In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man: Homecoming, Legion, Logan, X-Men: Supernova, The Batman, Batman Unchained, Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder […]
Rumour: New X-Men animated TV series in the works
With Marvel and Fox teaming up to explore the X-Men franchise on the small screen with Legion and the as-yet-untitled pilot from Bryan Singer, it looks like the mutant superheroes could be set for a return to the world of animation. According to Bleeding Cool, an announcement will be made later this year regarding a […]
Powerless Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Wayne Dream Team’
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the second episode of Powerless… That big idea for a product that was so elusive in ‘Wayne or Lose?’ Well, the team at Wayne Security has been hard at work since we last saw them and ‘Wayne Dream Team’ starts with them not only nursing their next big idea, but having it green lit and ready to go into production. It’s an improvement over […]
Marvel casts The Pride in Runaways TV series
Having announced its young leads for the TV series Runaways last week, the official Marvel site has now revealed the cast who’ll be portraying their parents, a.k.a. the supervillain cabal known as The Pride. Via the official site: Ryan Sands (Hat Hair, The Wire) as Geoffrey Wilder – is a man defined by the grueling […]
The Netflix Castlevania TV Series will be “R-rated as f*ck” and based on Dracula’s Curse
Earlier this week it was revealed that Netflix is bringing an animated TV series based on Castlevania over to its streaming service this year. We now have a bit more information regarding the series, as Producer Adi Shankar has shed a little more light on the project. Speaking with IGN, Adi Shankar confirmed that the series […]
Marvel and Fox’s X-Men TV pilot gets its first cast member
With Bryan Singer now on board to direct, casting is underway on Marvel and Fox’s X-Men TV pilot, with EW reporting that Blair Redford (Switched at Birth, Satisfaction) has signed on to play Sam, described as “the strong-headed Native American leader of the underground network.” The TV series, which has Matt Nix (Burn Notice) on […]
Bates Motel producer teases Psycho shower scene for Rihanna’s Marion Crane
With just over a week to go until the fifth and final season of Bates Motel gets underway, Entertainment Weekly has released another look at Rihanna’s Marion Crane in the Psycho prequel series; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Marion Crane featured in new trailer for Bates Motel season 5, watch it here Executive producer […]
Shailene Woodley will not be appearing in the Divergent TV movie
This won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who’s been following the story, but Shailene Woodley has officially confirmed that she won’t be reprising the role of Tris Prior in the TV-bound fourth and final chapter of the Divergent series, with the actress telling Vanity Fair: “No. I’m not going to be on […]
HBO orders new political series from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay
Hoping to continue their fruitful run of original series, HBO has ordered a new political drama from Will Ferrell and The Big Short’s Adam McKay. Given a 10 episode series order, the show which is titled Succession will be a political drama about the saga of The Roys, a fictional family that owns an American […]
Annette Bening cast in Katrina: American Crime Story
Casting is underway on the second instalment of FX’s anthology series American Crime Story, with EW reporting that Oscar-nominee Annette Bening has signed on for the female lead in Katrina: American Crime Story. The new season will focus on the tragedy and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with Bening set to play Kathleen Blanco, the governor […]
