In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Batman, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, Green Lantern Corps, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Krypton, Batman: The Killing Joke, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City […]
Versailles Season 1 Episode 4 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the fourth episode of Versailles… Last week I said BBC Two’s megabudget Anglo-Franco sexy period drama Versailles might be able to redeem itself after a rather lackluster performance over the past three episodes. A lot was riding on episode four, and France seems to be dominating the news this week, what with […]
Is Marvel teasing Ghost Rider for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4? Probably not…
Back in 2013, it was announced that the rights to The Punisher, Luke Cage and Ghost Rider had reverted to Marvel Studios. Since then, we’ve seen both The Punisher and Luke Cage making their MCU debuts in Daredevil and Jessica Jones respectively (and both have their own Netflix series incoming), while rumours – or speculation […]
Star Trek: The Axanar Repercussions
Tony Black on the repercussions of Star Trek: Axanar… Well. CBS and Paramount just put a great big giant bat’leth right through the hopes and dreams of many a Star Trek fan looking to make a movie within their beloved franchise, with a brand new set of very clear and to an extent unprecedented stipulations […]
Bryan Fuller discusses the upcoming Star Trek TV series
As CBS gears up to go into production on its new Star Trek series this September, showrunner Bryan Fuller has been talking to Collider about the franchise’s latest foray onto the small screen, sharing his excitement over the project, and providing an update on their progress. “It’s wonderful,” states Fuller. “It’s surreal. I didn’t want to be […]
James Carpinello to play Mario Falcone in Gotham season 3
TV Line is reporting that James Carpinello (The Punisher, The Mob Doctor) has signed on for a recurring guest role in season three of Gotham, where he’ll play Carmine Falcone’s son Mario Falcone. The official character description reads: “The son of feared mob boss Carmine Falcone (John Doman), Carpinello’s Mario has rejected his family’s criminal […]
Maisie Richardson-Sellers to play Vixen in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Last month it was announced that Vixen would be joining DC’s Legends of Tomorrow for its second season, although it wouldn’t be Megalyn Echikunwoke’s Mari McCabe, but rather an alternative version of the character. Well, The CW and Warner Bros. TV have now announced that Maisie Richardson-Sellers (The Originals, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has secured […]
Bryan Fuller teases Hannibal’s return
Last year’s cancellation of the television series Hannibal, starring Mads Mikkelsen as the famed cannibal Hannibal Lecter and Hugh Dancy as FBI agent Will Graham, upset many people. I reviewed all of Hannibal’s final season and was upset at its cancellation, even if its finale did offer as much closure as it possibly could. Since […]
Channing Tatum producing buddy cop comedy series Iron Fisting
Entertainment Weekly has got its hands on the first poster for Iron Fisting, a new buddy cop action-comedy series from Channing Tatum’s production company Free Association. Iron Fisting is “billed as an ’80s Romanian cop show that will follow the adventures of a pair of mismatched policemen partners. The series will poke fun at the […]
HBO pulls the plug on rock & roll drama series Vinyl
HBO has announced it is pulling the plug on its epic music drama Vinyl. The Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger-executive-produced series, which recently saw the exit of showrunner Terence Winter back in April, had previously been renewed for Season 2 but, according to THR, those plans have now been scrapped. Vinyl followed New York record […]
