In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman, Justice League, Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Man of Steel, Sgt. Rock, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow, Vixen, Constantine, Supergirl, Gotham, Batman: Bad Blood, Justice League vs. Teen Titans, […]
No plans for a live-action Star Wars TV show
Ever since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it’s been assumed that it’s only a matter of time before the Mouse House takes Star Wars to the small screen. However, it’s not going to happen any time soon – at least, not on the Disney-owned ABC. “They are focused on their movies, so we don’t have any plans […]
Steven Moffat stepping down as Doctor Who showrunner after series 10, which will air next year
The BBC has announced that Steven Moffat will be stepping down as showrunner of Doctor Who after the tenth series of the British sci-fi show, where he’ll be replaced by Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch). Moffat’s final twelve-part series will get underway in the Spring of 2017, which means Doctor Who fans will only have a Christmas Special […]
Ant-Man’s Martin Donovan joins DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as Rip Hunter’s mentor
Martin Donovan is set to swap the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Arrowverse, with IGN reporting that the Ant-Man star has signed on to play Druce, Rip Hunter’s (Arthur Darvill) first mentor at the Time Master Academy, in The CW’s new superhero show DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. The site reports that the character is […]
Marvel announces premiere dates for Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 and Avengers: Ultron Revolution
Disney XD and Marvel have announced the return dates for the third season of Ultimate Spider-Man – now rebranded Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 – and Avengers Assemble, which is going by the title of Avengers: Ultron Revolution. Check out the official press release below… Spider-Man recruits a new team and the Avengers reunite […]
“Contemporary” Nancy Drew TV series gets pilot order from CBS
CBS has placed a pilot order for Drew, which is being described as a contemporary take on the iconic teen sleuth Nancy Drew from the long-running children’s book series. As per Entertainment Weekly, the logline for Drew reads: “Now in her 30s, Nancy is a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes […]
Daredevil season 2 will feature a scene like the hallway fight, but “on crack”
Marvel’s Daredevil drew praise from critics for a number of reasons when it premiered on Netflix last April, but one aspect of the show that nearly all viewers singled out was its extremely well-choreographed fight scenes; in particular, the hallway fight scene, from the show’s second episode “Cut Man,” was hailed as one of the best television […]
David Simon’s porn drama The Deuce gets a series order from HBO
HBO has given a series pickup to The Deuce, a new drama from David Simon (The Wire), George Pelecanos (Treme) and Richard Price (The Color of Money), which is set to star James Franco (The Interview) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight). The Deuce follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry […]
Netflix orders sci-fi series Altered Carbon from Laeta Kalogridis
Netflix has picked up the sci-fi drama Altered Carbon, which is based upon Richard Morgan’s 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name and will be written and executive produced by Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Terminator Genisys). Altered Carbon “is set in the 25th century when the human mind has been digitized and the soul itself is […]
Charlie Cox says Daredevil could be recast if the character appears in Avengers: Infinity War
Since The Russo Brothers said that they had 67 characters in Avengers: Infinity War – a number they clarified was figurative – fans began to speculate who was going to be in the ensemble cast. Hell, we even did it ourselves. Many fans jumped to the conclusion that the Netflix side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe […]