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The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Justice League, Aquaman, The Flash, Shazam!, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Runaways, Fantastic Four, and the return of Adam West and Burt Ward!

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Aquaman, The Flash, Shazam!, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Powerless, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, Runaways, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Fantastic Four, […]

Fantastic Four screenwriter details his original plans for the failed reboot

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During an interview with Screen Crush, screenwriter Jeremy Slater has been discussing his work on last year’s box office bomb Fantastic Four. Revealing that he spent around six months working on 10-15 drafts for the superhero reboot before ultimately being replaced by director Josh Trank and producer Simon Kinberg, Slater suggested that the final film […]

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Arrowverse, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, The Defenders, Deadpool 2, Fantastic Four 2 and more

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Here’s an abridged version of The Week in Spandex… It’s been a bit of a busy week behind-the-scenes here at Flickering Myth, so much so that there just hasn’t been time to put together the regular Week in Spandex round-up. I apologise, and hope that normal service will be resumed next weekend. In the meantime, […]

Miles Teller open to returning for Fantastic Four sequel

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20th Century Fox endured a rather torrid time with its Fantastic Four reboot; fans slammed the project for its casting choices, the studio had to suffer Josh Trank’s antics on set and his criticism of the movie upon release, and it was mauled by both critics and audiences alike, tanking – or ‘Tranking’ – at […]

In (partial) defence of Fantastic Four

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One year after the release of the universally castigated superhero movie, Sean Wilson pops the question: is it really THAT bad? Amidst a disappointing 2016 blockbuster movie season I’m struggling to identify any genuine underdog movies, ones that received their fare share of critical bile but which I actually liked. (Case in point: Suicide Squad, […]

Why Are Film Sets Increasingly Troubled Places?

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at why franchise movies seem to spawn arguments between film-makers and studios… Rumours of a troubled production – and two differing cuts – of Suicide Squad add to a growing list of films that appear to have led to arguments and disagreements between the creative teams behind them and the […]

The Week in Spandex – DC and Marvel set for Comic-Con, Wolverine 3 set photos, X-Men poster controversy, Phase Three updates, Superman joins Supergirl, The Killing Joke theatrical release and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Aquaman, The Flash, Jonah Hex, Superman: Flyby, Supergirl, Vixen, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League Dark, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout, Justice League […]

Toby Kebbell says Josh Trank’s original cut of Fantastic Four was great and admits that he doesn’t really play Doom in the movie

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It’s been nearly a year since the catastrophe that was Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four and we’re still learning more about it. When the director officially denounced the movie via Twitter, he noted that he had a “great” version of the movie which “you’ll never see”, and now one of its stars has backed that up. […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition trailer, Suicide Squad images and posters, Ben Affleck on Batman solo movie, Willa Holland on DC movies and TV, Bryan Singer taking break from X-Men, Captain Marvel frontrunner emerges, Hayley Atwell wants Agent Carter return and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman, The Dark Knight, Suicide Squad, Justice League, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Batman: The Killing Joke, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Legion, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Captain Marvel, […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Unhelpful Rumour Machine

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Tony Black on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the unhelpful rumour machine… We may be living in the age of the geek, but when you examine all the rumour around Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this week, you can’t help but wonder if that Birth. Movies. Death article doing the rounds about ‘broken […]