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10 filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder

August 11, 2015 by Matthew Lee

In the wake of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, Matthew Lee looks at ten filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder… Josh Trank’s debut, Chronicle, was a surprise hit of 2012. The film fused the found-footage genre with superhero tropes to create a coming-of-age story that was both fresh and exciting. Trank’s ability […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: 300: Rise of an Empire, alien resurrection, Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, Divergent, Dune, Elysium, fantastic four, Gavin Hood, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, johs trank, Jose Padilha, marc forster, Michel Gondry, neil burger, Neill Blomkamp, Noah, Noam Murro, Quantum of Solace, RoboCop, the green hornet, X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The Week in Spandex – (Not So) Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Batman v Superman, Hellboy 3, The Crow and more

August 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gambit, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agent Carter, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Vixen, Supergirl, Hellboy […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Agent Carter, Ant-Man, Arrow, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, fantastic four, Gambit, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hellboy 3, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, The Crow, The Flash, Vixen, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

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

August 1, 2015 by Gary Collinson

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, […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Star Wars Tagged With: Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ant-Man, Arrow, Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: The Killing Joke, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, DC, DC Extended Universe, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, fantastic four, Fantastic Four 2, Gambit, Gods and Secrets, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jessica Jones, Justice League, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, Superman, superman lives, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened, The Flash, The Punisher, Thunderbolts, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, Vixen, Wolverine, Wolverine 3, Wonder Woman, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Justice League Dark, Hellboy 3, X-Men/Fantastic Four, Gambit and more

July 25, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern Corps, Justice League Dark, Hellboy 3, […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Ant-Man, Arrow, Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Batman, Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: Bad Blood, Batman: The Killing Joke, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, fantastic four, Gambit, Gotham, green lantern corps, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hellboy 3, Justice League Dark, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, The Flash, Thor: Ragnarok, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Wonder Woman, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

Stan Lee discusses Michael B. Jordan’s casting as The Human Torch in Fantastic Four

July 27, 2015 by Gary Collinson

It’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s upcoming reboot of the Fantastic Four has struggled when it comes to getting fans of Marvel’s First Family on board. A lot of hate has been thrown at the movie from the moment it was first announced, which much of the early criticism aimed towards the casting […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Marvel, Michael B. Jordan, Stan Lee

The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Superman Lives, Deadpool, Constantine and more

July 18, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, X-Force, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Superman Lives, Justice League Mortal, Gotham, […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Ant-Man, Arrow, Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: Bad Blood, Captain America: Civil War, Constantine, DC, DC Extended Universe, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, fantastic four, George Miller's Justice League Mortal, Gotham, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Justice League Mortal, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, superman lives, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened, The Flash, The LEGO Batman Movie, Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, X-Force, X-Men: Apocalypse

Jamie Bell reveals there’s no post-credit scene in Fantastic Four

July 14, 2015 by Gary Collinson

If you were planning on sticking around after the credits to see if there’s a stinger attached to Fantastic Four, it seems you’ll be wasting your time as Jamie Bell has revealed that the upcoming 20th Century Fox reboot won’t be carrying on the Marvel tradition. SEE ALSO: Watch the final trailer for Fantastic Four […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Jamie Bell, Marvel

The Week in Spandex – San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Edition

July 13, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this  (abridged) edition of The Week in Spandex, we round up all the big superhero news coming out of the San Diego Comic-Con… Well, the curtain has fallen on the geek mecca that is San Diego Comic-Con for another year, and over the past four days we’ve been treated to a wealth of superhero […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ant-Man, Arrow, Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: The Killing Joke, Blade, Captain Marvel, Daredevil, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, fantastic four, Gambit, Gotham, Green Lantern, green lantern corps, Hellboy 3, Heroes, Heroes Reborn, Jessica Jones, Lucifer, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship, Spider-Man, Storm, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, Superman, superman lives, SuperMansion, The Flash, Unbreakable 2, Vixen, Wolverine 3, Wonder Woman, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past

SDCC: Toby Kebbell talks Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four

July 13, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Back in November, Toby Kebbell revealed that the iconic Marvel villain Doctor Doom would undergo a reimagining in Josh Trank’s upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, with the actor stating that the character would be “Victor Domashev… I’m a programmer. Very anti-social programmer. And on blogging sites I’m ‘Doom’”. Naturally this didn’t go down very well with […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: fantastic four, Marvel, San Diego Comic-Con International, Toby Kebbell

The Week in Spandex – The Pre-Comic Con 2015 Edition

July 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this pre-Comic Con edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ant-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Daredevil, DC, DC Extended Universe, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, fantastic four, Fantastic Four 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Heroes, Heroes Reborn, Jessica Jones, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened, X-Men

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