Tom Jolliffe looks at the controversy surrounding the new BBC sitcom, Chinese Burn… This week saw the release of a new BBC Sitcom to the now online only channel, BBC3 (showing on iPlayer now). The show in question is Chinese Burn. Written by and starring Yennis Cheung and Shin-Fei Chen, the idea of the piece […]
First look at Jon Hamm as Archangel Gabriel in Good Omens
As production continues on Amazon’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, the studio has released the first picture of Mad Men star Jon Hamm as the Archangel Gabriel. The series is currently filming in the UK for a 2019 premiere date. Hamm will be starring opposite Michael Sheen (Passengers) as the angel Aziraphale and David Tennant (Doctor Who) […]
Said Taghmaoui exits Legion, Shadow King to be recast
Wonder Woman star Said Taghmaoui has parted ways with FX’s X-Men series Legion during production of its second season, Variety has revealed. Taghmaoui had been cast in the role of Amahl Farouk, a.k.a. The Shadow King, back during Comic-Con, and started work on the series back in September. There’s been no word as to the […]
DC’s Black Lightning gets a new trailer ahead of January premiere
With its season premiere just three weeks away, The CW has released a new trailer for its next DC superhero show Black Lightning; check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxcX2qVOnoM Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves […]
The CW releases new trailer for DC series Black Lightning
Following yesterday’s poster for Black Lightning [check it out here], another new trailer has arrived online for The CW’s upcoming DC superhero series which you can watch below… Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves […]
The CW’s new DC series Black Lightning gets an origin trailer
With Black Lightning set to premiere next month, The CW has released a new trailer for its latest DC Comics adaptation which gives us another look at Cress Williams’ titular superhero in action; watch it below… SEE ALSO: New DC series Black Lightning gets a batch of images and a new teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUfpP4XmDno Jefferson Pierce (Cress […]
The Week in Spandex – X-Men and Fantastic Four come home to Marvel, Avengers 4 updates, Venom details, Justice League box office, DCEU slate confirmed and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazan, Nightwing, Flashpoint, […]
Maggie Grace joins season 4 of Fear the Walking Dead
AMC has announced that Maggie Grace (Lost, Taken) has signed on to the cast of Fear the Walking Dead for a series regular role in the upcoming fourth season of The Walking Dead companion show. Production on season four of Fear the Walking Dead is now underway, with Grace joining returning cast members Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Phase Four, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Titans, Batman Ninja, X-Men producer wants Marvel crossover and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, The Punisher, Daredevil, Avengers: Secret Wars, Multiple Man, Deadpool 2, Legion, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Flashpoint, Justice League 2, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s […]
Marvel’s Runaways Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Fifteen’
Liam Hoofe reviews the fourth episode of Marvel’s Runaways… What has made Marvel’s Runaways such interesting viewing so far, is that it has a very different feel to many of the other Marvel properties. In the show’s opening few episodes, we have only seen glimpses of the Runaways’ powers, and they have yet to you know, […]
