secure roles in Black Mirror for Netflix
Rising stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) and Mackenzie Davis (The Martian) have nabbed roles in the Netflix-produced third season of Charlie Brooker’s tech-themed satirical sci-fi Black Mirror. SEE ALSO: Black Mirror set for new 12 episode run on Netflix SEE ALSO: Read our review of Black Mirror: White Christmas According to The Wrap, Davis and Mbatha-Raw […]
New trailer and featurette for Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence
With less than a week to go before its Christmas Day release in the US, a new trailer and featurette entitled ‘A Life of Joy’ have arrived online for director David O. Russell’s Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence. Check them out below after the official synopsis… JOY is the wild story of a family across four generations […]
Sharon Stone joins James Franco’s The Disaster Artist
James Franco’s The Disaster Artist continues to add to its cast, with Variety reporting that Sharon Stone has signed on to play a Hollywood agent in the film, which charts the making of the 2003 cult classic The Room and sees Franco portraying director Tommy Wiseau. SEE ALSO: Zac Efron and Alison Brie join James […]
From Dusk Till Dawn’s Eiza Gonzalez joins Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver
Eiza Gonazalez (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) has signed on to appear in Baby Driver, the upcoming crime thriller from director Edgar Wright, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Baby Driver follows “a young, talented getaway driver who relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best. After being coerced into working […]
Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill talk Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
During an interview with French film magazine Studio Cine Live, both Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill have been speaking about their respective characters in Warner’s big DC epic Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Here’s a translation, courtesy of Batman-News… “Usually, the films show Batman starting off, or in the prime of his career,” states […]
Matt Nable reprising the role of Ra’s al Ghul for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Comic Book is reporting that Matt Nable will be reprising the role of Ra’s al Ghul for a guest appearance in the ninth episode of the upcoming Arrow and The Flash spinoff DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. At this point, it’s unclear whether we’ll be seeing Ra’s through time travel courtesy of Rip Hunter, or if […]
Megalyn Echikunwoke to play Vixen in Arrow
Having voiced the character in CW Seed’s animated series earlier this year, TV Line is reporting that Megalyn Echikunwoke is now set to portray Mari McCabe – a.k.a. Vixen – in live-action with a guest appearance in Arrow. “We’re not only thrilled to be further expanding our DC television universe by bringing in the live-action […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens shatters opening day box office records
Well, this won’t come as a surprise at all, but Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been shattering box office records with its opening day. SEE ALSO: Read our reviews of Star Wars: The Force Awakens here and here In the States, the film pulled in $57 million from Thursday pre-shows, overtaking […]
