Australian actor Keiynan Lonsdale has nabbed the role of Wally West for the upcoming second season of The CW’s hit DC series The Flash, where he’ll appear as a season regular. “Just like when we met Grant for the first time, we instantly knew Keiynan embodied all the heart and courage of a hero,” said […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow casts Casper Crump as Vandal Savage
Yesterday it was revealed that Falk Hentschel (Transcendence) has nabbed the role of Hawkman in The CW’s upcoming superhero series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and now it’s been announced that Casper Crump (The Killing) is set to play the supervillain Vandal Savage. Legends of Tomorrow’s incarnation of Savage is described as “immortal, having spent the […]
Jenna Dewan-Tatum to play Lucy Lane in Supergirl
With her husband Channing Tatum officially signing on to play Gambit in Fox’s X-Men spinoff, Jenna Dewan-Tatum (Step Up) has signed on for a comic book role of her own, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the actress will play Lois Lane’s younger sister Lucy Lane in CBS’ Supergirl. Lucy will make her debut in […]
Falk Hentschel cast as Hawkman in Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
The DC universe is ever-expanding these days and the ranks have swelled even further today with news that The CW have found their Hawkman for the Arrow and The Flash spinoff series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Actor Falk Hentschel has signed on to play the DC Comics hero, whose alter-ego Carter Hall is the “latest […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gambit, Spider-Man, The Punisher, Thunderbolts, Superman Lives, The Killing Joke and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Superman Lives, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Vixen, Supergirl, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, […]
Harley Quinn sings ‘Do You Wanna Kill The Batman’ in Frozen parody
Animator Michael Smith has posted a rather splendid spoof of the hit Frozen song ‘Do You Want To Build A Snowman’, which sees Harley Quinn looking to coax The Joker out of his cell in Arkham Asylum with a rendition of ‘Do You Wanna Kill The Batman’. Check out the video right here, which also […]
Ryan Robbins joins Arrow season 4
Variety is reporting that Ryan Robbins (Falling Skies) has joined the fourth season of The CW’s DC superhero show Arrow in a recurring role. The site reports that Robbins will make his first appearance in the third episode of season four, and will play a character called Conklin, “a sadistic and ruthless member of Shadowspire […]
Superhero Movies: Contrarian Opinions and Partisan Fandoms
Samuel Brace on contrarian opinions and parisan fandoms…. This is a great time to be a fan. A fan of superheroes and superhero movies, of a particular TV series or film franchise, to be a fan of pretty much anything and anyone. For this there is no doubt. Fandom’s are at their peak, with the […]
LEGO DC Super Heroes – Jokerland Review
Gary Collinson reviews the LEGO DC Super Heroes Jokerland (76035) set… Last month, LEGO expanded its DC Super Heroes line with two Batman-themed sets in The Batboat Harbor Pursuit (76034) and Jokerland (76035). Clocking in at 1037 pieces, including eight minifigures, the latter of the two transforms Gotham City’s amusement park into the nightmarish ‘Jokerland’, […]
Nicolas Cage talks Tim Burton’s Superman Lives
This month we got a peek into Tim Burton’s aborted 90s take on the Man of Steel with the release of director Jon Schnepp’s documentary The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? [read our review here], although sadly Schnepp was unable to secure the participation of Nicolas Cage, who would have led the cast as […]
