In this special pre-SDCC edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman, Supergirl, Constantine, Gotham, Powerless, The LEGO Batman Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: Civil War, Luke Cage and more… With the San Diego Comic-Con International kicking off across the Pond today, we’re expecting the customary […]
Suicide Squad gets a 15 certificate from the BBFC
It may be rated PG-13 in the States, but you’re going to have to be fifteen years or older to watch Suicide Squad here in the UK and Ireland.The BBFC has granted the DC supervillain ensemble a 15 certificate – the same as the R-rated Deadpool earlier this year – due to “sustained threat and […]
Cartoon Network renews The Powerpuff Girls for second season
The Powerpuff Girls returns to Cartoon Network earlier this year, with the premiere episode of the revived series pulling in a whopping 81 million viewers worldwide across all platforms, and so it’s little surprise that the network has announced that the revival has bagged itself a second season. “The Powerpuff Girls is on a momentous […]
R.I.P. Garry Marshall (1934 – 2016)
Garry Marshall, the creator of the classic U.S. sitcom Happy Days and director of Pretty Woman, has passed away aged 81, his publicist has announced. The legendary writer, producer and director died of pneumonia at a hospital in Burbank, California, after suffering a stroke.Marshall began his career as a TV writer in the late 1950s, and went […]
Dynamite announces new James Bond miniseries Hammerhead
Fresh from the news that Dynamite Entertainment is to produce comic book adaptations of Ian Fleming’s 007 novels, starting with Casino Royale, the publisher has announced the upcoming six-issue miniseries James Bond: Hammerhead, from writer Andy Diggle and artist Luca Casalanguida.“I have never been more thrilled to take charge of a character. James Bond has […]
20th Century Fox adapting Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard
Boom! Studios’ Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard is heading to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that 20th Century Fox has snapped up the rights to the Eisner Award-winning comic book series for a live-action adaptation.Mouse Guard is written and illustrated by David Petersen and has sold close to one million copies […]
Pokemon Go fever grips Springfield in The Simpsons short
Pokemon fever is gripping the globe thanks to the latest iteration, Pokemon Go, and it’s even reached as far as Springfield! Yes, Homer Simpson has fallen victim to the game, neglecting his parental duties during a family trip to the zoo as he tries to catch them all in a new Simpsons short released by […]
Netflix announces new episodes of Making a Murderer
Some great news for fans of Netflix’s acclaimed documentary series Making a Murderer, as the streaming service has announced that directors and executive producers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos are in production on new episodes of the Emmy Award-nominated show. The new instalments will take fans back inside the story of convicted murderer Steven Avery, […]
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future getting the reboot treatment with Phoenix Rising
Deadline is reporting that the 80s sci-fi series Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is getting a reboot entitled Phoenix Rising, which is being developed by original co-creator Gary Goddard and former Syfy executives Thomas Vitale and Craig Engler. The original series blended live-action and early CGI and took place on Earth in […]
J.J. Abrams would like to see a Knights of Ren Star Wars Anthology movie
As Lucasfilm gears up to expand the Star Wars franchise with its first Anthology movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this December, Collider asked Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams which spinoff movie he’d like to see in the future.“I gotta say Kathy Kennedy, who’s running it all, she seems to be […]
