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Have We Started To Settle For Mediocre Action Pieces?

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George Chrysostomou asks whether we’ve started to settle for mediocre action pieces… The action film will forever be in its heyday, for conflict drives any narrative forward – especially when that conflict results in a showdown between two or more characters. Audiences will forever be drawn to the cinema to witness larger than life sequences, […]

The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, The Punisher, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Deadpool 2, Batman and Harley Quinn sex scene

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Defenders, The Punisher, Jessica Jones, Inhumans, Runaways, Cloak & Dagger, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Fantastic Four, The Gifted, Justice League, The Batman, […]

Arrow casts Kirk Acevedo as Richard Dragon for Season 6

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A few weeks ago at the Comic-Con panel for Arrow‘s upcoming sixth season, Marc Guggenheim teased the introduction of DC Comics and Green Arrow villain Richard Dragon. And, as per Deadline, it has now been revealed that Band of Brothers‘ Kirk Acevedo has been cast for a season-long recurring role as Dragon. Acevedo will come to Star […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Inhumans, Deadpool 2, Justice League, Flashpoint, Batman Beyond, Shazam! and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Inhumans, The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Ms. Marvel, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Doctor Doom, The Gifted, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Flashpoint, The Batman, Nightwing, Suicide […]

GLOW’s Sydelle Noel cast in Arrow season 6

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Variety has revealed that Sydelle Noel (GLOW) has signed on for a recurring role in the sixth season of The CW’s DC show Arrow. Noel is set to portray Samanda Watson, an FBI agent investigating Oliver Queen’s (Stephen Amell) connection to the Green Arrow. Her character is described as “intelligent and poised with a no nonsense […]

UPDATE: The CW reveals dates for its four-way DC crossover

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The CW is set to bring its four DC shows – Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow – together once again this fall, and unlike last year’s ‘Invasion’, this will be a full-on four-way crossover spanning the entirety of the four shows. During the Television Critics Association press tour, CW president Mark […]

The Week in Spandex – The San Diego Comic-Con Edition

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Rounding up all the big superhero news from the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International… Well, the dust has settled on another Comic-Con, and as you’d expect, we got plenty of news, trailers and other goodies from the ever-increasing slate of superhero movies and TV shows. While 20th Century Fox decided to keep its new X-Men […]

The CW releases Where Heroes Are Born trailer for its DC superhero shows

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The CW has released a promo for their superhero shows Arrow, The Flash, DC ‘s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, and Black Lightning, highlighting the transitions they’ve made from the pages of comics books to the small screen; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dM8dI_-P9o Supergirl returns to The CW on Monday, October 9th, followed by The Flash  and […]