In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, The Punisher, Ghost Rider, Blade, Daredevil, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, […]
James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2, will introduce one new character
Earlier this week Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn revealed that he’s completed the first draft for the sequel to last year’s Marvel blockbuster, and now he’s shared a few details about Guardians of the Galaxy 2 during a Periscope interview (via Screen Rant). “It’s a very moving script,” states Gunn, responding to Chris […]
Henry Simmons promoted to series regular for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3
Earlier this week it was announced that Luke Mitchell’s Lincoln Campbell has been promoted to a series regular for the upcoming third season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now Comic Book Resources is reporting that he’ll be joined by Henry Simmons, who plays Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie. The third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will […]
Jason Statham rumored for Bullseye role in Daredevil season 2
The Man Without Fear may be facing off with Bullseye when Daredevil returns next year, and if this new rumor proves true, he’s in for one hell of a fight. According to Latino-Review, action movie superstar Jason Statham – who recently took a villainous turn in this year’s Furious 7 – is being courted for the role […]
First details on All New, All Different rebooted Marvel universe
Marvel Comics is currently in the middle of its universe-destroying event series Secret Wars, after which its set to hit the reboot button with an ‘All New, All Different’ Marvel Universe, and E-i-C Axel Alonso has been offering up the first details about the impending reset. “We’ve been planning it for years,” Alonso told Mashable. […]
Infographic: 20 Highest Grossing Movies Based on Marvel Comics
Wondering how Avengers: Age of Ultron is getting on at the box office compared to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Maybe you’d like to see how Spider-Man stacks up against its Amazing reboot, or which of the X-Men movies have had the most success around the globe? Well, you’re in luck as the […]
Comic Book Review: Secret Wars #3
Anghus Houvouras reviews Secret Wars #3… Secret Wars is fast becoming the best event comic in the last 20 years. This is coming from someone who loathes the event comic. Who sees them for so often what they are: annual cash grabs that barely forward the plot of whatever multi-year arc the editorial team is […]
Marvel’s Star Wars #6 introduces a huge change to the Star Wars canon
Warning. Spoilers follow… Back in April 2014, Disney announced that it was introducing a new canon for Star Wars, which would consist of the original six movies, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and all subsequent Lucasfilm releases going forward. Not just movies and animated series, but books, comics, video games and so on. With that […]
Chris Pratt teases tear-jerking Guardians of the Galaxy 2 script and Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Just yesterday, James Gunn announced that he’d completed the first draft for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and now Star-Lord himself has chimed in to tease what the script may entail. Though Pratt is of course sworn to secrecy, he did hint that Gunn’s script is incredibly emotional, and brought him to tears: “What I will say is […]
Samuel L. Jackson not in Captain America: Civil War, wants to extend Marvel contract
With so many Avengers confirmed to appear in Captain America: Civil War, it’s almost easier to keep a list of what characters are not expected to appear in the upcoming threequel. As it turns out, we can now add a name to that list: Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. Speaking with Collider, Jackson spoke a bit about […]