In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, The Punisher, Ghost Rider, Blade, Daredevil, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, […]
Corey Hawkins cast as Heath in The Walking Dead
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton) has signed on to play the key comic book character Heath in the sixth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Here’s a first look at Hawkins in character…The Walking Dead is set to return for its sixth season this fall, while AMC will also […]
Colin Trevorrow responds to Joss Whedon’s “sexist” criticism of Jurassic World
Back in April, Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon took to Twitter to criticise a clip from Universal’s upcoming dino-sequel Jurassic World, calling it ” 70’s era sexist”, and now Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow has finally responded during an interview with Bad Taste, stating that he doesn’t completely disagree with Whedon.“I wasn’t bothered […]
Michael Bay to direct sci-fi Time Salvager
The Wrap is reporting that Michael Bay has signed on to direct an adaptation of Wesley Chu’s sci-fi novel Time Salvager, which is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian for Paramount Pictures.“The speed that Mark, the president of Di Bonaventura, pushed for Paramount to close the option, and the enthusiasm Michael Bay […]
Eric Roberts and Katherine Castro Have Joined Alberto G. Rodriguez’s Thriller The Summoning
Dominican Republic actress Katherine Castro (The Maven) has joined academy award nominee, Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight) in the Alberto G. Rodriguez (Dark Power) directed thriller movie The Summoning, set to start filming next week in Sugarland, Texas. The feature film follows law student, Rachel Iverson (Leila Almas) working on a century old murder case […]
Stephen King’s The Stand set for eight-part TV miniseries culminating with a movie
It looks like Warner Bros., CBS Films and director Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) have seen sense over their plan to adapt Stephen King’s apocalyptic epic The Stand as a single three-hour movie, with The Wrap reporting that negotiations are underway with Showtime for an eight-part TV series that will then culminate with […]
James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2, will introduce one new character
Earlier this week Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn revealed that he’s completed the first draft for the sequel to last year’s Marvel blockbuster, and now he’s shared a few details about Guardians of the Galaxy 2 during a Periscope interview (via Screen Rant).“It’s a very moving script,” states Gunn, responding to Chris Pratt’s […]
Two more scribes join Transformers writer’s room as Akiva Goldsman talks plans to expand the franchise
A couple of days ago Paramount announced that screenwriters Christina Hodson (The Eden Project) and Lindsey Beer (Dig) have joined their Transformers “writer’s room”, and now it’s been announced that the studio has added another two scribes in Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Hibernation).SEE ALSO: Disastrous Masterpieces in Disguise? Examining the Transformers’ […]
Henry Simmons promoted to series regular for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3
Earlier this week it was announced that Luke Mitchell’s Lincoln Campbell has been promoted to a series regular for the upcoming third season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now Comic Book Resources is reporting that he’ll be joined by Henry Simmons, who plays Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie.The third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will see […]
Josh Trank says he wasn’t fired from Star Wars, “I want to do something original”
It was revealed last month that Josh Trank (The Fantastic Four) was not going to direct the next Star Wars spin-off following Gareth Edward’s Star Wars: Rogue One. Reports then suggested that Trank had in fact been fired, and it many claimed it was because of “odd” on-set behaviour on The Fantastic Four and even […]
