In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Green Lantern Corps, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, Hellboy Rise of the Blood Queen and more… The fourth […]
Katrina Law joins Sean Bean in The Oath
Katrina Law (Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Arrow) is the latest to join The Oath, Crackle’s new series starring former Game of Thrones actor Sean Bean. The series comes from Hawaii Five-O creator Joe Haplin and also stars Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Cory Hardrict (American Sniper) and Arlen Escarpeta (The Magicians). Law will portray Karen Beach, “a police officer, and the sole female […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: Till All Are One #11
Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Till All Are One #11… With Elita One’s influence closing in around Starscream, he’s desperate to make any alliances he can. Turns out, a powerful ally might already be within his grasp. But is he willing to risk his own sanity to reach them? Transformers: Till All Are One #11 may […]
Critical Thinking: Don’t Believe the Hype
Anghus Houvouras on hype and hyperbole… Hype is something every film writer constantly struggles with. The perpetual entertainment news cycle gives film fans so much to chew on. There’s a formulaic cycle of hype that happens with every new movie that strokes the cockles of film fans. Some movies come with preordained hype. A new […]
Olivia Munn’s Psylocke rumoured to be returning for X-Men: Dark Phoenix
It looks like we may be able to add another returning cast member to the roster for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, with rumours circulating that Olivia Munn could be reprising the role of Betsy Braddock / Psylocke from last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse. According to Omega Underground, Munn arrived in Toronto this past Friday, where X-Men: Dark […]
Ahsoka and Padme team up in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – ‘The Imposter Inside’
The latest episode of Disney and Lucasfilm’s animated series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny is now online for our viewing pleasure, and sees Ahsoka teaming up with Padme as they battle a shape-shifting bounty hunter; check it out here… Be sure to check out the previous episodes of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – ‘Sands of […]
Hopefully the Han Solo debacle will teach Disney not to tread on sacred ground
Samuel Brace on the Han Solo saga and Disney’s handling of the Star Wars franchise… There were more than a few that let out cries of anguish upon hearing the direction of the next Star Wars anthology movie. The fact that we would be revisiting such a famous and iconic character as Han Solo seemed like […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming director reveals certain shots were only made for the trailer
If you came out of Spider-Man: Homecoming thinking you must have dozed off for a second and missed the trailer’s money shot of Spider-Man and Peter Parker flying through the streets of Queens, then fear not as director Jon Watts has revealed that it was created specifically for the marketing campaign, and was never intended […]
Netflix renews Castlevania for season 2
Coinciding with its arrival on the streaming service yesterday, Netflix has announced that it has renewed the animated video game adaptation Castlevania for a second season of eight episodes. Castlevania is based on the classic video game franchise from Konami and follows the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe […]
Thor: Ragnarok will “drastically” change the MCU ahead of Avengers: Infinity War
Spider-Man: Homecoming may have just only opened in theaters, but we’re less than four months away from the release of the next chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and the third this year – Thor: Ragnarok. Taking time out from talking Spider-Man, Kevin Feige has spoken to The Toronto Sun about the cosmic threequel, […]
