It was another great night for HBO at the 2016 Emmy Awards, with Game of Thrones and Veep winning Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series for the second consecutive year. Game of Thrones won a further two awards (Directing and Writing), pushing the show’s total Emmy haul to 38 and topping the previous record […]
Syfy orders TV pilot for Grant Morrison’s Happy!, along with Haunted and The Machine
Syfy is looking to bring Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson’s Image Comics series Happy! to the small screen, with the network ordering a pilot from Universal Cable Productions. Crank helmer Brian Taylor is set to direct the pilot, and will also write the script and executive produce alongside Morrison. Happy! follows “Nick Sax – an […]
Why Batman?
Anghus Houvouras on The Dark Knight… Yesterday was Batman Day, an annual celebration of the Caped Crusader allowing the world to pay homage to the world’s most popular superhero. How did that happen? It seems like such a strange question to ask as we celebrate three-quarters of a century of the character who would come […]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins Fargo season 3 alongside Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon
Variety is reporting that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 10 Cloverfield Lane) has signed on to appear in the third season of FX’s acclaimed drama Fargo, joining the previously announced Ewan McGregor and Carrie Coon. According to the site, Winstead will play “Nikki Swango, a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War and The Defenders, Ghost Rider first look, Stan Lee: The Movie, Wolverine 3 villain, Harley Quinn movie and Man of Steel 2 confirmed, John Lithgow as The Joker
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Captain America: Civil War, Iron Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ghost Rider, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Stan Lee: The Movie, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Justice […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunners on tying in with Doctor Strange
With Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. set to return to TV screens this coming week, showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen have been chatting to EW about the show’s upcoming tie-in with Marvel Studios’ next big screen release Doctor Strange. “Our ties are at times very direct and at times are more thematic,” said Whedon. “The tie this […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Dichen Lachman playing Roulette in Supergirl
Dichen Lachmen is swapping Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for Supergirl, with the actress spotted filming scenes for the second season of the DC series alongside Chyler Leigh’s Alex Danvers and Floriana Lima’s Maggie Sawyer; check out some set photos here… https://twitter.com/yvrshoots/status/776155747151261698 According to Comic Book, Lachman – who played Daisy Johnson’s (Chloe Bennet) mother Jiaying in Agents […]
The Strain Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘First Born’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The Strain season 3… For fans of the book trilogy this is their episode. I say it because Quinlan remains a firm favourite of those who discovered The Strain, before television got their mucky little paws on the written word. What happens in and around those events this […]
American Horror Story Season 6 Episode 1 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the first episode of American Horror Story season 6… It’s finally back. After months of teasing and misdirection, the highly anticipated sixth season of American Horror Story has returned to our screens, with its first episode airing last night. Unlike previous seasons of the anthology series, creators Bryan Falchuk and Ryan Murphy […]
Star Trek: Discovery launch date revealed
Over at StarTrek.com the expected release date for Bryan Fuller’s upcoming new Star Trek series Star Trek: Discovery has been announced. This new show is expected to arrive in May 2017, when we’ll see the first Star Trek series in ten years warp onto our screens. Star Trek: Discovery to premiere on the paid service CBS All […]
