It’s been a while since its premiere in February, but Netflix has finally revealed what the future holds for The Umbrella Academy. The streaming service announced yesterday the comic book adaptation has been renewed for a second season by releasing a short announcement teaser for where the season will take the Hargreeves family next. Watch […]
Exclusive Interview – David Castañeda on the Umbrella Academy, shaking up the comic-book formula and learning how to throw knives
Harrison Abbott chats with The Umbrella Academy star David Castañeda… Based on Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s series of graphic novels, The Umbrella Academy is Netflix’s latest foray into the superhero arena, one that promises to shakeup the genre with its quirky characters, distinctive style and offbeat humour. For the uninitiated, this cult sensation is […]
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy has been fully mapped out, reveals Gerard Way
This February sees the launch of The Umbrella Academy, Netflix’s small screen adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book series from My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. So far, the comic book spans three volumes, but way has revealed to Collider that he already knows how the comic book will play out, and he’s shared […]
DC Collectibles’ Gerard Way Batman and Joker Black and White statues available for pre-order
Sideshow and DC Collectibles have revealed the upcoming Batman and Joker Black and White collectible statues based on the designs of My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. The statues are limited to 5000 pieces and are available to pre-order now, priced at $80.00 each; take a look at the official promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING […]
The Umbrella Academy begins production at Netflix
Production on Netflix’s adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s The Umbrella Academy is now underway. Bá announced the start of production via his Twitter page, posing for a photo with Way on the set of the series. Check it out below… The Umbrella Academy follows the dysfunctional family of the Hargreeves, a group of young superheroes that come together […]
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy rounds out its cast of dysfunctional superheroes
A couple weeks after Netflix cast Ellen Page (Flatliners) in the lead role of The Umbrella Academy adaptation, the streaming service has now rounded out its cast of dysfunctional superheroes in the Hargreeve family. Joining Page in the series are Tom Hopper (Black Sails) as Luther, Emmy Raver-Lampman (Broadway’s Hamilton) as Allison, David Castañeda (Soldado) as […]
Ellen Page cast in Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy series
Netflix’s adaptation of Gerard Way’s The Umbrella Academy has just filled one of its lead role. Ellen Page (Inception) has joined the show as Vanya Hargreeves, a.k.a. The White Violin, the black sheep of the superhero family with no supernatural abilities. Due to her lack of abilities, she’s insecure about where she fits within the family and […]
Doom Patrol/Justice League crossover coming in 2018
DC’s Young Animal imprint has gained a lot of traction since it began last year as an outlet for mature readers than the stories usually told in the regular DC Comics titles. The books – Doom Patrol, Mother Panic, Shade The Changing Girl and Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye – take place within the DCU, but are still relatively […]
Comic Book Review – Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye Vol. 1: Going Underground
Ricky Church reviews Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye Vol. 1: Going Underground… Cave Carson has done it all: survived countless adventures below the Earth’s surface, met the love of his life, and gotten a cybernetic eye…somehow. Now, newly widowed, Cave tries to piece his life back together when a knock on the door of his […]
Netflix to adapt Gerard Way’s The Umbrella Academy
Netflix has acquired yet another series; the streaming service will adapt Gerard Way’s comic title The Umbrella Academy for a 10-episode run to premiere in 2018. The Umbrella Academy follows a dysfunctional family of superheroes that come together in order to solve their father’s possible murder. Fargo’s Steve Blackman will executive producer and showrun the series while The Exorcist’s Jeremy Slater has […]