In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of […]
Production underway on season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead
AMC has announced that production has kicked off on the second season of The Walking Dead companion series Fear the Walking Dead, with filming taking place at Baja Studios in Mexico. “We are thrilled to be starting production and even more thrilled to be shooting in Mexico. Baja Studios has been home to some of the […]
Italia Ricci to play Silver Banshee in Supergirl
CBS has announced that Italia Ricci (Chasing Life) has signed on to the cast of Supergirl in the role of Siobhan Smythe, a.k.a. the DC villain Silver Banshee. “We are so excited to be working with Italia,” stated executive producer Andrew Kreisberg. “We’ve been a fan of her work for years and we cannot wait […]
Creed director Ryan Coogler in talks for Marvel’s Black Panther
Back in October it was rumoured that Marvel had identified Fruitvale Station and Creed director Ryan Coogler to tackle their upcoming Phase Three release Black Panther. Well, Birth.Movies.Death is now reporting that Coogler is deep in talks with Marvel about boarding the project, which will see Chadwick Boseman taking on the lead role following his debut […]
R.I.P. Robert Loggia (1930 – 2015)
Academy Award-nominated American actor Robert Loggia has passed away aged 85, having battled Alzheimer’s Disease for the past five years. Beginning his career on television in the 1950s, the prolific supporting actor would earn a host of credits throughout his career, including notable roles in the likes of An Officer and a Gentlemen, Scarface, Prizzi’s Honor, […]
Carrie Fisher says the Slave Leia Star Wars controversy is “stupid”
Back in July, a father complained that his local Target store was selling an action figure of Princess Leia in her slave outfit from Return of the Jedi, which was then followed by rumours that Disney plans on retiring ‘Slave Leia’ from all upcoming Star Wars products and merchandise. Speaking about the ‘controversy’ ahead of […]
Captain America: Civil War beats Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in trailer views
On Wednesday evening, Warner Bros. unleashed the latest trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, giving fans our latest peek (well, it was a little more than a peek) of the big DC superhero epic. According to Variety, the new trailer pulled in 23.2 million views in its first 24 hours on Facebook and […]
Watch Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista screen test for Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel has given us another sneak peek at the special features for the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Blu-ray box set by debuting a video of Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista screen testing together for the roles of Star-Lord and Drax the Destroyer in last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Check it out here courtesy of Yahoo! […]
Jessica Jones showrunner unsure over chances of a second season
Ten days after Daredevil premiere on Netflix, Marvel announced that Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock would be getting a second season, but with a fortnight having passed since the arrival of Jessica Jones, there’s still no word as to the future of Alias Investigations. Speaking to Variety, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has revealed that she’s raring to […]
The Week in Disappointment – Batman v Superman Edition
Anghus Houvouras with a special Batman v Superman edition of The Week in Disappointment… Sometimes there’s a movie that captures everyone’s attention. One special movie that taps into the cultural zeitgeist and harnesses it like a scantily clad Zeus wielding bolts of electricity in his massive, calloused hands. A film that is talked about on […]
