In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, The Defenders, Daredevil, Venom, Silver & Black, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, The Sinister Six, Deapdool 2, […]
Comic Book Review – First Strike #1
Ricky Church reviews First Strike #1… A Hasbro comic book event! A new era of peace is dawning as Earth formally joins the Cybertronian Council of Worlds. That is… until Baron Ironblood joins Destro, Storm Shadow and other nefarious villains in a terrorist attack on Iacon! As chaos takes hold on Cybertron, it will be left […]
Rumour: Early cut of Justice League deemed “unwatchable”, ending reportedly changed
Over the past couple of months, Justice League has been undergoing some expensive reshoots under director Joss Whedon, who stepped in to take over the DC blockbuster after Zack Snyder’s daughter passed away. As you’d expect with a film of this magnitude, there’s been plenty of rumour and speculation surrounding said reshoots, with reports claiming […]
Luc Besson is tired of superhero movies, calls Captain America “propaganda”
Fresh from the box office failure of his own comic book adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, French filmmaker Luc Besson has been sharing his thoughts on the superhero genre, revealing that he’s become bored of the films, and feels that the Captain America franchise in particular is little more than “propaganda”. […]
The Cinematic Universe Fascination: A Bigger Picture Obsession
Tom Jolliffe on Hollywood’s fascination with the shared cinematic universe… Marketing, labelling, packaging. It’s everywhere. In cinematic terms it’s more important than ever. Everything is governed by men with clipboards. Or the modern equivalent. I suppose it’s all tablets now. I’m a cave dwelling Cro-Magnon man, so I wouldn’t know but there’s an inherent need […]
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas in first Ant-Man and the Wasp set photos
Last week Marvel announced that filming had got underway on its 2018 sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, and sure enough the first photos from the Atlanta set of the movie have now made their way online. They’re not too revealing (they’re not revealing at all, to be honest), but they do give us our first […]
Twin Peaks season 3 is exquisite, but why am I so unenthused by it?
Samuel Brace on Twin Peaks season 3… Twin Peaks season 3 (The Return) had been something fans of the show, and of David Lynch, were dreaming of for years, and its revival has provided television viewers with some truly incredible moments, and some seriously beautiful filmmaking. But there is something about the resurrected series that […]
Preview of Justice League #27
Justice League #27 is out this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics; take a look… “LEGACY” part two! A massive metahuman war threatens to leave the future ripe for conquest by the despot known only as Sovereign. So warn the children of the Justice […]
Preview of Generations: All-New Wolverine & Wolverine #1
Marvel’s Generations: All-New Wolverine & Wolverine #1 is out this coming Wednesday; take a look at a preview of the issue here… THE TEAM-UP YOU’VE ALL BEEN ASKING FOR! The death of WOLVERINE shook the Marvel Universe… And the ascension of the ALL-NEW WOLVERINE reimagined what a healing factor and some Adamantium claws can do! But […]
Star Ace Toys unveils its Newt Scamander figure from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Sideshow and Star Ace Toys has revealed the upcoming sixth scale Newt Scamander figure which is based on the likeness of Eddie Redmayne in last year’s Harry Potter spinoff prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The collectible is available to pre-order now priced at $242.99, and is expected to ship between January and […]
