Ricky Church reviews the sixth episode of Marvel’s The Defenders… ‘Ashes, Ashes’, the sixth episode of The Defenders, had several surprising developments to the story, but ultimately slumped a little bit. There were still some good character moments, but the episode fell back on some regular tropes of the genre, one of which was already used […]
Amazon scraps David O. Russell’s drama series as it severs ties with The Weinstein Company
As part of the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, Amazon has announced that it has scrapped plans for an untitled drama series from David O. Russell, which it was co-producing with The Weinstein Company. The project would have saw Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore starring, and apparently already had around $40 […]
Amazon announces new alternate history series Black America
Following on from HBO’s controversial announcement of the new series Confederate from Game of Thrones supremos David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Amazon has now revealed that it is in development on its own alternate history project tackling the subject of slavery in the United States. According to Deadline, the streaming service is developing Black America […]
The Week in Spandex – New DC Films boss, Wonder Woman 2 to be “totally different”, Avengers: Infinity War details, Jodie Foster slams superhero movies and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Harley Quinn, Batman Returns, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Black Lightning, Krypton, Titans, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Iron Fist, Daredevil, Agents […]
Harley Quinn animated series heading to DC’s new digital service
Warner Bros. is set to bring Harley Quinn to the small screen, with the studio ordering a new 26-episode half-hour adult animated action-comedy series for its upcoming DC-branded digital streaming service. The new Harley Quinn series is being produced by Powerless executive producers Jstin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Dean Lorey and will see the fan […]
HBO confirms Big Little Lies season 2 is in early development
HBO have confirmed that season two of Big Little Lies is in fact in early development. There has been some confusion in recent months as to the status of the drama Big Little Lies, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Some are saying that there’s a chance it could continue, others are saying that the […]
Legion has been praised by the character’s creator Chris Claremont
X-Men hall of famer Chris Claremont has praised the TV show Legion, 30 years after he helped create the star character with Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion was certainly proved to be a different beast from your usual superhero TV content when it debuted last year. The FX series by Noah Hawley was visually audacious and kept […]
The Orville debuts to strong ratings despite poor reviews
The Orville has debuted to very good numbers in the US despite the mainly negative reviews it has received. The Seth MacFarlane, Star Trek inspired comedy managed to bring in 8.6 million viewers and a 2.8 rating among adults 18-49. Fox has pointed out that this is actually rather impressive, with the aforementioned adult demo […]
Netflix renews Castlevania for season 2
Coinciding with its arrival on the streaming service yesterday, Netflix has announced that it has renewed the animated video game adaptation Castlevania for a second season of eight episodes. Castlevania is based on the classic video game franchise from Konami and follows the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe […]
Promo images for Marvel’s The Gifted Season 1 Finale – ‘eXtraction/X-roads’
Following yesterday’s promo [watch it here], a batch of images have arrived online for the season finale of Marvel’s The Gifted, entitled ‘eXtraction/X-roads’; check them out in the gallery below… Dr. Campbell attends an anti-mutant summit, attempting to take the Hound program national, and some of the team at Mutant HQ goes on a dangerous […]
