Over the weekend we heard from Guillermo del Toro, who revealed that he’s “still working on” his long-planned adaptation of Justice League Dark, and now the filmmaker has offered up a few more details on the current status of the project, which will delve into the supernatural side of the DC universe… “Right now the […]

It seems the Clerks director is moving away from comedy and keeping with his new horror vibe. Kevin Smith dropped the first trailer for his latest movie Tusk at San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend and now it looks like it will be the first part of a trilogy. Smith announced during his panel that […]

Well, this is certainly odd news. According to a source at Bloody Disgusting, the next movie in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise will be a prequel and focus on Leatherface’s formative years as a teenager. Maybe we’ll find out if he ever went to prom. From Bloody Disgusting: “As you may recall, Texas Chainsaw 3D, […]

Last month it was revealed that Brick and Looper director Rian Johnson had landed the gig of writing and directing Star Wars: Episode VIII, as well as writing the treatment and potentially directing Star Wars: Episode IX. Now the filmmaker has chatted briefly about securing the director’s chair on the follow-up(s) to J.J. Abrams’ Star […]

Legendary Pictures surprised audiences at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend by announcing that not only do they have a new King Kong film in the works, but they’ve already slated it for a November 4, 2016 release. Titled Skull Island, the film lacks any concrete details, but it’s probably safe to assume that it will explore Kong’s […]

Stephen Glass reviews How We Are Now… As well as opining on new releases and re-releases and DVD releases and all other releases, film writers, professional or otherwise, are afforded a great power to vouch for films and filmmakers with little exposure, which are perhaps only on the festival circuit. Even this launchpad leaves innumerable […]

Fresh from the news at this weekend’s Comic Con that Bruce Campbell may well feature in the new Evil Dead TV series, the legendary actor has also joined the cast of  upcoming fantasy Welcome to Purgatory, for British director Gene Fallaize. In addition, and in-keeping with the British touch on the movie, The Inbetweeners star […]

A special edition of The Week in Spandex rounding up all the superhero news and talking points from the San Diego Comic-Con, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Doctor Strange, Thunderbolts, Captain America 3, Blade, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Hulk […]

Appearing at the San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the upcoming comic book crossover Django/Zorro from Dynamite Entertainment, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino confirmed that The Hateful Eight is going to move ahead, stating during the Q&A that: “Yes, we are going to be doing The Hateful Eight. All for you. We weren’t sure about it but I […]

The much anticipated crossover fighting game Tekken X Street Fighter hasn’t been cancelled. That’s according to a statement released by Bandai Namco producer Katsuhiro Harada at this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, who claimed that the project was still alive, saying that it’s “still in development and it’s still moving forward,” in response to a fan’s […]