From virtually the moment it was announced that Arrow and The Flash executive producer Greg Berlanti was developing another DC project in Supergirl, there’s been speculation about a potential crossover between the shows. However, given that Supergirl will air on a different network to her fellow DC superheroes, it would seem the chances are slim, […]
Star Wars and The Walking Dead lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of April 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling comic books and graphic novels of 2015, with Marvel’s Star Wars titles topping the comic book list for the second month running, while Image’s The Walking Dead leads the graphic novel chart. Having had just one title in the top ten last month, DC features heavily in April’s […]
Matthew McConaughey has “circled” Marvel and DC movies
Prior to the Cannes premiere of his latest film The Sea of Trees – which was met with a “chorus of boos” – Matthew McConaughey was asked by Variety if he’d ever considered starring in a superhero movie, with the Oscar winner revealing that he’s “circled” some scripts for both Marvel and DC projects. “I’ve […]
The Week in Spandex – Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, The New Mutants, The Incredibles 2
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow, Constantine, Gotham, Titans, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of […]
John Constantine: Rise and Fall of a Superman
Martin Carr on Constantine: The rise and fall of a Superman… I never was a comic book fan. Had no affinity for the medium. Watchmen was only purchased for research purposes before the cinematic release. And what’s more I only just made it through the tome. You see, at that tender age I was convinced […]
Arrow’s David Ramsey on Green Lantern rumours, says John Diggle will get a mask in season 4
Back in February, Arrow star David Ramsey stoked the speculation linking his character John Diggle to that of John Stewart, a.k.a. Green Lantern by stating that “serious discussions” had taken place behind the scenes about the possibility. Executive producer Marc Guggenheim subsequently played down the talk, but that hasn’t stopped Ramsey from being asked once […]
TNT President provides an update on Teen Titans series
While Warner Bros.’ DC television output is set to expand this coming TV season with Supergirl [watch the trailer here] and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow [watch the trailer here], one project that is absent from this year’s slate is TNT’s planned Teen Titans adaptation Titans. Well, if you were concerned that the network had pulled […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 23 Review – ‘My Name is Oliver Queen’
Jessie Robertson reviews the season 3 finale of Arrow… Can we hinge a whole season’s reputation on the ending of it? Just like a great book or good movie, the end is always the thing you remember and leaves that last impression. Arrow’s finale was much different than last season, which was fully about concluding […]
Morena Baccarin promoted to series regular for Gotham season 2
This won’t come as much of a surprise given her level of involvement in the latter half of the first season, but Morena Baccarin has officially been promoted to a series regular for the second season of Fox’s Batman prequel series Gotham, which is set to get underway in the fall. SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner […]
Seth Rogen reveals that filming is underway on Preacher
Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to reveal that filming is underway on Preacher, AMC’s adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon… Preacher is set to star Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as Rev. Jesse Custer, a conflicted preacher who finds himself bonded to a supernatural creature called Genesis and […]
