Adi Shankar – the producer behind the unofficial shorts Punisher: Dirty Laundry, Venom: Truth in Journalism, Judge Dredd: Superfiend , Power/Rangers and James Bond: In Service of Nothing – has announced via Facebook that he’s working on a “super violent” animated series based around the classic video game franchise Castlevania. “I’m producing a super violent […]
Kurt Sutter developing Sons of Anarchy spinoff for FX
It looks like Kurt Sutter could be set for a return to the world of Sons of Anarchy, with Entertainment Weekly revealing that he’s currently developing a spinoff series for FX which will focus on the Oakland-based Hispanic gang the Mayans. Sutter, whose new series The Bastard Executioner is set to premiere next month, would […]
Rumoured synopsis for Marvel’s Luke Cage series surfaces
Later this year Netflix will unleash its second Marvel series Jessica Jones, which will introduce Mike Colter’s Luke Cage into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following that, Colter will reprise his role to headline his own series, and we may have the first synopsis for the show. Disclaimer: it’s from Heroic Hollywood, so could just as […]
First episode of Vixen released, Megalyn Echikunwoke would love to reprise the role for live-action
CW Seed has released the first episode of Vixen, its animated spin-off to Arrow and The Flash, which you can watch via the official CW Seed site here (assiming you’re in the States). Meanwhile, speaking to ComicBook, actress Megalyn Echikunwoke has revealed that she’d like to make the jump to The CW’s live-action universe, stating […]
Jesse Quick and Tokamak cast for The Flash season 2
Yesterday we got our first image from season two of The Flash [see here], and now we have word on two new casting additions to the CW superhero series. According to The Wrap, newcomer Violett Beanne is set to play the speedster Jesse Quick, who is described as “a brilliant, quirky college student who gets […]
Fear the Walking Dead shatters records for highest-rated cable premiere
AMC launched its companion series to The Walking Dead on Friday night, with Fear the Walking Dead enjoying a hugely-successful start as its debut episode set a new record for the highest-rated cable premiere. The first episode of the show pulled in 10.1 million viewers according to Nielsen estimates, which shatters the previous record set […]
Guardians of the Galaxy short details Drax the Destroyer’s origin
We’ve seen shorts for Star-Lord, Groot and Rocket Raccoon, and now it’s the turn of Drax the Destroyer in Disney XD’s latest Guardians of the Galaxy ‘Origins’ short, which we have for you here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IWWMvoeUdQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwz8YljMft0 The series follows the newly-formed team who finds a strange artifact keyed only to the DNA of Peter Quill. […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow executive producer on the differences between The Atom and Ant-Man
We’ve already seen one shrinking superhero on the screen this year in Marvel’s Ant-Man, and with The Atom set to headline The CW’s upcoming Arrow / The Flash spinoff DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, executive producer Phil Klemmer has been speaking about the challenges of bringing Ray Palmer to weekly television, and differentiating him from his […]
Tony Robinson says another Blackadder series “is on the cards”
It looks like we might get to see another series of the classic 80s sitcom Blackadder, with Tony Robinson revealing to The Sun that a new series could be a possibility – assuming they can afford Hugh Laurie’s wages following his U.S. television success. “I do think a new series of Blackadder is on the […]
The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Deadpool, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, The Crow and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel 2, Suicide Squad, […]