In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Blade, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, The Punisher, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Constantine, Arrow, The Flash, […]
Movie Review – The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
The Man From U.N.C.L.E., 2015. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani, Sylvester Groth, Jared Harris, and Hugh Grant. SYNOPSIS: In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to […]
Heroes creator reveals the death of an original series character prior to Heroes Reborn
NBC’s upcoming event series Heroes Reborn is set to bring back many of the original cast members of Heroes, although there are several noticeable absentees from the revival. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, creator Tim Kring has revealed that while the availability of the actors had an impact on who returned, the main criteria was the […]
Disney announces animated Jack and the Beanstalk film Gigantic
Walt Disney Animation Studios has revealed that they will be making an animated Jack and the Beanstalk film titled Gigantic. Gigantic, which was announced at Disney’s D23 Expo, will be a musical set in Spain during the Age of Exploration. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, the Oscar-winning team behind Disney’s Frozen, are on board to […]
Shakira to voice a character in Disney’s Zootopia
Colombian singer Shakira has joined the voice cast of Disney’s upcoming film Zootopia. Not only is she set to play a character named Gazelle, but she will also be singing an original song for the film entitled “Try Everything.” After the announcement was made at Disney’s D23 Expo, Disney Animation posted the following picture to Twitter… […]
Benicio Del Toro confirms Star Wars: Episode VIII villain talks
We’ve been inundated with news from Star Wars: The Force Awakens over the past couple of days [check out all of our Star Wars coverage here], but now we have a little tidbit on the next instalment of Disney’s Sequel Trilogy, with Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) confirming that he’s in the running […]
Justice Leak joins Supergirl as DC villain Hellgrammite
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Justice Leak (Powers) is set for a role in the DC universe, with the actor signing on to play the villain Hellgrammite in the CBS series Supergirl. In the comic book mythology, Hellgrammite is an entomologist called Roderick Rose, who finds himself transformed into an insect-like villain. However, it seems […]
Cobie Smulders in talks for female lead in Jack Reacher 2
According to The Wrap, Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother, The Avengers) is in early talks for the female lead in Jack Reacher 2, director Ed Zwick’s follow-up to the Christopher McQuarrie-directed thriller. Smulders will reportedly play the character of Danika in the sequel, which will see Tom Cruise reprising the title role of […]
Andrew Garfield comments on Tom Holland’s Spider-Man
With Tom Holland set to take on the role of Spider-Man for the wall-crawler’s Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War and the subsequent 2017 solo movie, ET Online caught up with former wall-crawler Andrew Garfield, who shared his first comments since Sony’s deal with Marvel to reboot the character. SEE ALSO: Is […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #43
Ricky Church reviews Batman #43… In the start of a new epic, a new villain stalks Gotham City. Will Batman be able to uncover the mystery of Mr. Bloom? Since before Jim Gordon was announced as the next Batman, fans wondered what became of Bruce Wayne in the aftermath of ‘Endgame’. Many believed it wouldn’t […]
