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Marvel pulls The Punisher from NYCC in the wake of Las Vegas shooting

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Following on from the tragic Las Vegas shooting this past Saturday, Marvel and Netflix have announced that they have decided to pull  the panel for the upcoming series The Punisher from the New York Comic Con schedule. “We are stunned and saddened by this week’s senseless act in Las Vegas,” reads the official statement from […]

The Week in Spandex – NYCC roundup, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, Runaways, Gambit, Constantine, Spawn and more

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Due to New York Comic Con, birthdays and anniversaries, it’s an abridged version of The Week in Spandex this week. Normal service will be resumed this coming Saturday… The big news from the weekend was of course the release of the latest trailer for Warner Bros.’ upcoming blockbuster Justice League, while on the DC front […]

Psych: The Movie gets premiere date, John Cena to return

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During its panel at the New York Comic Con yesterday, USA Network has announced that its holiday special Psych: The Movie is set to premiere on December 8th at 8pm, as well as confirming that WWE Superstar John Cena will be reprising his role as Ewan O’Hara. Psych: The Movie sees fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer […]

Spawn reboot to shoot in February, Todd McFarlane wants “unfriendly, dark” Stan Lee cameo

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Now that he finally has funding in place thanks to Blumhouse Productions, Todd McFarlane has revealed that cameras will start rolling on his R-rated Spawn reboot this coming February. “It’s going to be dark and R-rated,” said McFarlane, noting that the $10 million-budgeted production won’t be R-rated like Deadpool “with a couple of F-bombs and […]

First teaser trailer for Stephen King anthology series Castle Rock

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The first teaser was revealed today at NYCC for the Hulu Original drama Castle Rock. From the mind of Stephen King and executive producer J.J. Abrams, the anthology series features a cast that includes Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), Andre Holland (Moonlight), Jane Levy (Don’t Breathe), Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Bill Skarsgard (It), Scott Glenn (The Defenders), and Terry O’Quinn (Lost); […]

First trailer for Shadowhunters season 3

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The first trailer for the third season of Freeform’s Mortal Instruments TV series Shadowhunters debuted at the New York Comic Con today, and we have it for you here; take a look… Based on the bestselling young adult fantasy book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, Shadowhunters follows 18-year-old Clary Fray, who finds out on her […]

NYCC: Jemaine Clement joins FX’s Marvel show Legion

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While the Marvel-Netflix shows had their chance to wow audiences at New York Comic-Con yesterday, today it was FX’s turn, as they showed off their upcoming Marvel series Legion to the crowd. The Legion panel, which featured such guests as creator Noah Hawley, Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb (who also was at the Marvel Netflix panel), […]

Marvel announces Captain Marvel Young Adult novel

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Yesterday at the New York Comic Con, Marvel announced that Carol Danvers is set to headline her own YA novel, which will be written by Shannon and Dean Hale. “We’re very excited about this, because of the top level talent that we’re able to bring on,” states Marvel editor Sana Amanat. “We really believe that there’s […]

Vin Diesel hints at second Marvel role, teasing Black Bolt of the Inhumans?

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Despite lending his voice to Groot in last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Vin Diesel has dropped a number of teases over the past year suggesting that a second Marvel role could be on the cards in the future, and he’s been at it again at the New York Comic Con, where he’s been promoting […]