It started out as a movie, but the sequel to Kevin Smith’s 1995 comedy flop (at least in box office terms) Mallrats is now being pitched as a TV show with all of the original cast in place – minus Ben Affleck. Smith has been very public about his plans for the series and has […]
NYCC: Jemaine Clement joins FX’s Marvel show Legion
While the Marvel-Netflix shows had their chance to wow audiences at New York Comic-Con yesterday, today it was FX’s turn, as they showed off their upcoming Marvel series Legion to the crowd. The Legion panel, which featured such guests as creator Noah Hawley, Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb (who also was at the Marvel Netflix panel), […]
Marvel’s Jeph Loeb teases Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Defenders crossover
While it’s looking increasingly unlikely that we’ll see any of Marvel’s small screen heroes making the jump to the big screen for Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb has hinted at the possibility of a crossover between the Netflix shows and ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. during a panel at New York Comic […]
Marvel replacing Ultimate Spider-Man with new animated Spidey series
Marvel Animation has announced that it is set to replace Ultimate Spider-Man with a new animated Spidey series which promised to take the wall-crawler back to his roots, exploring his early years as a teen crime-fighter. “Spider-Man is the biggest action hero in the world. He is an iconic character whose duality makes him both relatable […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star and producer on the chances of a Ghost Rider spinoff
Ghost Rider made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut last month as Gabriel Luna took on the role of Robbie Reyes – the All-New Ghost Rider – in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season four. With the fan reaction to the Spirit of Vengeance extremely positive, questions are now being raised as to the chances of a Ghost […]
Hayley Atwell reprising the role of Agent Carter for Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars
It’s not quite what Agent Carter fans were hoping for, but Marvel has announced that Hayley Atwell will be reprising the role of Peggy Carter – albeit in voice form – for a guest appearance in Marvel’s Avengers: Secret Wars. The announcement was made at the Marvel Animation panel at New York Comic Con yesterday, […]
The Week in Star Wars – New Rogue One poster, Han Solo female lead casting and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has a brand new poster for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, details on the female lead casting for Han Solo and more… There’s no Star Wars panel at this year’s New York Comic-Con, so we can’t expect to see any big stories from the galaxy […]
Sigourney Weaver to play the villain in Marvel’s The Defenders, Deborah Ann Woll confirmed for The Punisher
Last night Marvel Television held its Iron Fist panel at New York Comic-Con, the climax of which saw Marvel bringing out The Defenders – Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Mike Colter (Luke Cage) and Finn Jones (Iron Fist) – to the stage, along with Sigourney Weaver, who was confirmed as playing the villain […]
Boom! Studios’ Polarity heading to the small screen
According to The Wrap, Boom! Studios’ comic book series Polarity is heading to the small screen, with Max Winkler and Matt Spicer penning a script for a pilot, which will be directed by Winkler. Created by Max Bemis, lead singer of Say Anything, Polarity follows Timothy Woods, “a bi-polar artist living in Brooklyn who discovers […]
Westworld Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Original’
Tony Black reviews the first episode of Westworld… Given the end of Game of Thrones is a year or two at most away around the corner, HBO is banking a lot on Westworld to fill a void, not just of multi-million dollar, event series television, but also that heightened level of mythology and intrigue the […]
