Action Labs has announced that it is launching a brand new imprint for its creator owned superhero titles under the banner of Actionverse, which will also include a crossover miniseries featuring its top superhero characters. Things will get underway with Halloween Comicfest: Actionverse, which offers a preview of the Actionverse universe from Jamal Ingle (Molly […]
IDW announces new Back to the Future comic series
IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to release a new Back to the Future comic book series subtitled ‘Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines’, which will be steered by screenwriter Bob Gale. Each issue will feature two stories from writers John Barber (Transformers) and Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters). “We’ve subtitled this ‘Untold Tales and Alternate […]
Boba Fett, Bossk and more rumoured to appear in Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One
Following the rumour that Darth Vader will be set to cameo in Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One, we’re getting new reports that other Original Trilogy and Prequel Trilogy characters will be showing up in the first spin-off movie.Bloody-Disgusting are claiming that the movie will feature loads of Bounty Hunters, many of which were seen in The […]
Universal Pictures passes $3 billion internationally for 2015
For the first time in the studio’s stellar 103-year history, Universal Pictures has grossed over $3 billion internationally, thanks to an unprecedented run of success throughout 2015 that has seen them take many other records with them. A large chunk of those grosses (almost two-thirds) are thanks to their summer juggernaut blockbusters Fast & Furious […]
Everest to open 72nd Venice Film Festival
The summer movie season is almost over and attention in the film world will soon be turning back to festival season, with the first slice of news from one of the most prestigious events in the film calendar announced today. Universal Pictures Everest, the mountain survival tale directed by Baltasar Kormakur (2 Guns) has been […]
The Week in Spandex – The Pre-Comic Con 2015 Edition
In this pre-Comic Con edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, […]
South Park renewed for three more seasons
Comedy Central’s animated comedy South Park has been renewed for three more seasons, which means the show will run until at least 2019. Since the show already had an existing agreement through season 20, this new deal will bring it to a total of 23 seasons and 304 episodes.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Matt Stone and Trey […]
Marisa Tomei offered Aunt May role in Spider-Man reboot
According to Variety, Sony and Marvel’s upcoming Spider-Man may have found its new Aunt May: Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei.This will mark the first major tentpole for Tomei, who is most famous for roles in dramas like The Wrestler and comedies like My Cousin Vinny. The new report is unclear about whether or not she’s officially landed the role, but an […]
Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool will be his last superhero role
Ryan Reynolds is certainly no stranger to the superhero movie, having appeared in Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern, and as he gears up to appear at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote next year’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, the actor has told The Huffington Post that the Merc with a Mouth will be […]
Disney’s Bob Iger isn’t afraid of competition from DC: “We’re Marvel”
For the past few years, Marvel Studios had been running pretty much unopposed when it comes to shared superhero movie universes, although that’s about to change as Warner Bros. kickstarts its DC slate next year with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad.However, Disney chief Bob Iger isn’t afraid of […]
