Thirty years after its first release, Neil Calloway takes a look at Top Gun… Thirty years ago this week – 16th May 1986, to be precise, Top Gun was released and pop culture was changed forever. With the possible exclusion of films where Spielberg and Lucas were involved, it is arguably the most iconic film […]
IDW collecting Joe Hill’s Tales from the Darkside scripts
Early last year, it was revealed that The CW was developing a reboot of Tales from the Darkside from Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Joe Hill, and while the series never materialised, IDW Publishing announced a four-issue comic book series based upon scripts Hill produced for the aborted show. And now comes word that the publisher […]
Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader Comic to end in August
Some bad news for fans of Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader comic, as it has been announced that the ongoing solo series will be coming to an end this August with issue #25, the cover to which you can see here… “It was a situation where, you know, we’ve always said all the way through, […]
John Boyega says Star Wars: Episode VIII is darker and bigger than The Force Awakens
John Boyega has taken a short break from filming on Star Wars: Episode VIII to attend the Cannes Film Festival, during which Variety managed to get a few words from the British star about how he’s finding director Rian Johnson after working with J.J. Abrams on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “It’s very easy,” states Boyega. […]
Karl Urban says “it would be a privilege to make another Dredd”
Despite the fact its getting on for four years since the release of Dredd, there remains considerable fan support for a sequel, or more recently, a show on the likes of Netflix, Amazon or HBO. Just last month, Karl Urban teased that “conversations are happening” with regards to a follow-up, and now the actor has […]
The Week in Spandex – X-Men: Apocalypse reviewed, Civil War tops Deadpool, Justice League rumours, Affleck unhappy with Batman v Superman, Booster Gold in development, Agent Carter cancelled, Supergirl renewed, new DC shows announced, Fox “committed to trying again” with Fantastic Four and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Gambit, Wolverine 3, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Agent Carter, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, The Defenders, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern Corps, […]
R.I.P. Darwyn Cooke (1962 – 2016)
The comic book community lost an icon early this morning. It was reported yesterday by his family that Darwyn Cooke was placed in palliative care due to an aggressive form of cancer and confirmed later that he passed away on May 14 at 1:30 AM at his home in Flordia. He was a tremendously talented […]
The ABC’s of Death: Does the network’s cull spell trouble for Marvel?
In one of the biggest TV culls of recent memory, ABC today cut a veritable swathe through some of its most well known and long-running material, cancelling a raft of shows with a built-in pedigree and audience. Castle is one of the most prominent, a Steven J. Cannell-esque procedural detective show that has seen the […]
Interview: A conversation with TV and comic scriptwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Kat Kourbeti interviews Krysty Wilson-Cairns, writer of Penny Dreadful #1… BEWARE: There is a spoiler for the ending of Penny Dreadful #1 towards the end of the interview! Kat Kourbeti: How did this comic adaptation come to be? Krysty Wilson-Cairns: I believed Titan had approached Showtime about a Penny Dreadful comic, and when we in the Penny […]
Kevin Feige confirms that Natalie Portman won’t appear in Thor: Ragnarok
Back in April it was announced that Tessa Thompson (Creed) had joined the cast of Thor: Ragnarok, with reports suggesting that Natalie Portman would not be returning as Dr. Jane Foster for the God of Thunder’s third solo outing. Well, Marvel chief Kevin Feige has now confirmed Portman’s absence to Empire, stating that: “[There are] many […]
