In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man 4, Agent Carter, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Sinister Six, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Gotham, The Flash, Constantine […]
From Stage to Screen featurette for Disney’s Into the Woods
Coinciding with its Christmas Day release in the States, Disney has dropped a new featurette for the musical fantasy Into the Woods which explores the process of adapting the Broadway musical for the screen. Check it out below after the official synopsis… Into the Woods is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers […]
James Gunn would like to direct the Shazam movie, but he can’t
James Gunn is an active member of social media and will often start discussion topics and interact with his fans on his Facebook page. During one such discussion, the Guardians of the Galaxy helmer was asked if he would be interested in directing one of the films in the upcoming DC Cinematic Universe, or if […]
Dark Horse Comics launches huge Star Wars Farewell Sale
As Marvel prepares to launch its Star Wars comic book titles, Dark Horse is saying goodbye to the galaxy far, far away with a huge sale on all of its Star Wars comics from the past 23 years.Between now and 2am on January 1st, Dark Horse is offering 50% off every single Star Wars comic […]
Exodus: Gods and Kings banned in Egypt for being inaccurate
Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings has already faced some controversy for an all white cast. Now it is being reported by the BBC that the film has been banned in Egypt for being inaccurate to the countries history.The head of the censorship board has said the film depicts inaccuracies in the countries history including […]
Jennifer Lawrence tops Hollywood’s highest-grossing stars of 2014
Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence has capped another fantastic year by securing the honour of being the highest grossing star of 2014, with her movies X-Men: Days of Future Past and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 earning a combined $1.4 billion in box office receipts.Chris Pratt claimed second place with $1.2 billion from The LEGO […]
Sony thanks moviegoers as The Interview hits $1 million
A distribution executive from Sony has publicly thanked moviegoers for their ongoing support on the controversial release of the The Interview, which managed to surpass $1 million on its Christmas Day release.SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Interview hereRory Bruer, president of worldwide distribution for Sony Pictures released a statement Boxing Day morning. “Considering […]
Roberto Orci not writing Star Trek 3, reminds fans why he makes movies and we don’t
With Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) now signed on to direct Star Trek 3 as Roberto Orci’s replacement, it had been reported that Orci would remain involved in the project in a writing and producing capacity. However, Orci has now taken to the message boards on TrekMovie to clarify that he is not involved […]
Shazam movie will exist within the DC Cinematic Universe
Back in November, Dwayne Johnson cast some doubt about whether the upcoming Shazam movie (which will see him starring as Black Adam) would exist within Warner Bros.’ wider DC movie universe, tweeting that it was a co-production between New Line and Warner, and throwing in the hashtage #independence.However, it now seems that we have confirmation […]
Jenna Coleman signs on for another series of Doctor Who
Back in August, UK tabloid The Daily Mirror reported that Jenna Coleman would be leaving her role as companion Clara Oswald in last night’s Doctor Who Christmas Special. Of course, we now know that wasn’t the case, and the BBC has confirmed that the actress will be back alongside Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor when the […]
