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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producers on choosing the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider

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During the San Diego Comic-Con International it was announced that Ghost Rider is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., although it won’t be Johnny Blaze or Danny Ketch, but rather Robbie Reyes, the All-New Ghost Rider. During an interview with Comic Book Resources, Marvel’s head of television Jeph Loeb and showrunners […]

Grant Gustin would like to see Joss Whedon direct an episode of The Flash

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After working with Kevin Smith on the episode ‘The Runaway Dinosaur’ earlier this year, Grant Gustin spoke to Comic Book Resources at the San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, revealing that there’s one A-list director he’d like to see stopping by Central City to helm an episode of The Flash. “Yeah actually. I met Joss Whedon […]

Bryan Singer says Legion TV series “will relate to future X-Men movies”

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The X-Men franchise is heading to the small screen next year, with FX set to air Legion, and Fox developing another as-yet-unrevealed X-themed project. Legion creator Noah Hawley has previously revealed that the series is more standalone than an integral part of the wider franchise, and executive producer Bryan Singer has reiterated that during an […]

Noah Hawley on his approach to the X-Men TV series Legion

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Marvel and Fox are launching their first TV collaboration early next year with Legion, as Fargo creator Noah Hawley brings the story of David Haller – a man struggling with mental illness who comes to discover that he’s actually a mutant – to life, and Hawley has been chatting to IGN about his approach to the […]

Fox explains why it passed on X-Men TV series Hellfire, teases new X-themed project

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Last month, it was announced that Fox had decided to pass on the proposed X-Men TV series Hellfire, which would have revolved around the mutant superheroes’ foes The Hellfire Club, and speaking to Slash Film during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, network chief Dana Walden has explained why they opted against moving forward […]

The Week in Spandex – San Diego Comic-Con 2016 Edition

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Here’s a special SDCC edition of The Week in Spandex, wrapping up all the superhero news from Comic-Con 2016… Unless you’ve been residing under a rock these past few days, you’ll be all too aware that the San Diego Comic-Con has been taking place across the Pond, bringing us a host of superhero goodies. Both […]

Matthew MacCaull to play the Justice Society’s Commander Steel in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

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The CW has found the another member of the Justice Society of America for season two of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Matthew MacCaull (iZombie, Star Trek Beyond) is set to play Henry Heywood, a.k.a. Commander Steel. As revealed during Comic-Con, Commander Steel will be a member of the JSA alongside Hourman […]

Brandon Routh on the Justice Society of America’s introduction in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

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During the San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, it was announced that DC’s original superhero team – and forerunner to the Justice League – the Justice Society of America is set to feature in the second season of The CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and star Brandon Routh has been speaking to Screen Rant about the […]