In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman, Justice League, Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Man of Steel, Sgt. Rock, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow, Vixen, Constantine, Supergirl, Gotham, Batman: Bad Blood, Justice League vs. Teen Titans, […]
No plans for a live-action Star Wars TV show
Ever since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it’s been assumed that it’s only a matter of time before the Mouse House takes Star Wars to the small screen. However, it’s not going to happen any time soon – at least, not on the Disney-owned ABC.“They are focused on their movies, so we don’t have any plans at […]
Steven Moffat stepping down as Doctor Who showrunner after series 10, which will air next year
The BBC has announced that Steven Moffat will be stepping down as showrunner of Doctor Who after the tenth series of the British sci-fi show, where he’ll be replaced by Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch). Moffat’s final twelve-part series will get underway in the Spring of 2017, which means Doctor Who fans will only have a Christmas Special […]
Quentin Tarantino considered directing a Sgt. Rock movie
Last month, Quentin Tarantino revealed that back in the early 90s he came close to directing a Luke Cage film, but it seems that the Marvel property isn’t the only comic book project that Tarantino has mulled over in the past, with the filmmaker telling IndieWire that he also considered helming a movie based upon DC’s Sgt. […]
Bryan Singer says James Cameron offered advice on the end scene of X-Men: Days of Future Past
During IGN’s visit to the set of X-Men: Apocalypse, director Bryan Singer revealed that he sought out advice from James Cameron on 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, owing to Cameron’s experience dealing with time travel on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. And while Cameron’s input was minor, he did offer one significant suggestion […]
Ant-Man’s Martin Donovan joins DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as Rip Hunter’s mentor
Martin Donovan is set to swap the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Arrowverse, with IGN reporting that the Ant-Man star has signed on to play Druce, Rip Hunter’s (Arthur Darvill) first mentor at the Time Master Academy, in The CW’s new superhero show DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.The site reports that the character is “a […]
Lauren Cohan is playing Bruce Wayne’s mother in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
IMDb has confirmed that The Walking Dead actress Lauren Cohan will be playing Martha Wayne, Bruce Wayne’s mother, in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The actress will appear in the film alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who is set to play Bruce’s father Thomas; interestingly enough, Morgan recently joined the cast of The Walking Dead […]
Simon Kinberg and Bryan Singer open to revisiting X-Men’s Dark Phoenix Saga
Among the numerous criticisms aimed at X-Men: The Last Stand was the film’s rather poor attempt at adapting the Dark Phoenix Saga storyline. Well, now that X-Men: Days of Future Past has erased that movie from the timeline, and X-Men: Apocalypse is reintroducing Jean Grey with Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner, might we see […]
Rumours on Cate Blanchett’s villain role in Thor: Ragnarok
The folks at Geek.com have been dropping a few Marvel rumours lately concerning a potential villain for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 [see here] and Odin’s involvement in Thor: Ragnarok [see here], and now the site is back with another Ragnarok rumour, this time concerning Cate Blanchett’s role.So, according to the site, Blanchett – […]
Marvel announces premiere dates for Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 and Avengers: Ultron Revolution
Disney XD and Marvel have announced the return dates for the third season of Ultimate Spider-Man – now rebranded Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 – and Avengers Assemble, which is going by the title of Avengers: Ultron Revolution. Check out the official press release below… Spider-Man recruits a new team and the Avengers reunite […]
