In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Batman: The Killing Joke, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Captain America: Civil War, Hellfire, Deadpool, Plutona and more… […]
Dave Filoni hints at Ahsoka return in Star Wars Rebels season 3
Darth Vader clashed with Ahsoka Tano in the season two finale of Star Wars Rebels, with the fate of Anakin Skywalker’s former padawan unclear following their epic confrontation. However, speaking at Star Wars Celebration Europe today, Rebels creator Dave Filoni has suggested that Ahsoka may yet play a role in the third season of the animated […]
Stranger Things Season 1 Episode 1 Review – The Vanishing Of Will Byers
Is Netflix’s new original worth your time? The pilot promises really good things… It seems like barely a week goes by without Netflix releasing a new original series. If there’s one main reason the streaming service is criticised for increasingly poor movie content, it’s just that: it’s too busy focusing on acquiring and making TV. […]
Tyler Hoechlin on playing Superman in Supergirl
Former Teen Wolf star Tyler Hoechlin is gearing up to take on the role of Superman for the second season of The CW’s new DC show Supergirl, and the actor has been chatting to Collider about bringing the iconic Man of Steel to life during a promotional interview for his latest film Everybody Wants Some!!. […]
Netflix places straight-to-series order for cannabis comedy Disjointed starring Kathy Bates
Streaming service Netflix has placed a 20-episode straight to series order for Disjointed, a cannabis-themed workplace comedy from producer Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men). The multi-camera series will star Kathy Bates (American Horror Story) as “a lifelong advocate for legalization who’s finally living her dream as the owner of […]
Floriana Lima to play Maggie Sawyer in Supergirl
Following on from this week’s casting of Ian Gomez as Snapper Carr, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Supergirl has added another DC Comics character to its ranks for season two, with Floriana Lima (The Family) signing on for the series regular role of Maggie Sawyer. Created by John Byrne in 1987, Maggie is one of […]
Netflix renews Bloodline for a third season
Netflix has announced today that it has renewed creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler’s acclaimed thriller series Bloodline for a third season, which will hit the streaming service in 2017. “Todd, Daniel, and Glenn have created a riveting family saga featuring one of the most talented ensembles in the history of television. […]
Cougar Town’s Ian Gomez joins Supergirl as Snapper Carr
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Ian Gomez (Cougar Town) has signed on to play the DC character Snapper Carr in the upcoming second season of Supergirl. The show’s incarnation of the character is described as “a headstrong, sharp-witted newsman, hired by Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) to be the editor-in-chief of CatCo Magazine. Snapper’s commitment to […]
The Leftovers star Carrie Coon joins Fargo season 3
The cast for the third season of FX’s Fargo is starting to come together, as TV Line recently revealed the news that The Leftovers actress Carrie Coon has landed the female lead role opposite The Impossible and Beauty and the Beast actor Ewan McGregor. While McGregor will portray a set of twins, Emmit and Ray Stussy, […]
Fox and Marvel teaming up for new X-Men pilot, Hellfire no longer moving forward
Variety is reporting that Fox and Marvel are teaming up for a new X-Men TV project, with the network placing a pilot order for an untitled action-adventure series from writer Matt Nix (Burn Notce). The series “will focus on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run […]
