In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Blade, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man […]
Hannibal Season 3 Series Finale Review
Ricky Church reviews the season – and series – finale of Hannibal season 3… As the noose tightened around the Red Dragon, so too did it around Hannibal as the series was brought to a close. The (hopefully temporary) series finale of Hannibal was a bittersweet and satisfying conclusion to an excellent show. Appropriately titled […]
AMC developing The Walking Dead standalone special set on a plane
It looks like the zombie virus is going airborne, with Entertainment Weekly revealing that AMC is developing a half-hour standalone special of The Walking Dead that will take place on an airline flight. The site reports that the special will revolve around a group of passengers facing a walker attack, with one of the survivors […]
Galaxy Quest TV series heads to Amazon
Back in April it was revealed that Paramount Television was working on a small screen take on the cult sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest, and now Deadline is reporting that Amazon has picked up the project for development. The TV adaptation is being penned by feature screenwriter Robert Gordon, director Dean Parisot and producer Mark Johnson, […]
Adi Shankar producing “super violent” Castlevania animated series
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 […]
