In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Inhumans, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Moon Knight, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Hellfire, Legion, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Batman: […]
Rumour: Rachel McAdams playing Night Nurse in Doctor Strange
Last month it was confirmed that Rachel McAdams (True Detective) is set to appear as the female lead in Marvel’s Doctor Strange, and while her role is being kept under wraps, there was speculation suggesting that she’d be playing Clea, love interest to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme. Well, not so according to Latino-Review, with the […]
John Carpenter wins plagiarism lawsuit over Luc Besson thriller Lockout
Luc Besson’s (Lucy) production company Europacorp has been ordered by a French court to pay €80,000 in damages after John Carpenter (Halloween) filed a lawsuit claiming that Besson-produced thriller Lockout infringed the copyright of his own Escape From New York. SEE ALSO: John Carpenter to executive produce Escape from New York remake SEE ALSO: Clive […]
Rosario Dawson to voice Batgirl in The LEGO Batman Movie
Rosario Dawson (Daredevil) is the latest addition to the cast of The LEGO Movie spinoff The LEGO Batman Movie, with the actress set to voice Batgirl, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon. Dawson joins Will Arnett ,who reprises his role as Batman from The LEGO Movie, with Michael Cera playing Robin and Zach Galifianakis as The Joker. The film is being produced […]
David S. Goyer talks aborted Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max script
During an interview with Den of Geek, comic book movie regular David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel) has been speaking about Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max, a shelved script he penned in the mid-2000s. Co-written with Justin Marks, the project would have seen Oliver Queen framed for murder and sent […]
Seth Rogen set to star in The Disaster Artist drama about making of cult classic The Room
Seth Rogen (Steve Jobs) is currently circling an undisclosed role in The Disaster Artist, which is directed by Rogen collaborator James Franco (The Interview) and follows the making of cult classic movie The Room. SEE ALSO: Dave Franco to star in The Room movie, The Disaster Artist According to The Tracking Board, Rogen is set […]
Jennifer Lawrence in talks for Darren Aronofsky’s new film
Variety is reporting that Jennifer Lawrence is in talks to join Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Noah) in the filmmaker’s next mystery project, which is described only as an “untitled indie”. SEE ALSO: Jennifer Lawrence slams Hollywood pay gap in online essay With her commitment to The Hunger Games and X-Men franchises now seemingly over, the […]
The Hulk confirmed for Thor: Ragnarok
Earlier in the week a rumour emerged suggesting that The Incredible Hulk will be making an appearance in 2017’s Phase Three threequel Thor: Ragnarok, and now it has been confirmed that Mark Ruffalo is in final negotiations to reprise the role of Bruce Banner and his monstrous alter-ego for the film. Thor: Ragnarok is to […]
Paramount to remake The Ten Commandments
If Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings didn’t satisfy your appetite for seeing the story of Moses on the big screen, then you may be in luck as The Tracking Board is reporting that Paramount Pictures is developing a remake of 1956’s The Ten Commandments. The site reports that, unsurprisingly, the new film will “center […]
Warner Bros. TV adapting The Arcana Chronicles
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. TV has snapped up the rights to The Arcana Chronicles series of YA novels and has tapped writer Seamus Kevin Fahey (Battlestar Galactica, The Following) to adapt the first book, Poison Princess, for a TV series. Written by Kresley Cole, Poison Princess “is a dystopian tale about a young woman […]
