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, […]
Marisa Tomei offered Aunt May role in Spider-Man reboot
According to Variety, Sony and Marvel’s upcoming Spider-Man may have found its new Aunt May: Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei. This will mark the first major tentpole for Tomei, who is most famous for roles in dramas like The Wrestler and comedies like My Cousin Vinny. The new report is unclear about whether or not she’s officially landed the role, but […]
Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool will be his last superhero role
Ryan Reynolds is certainly no stranger to the superhero movie, having appeared in Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern, and as he gears up to appear at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote next year’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, the actor has told The Huffington Post that the Merc with a Mouth will be […]
Disney’s Bob Iger isn’t afraid of competition from DC: “We’re Marvel”
For the past few years, Marvel Studios had been running pretty much unopposed when it comes to shared superhero movie universes, although that’s about to change as Warner Bros. kickstarts its DC slate next year with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. However, Disney chief Bob Iger isn’t afraid […]
Hayley Atwell on female superheroes: “I think the audiences want them”
With SDCC just around the corner Hayley Atwell – AKA Agent Peggy Carter – has been doing the rounds to help promote her upcoming Comic-Con appearance and also to hype the UK airing of Agent Carter Season 1 on FOX this Sunday. During an exclusive interview with Den Of Geek, Atwell spoke about the importance […]
Rumour: Bryan Singer wanted for Fantastic Four sequel
From the moment 20th Century Fox announced its reboot of the Fantastic Four, there’s been speculation that the studio will look to combine Marvel’s First Family with its X-Men universe – most recently just last week, when it was rumoured that the crossover is being eyed for a 2018 release. Well, if This Is Infamous […]
Peyton Reed on replacing Edgar Wright as director of Ant-Man
When Edgar Wright vacated the director’s chair on Ant-Man after close to a decade of being attached to the project, Marvel Studios found itself with the unenviable task of finding a suitable replacement for the fan favourite filmmaker. Step forward Peyton Reed (Down with Love), who has admitted in an interview with Uproxx this week […]
SPOILERS: And the TWO post-credit scenes for Ant-Man are…
SPOILERS – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR ANT-MAN IN THIS STORY… …YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Still here? Good. Mid credits: One of the plot threads that runs through Ant-Man is Hank Pym telling his daughter Hope that she can’t be a superhero because “it’s too dangerous”. He is of course wrong, and the characters go […]
Rumour: Rachel McAdams offered female lead in Marvel’s Doctor Strange
With Marvel Studios skipping the San Diego Comic-Con International this year, it’s unlikely we’ll get any big Marvel news this week, but we do have a casting rumour to chew on for Doctor Strange. According to rumour specialists Heroic Hollywood, Rachel McAdams (True Detective) has been offered the female lead in the Phase Three release. […]
Josh Trank promises “multipower slugfest” with Fantastic Four, new TV spot released
With Comic-Con just around the corner, Entertainment Weekly has been working overtime to preview some of the big films set to be showcased in San Diego this week, and now the site has caught up with director Josh Trank, who spoke briefly about his upcoming superhero reboot Fantastic Four. “Chronicle was all about the discovery […]
