Following last week’s poster, the first teaser trailer for the small screen adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic book series The Boys was unveiled at New York Comic-Con yesterday, which introduces the superhero team of The Seven as well offering a glimpse of the titular vigilante group The Boys. Meanwhile, the panel also brought […]
Amazon releases first poster for The Boys
Amazon Studios has revealed the first poster for the upcoming TV adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys which pays homage to volume one of the comic book series and gives us our first look at characters from the Prime Original series; check it out here… The Boys is set to hit Amazon Prime in […]
Jennifer Esposito joins Amazon’s superhero drama The Boys
Amazon’s upcoming superhero drama adaptation of The Boys has just cast Jennifer Esposito (NCIS) in a recurring role for the Eric Kripke (Supernatural), Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Preacher) produced series. Esposito will appear in five episodes this season as CIA Agent Susan Raynor. She shares a complicated dynamic with Billy Butcher (Karl Urban). Susan and Billy hate […]
Elisabeth Shue joins Amazon’s superhero drama The Boys
Oscar-nominated actress Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Last Vegas, Back to the Future) has signed on for a series regular role in The Boys, Amazon’s upcoming superhero drama from Supernatural’s Eric Kripke and Preacher’s Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic book of the same name, The Boys takes place in a […]
10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg to direct Amazon’s The Boys
Variety is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to take over as director on Amazon’s pilot episode of The Boys after Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were forced to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Based on the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book series, The Boys takes place in a world […]
Karl Urban to play Billy Butcher in Amazon’s superhero drama The Boys
Dredd and Thor: Ragnarok star Karl Urban has signed on for another comic book-based project, with the actor set to portray Billy Butcher, the leader of the titular organisation in Amazon’s adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys. Thanks to Deadline, we’ve got the following character description for Butcher, which reads: “Mysterious, brutal […]
Suicide Squad’s Karen Fukuhara joins Amazon’s superhero drama The Boys
After starring as Katana in 2016’s Suicide Squad, Karen Fukuhara has signed on for another comic book role, with Deadline reporting that the actress has joined Amazon’s The Boys as a series regular. Fukuhara will portray Female, “a young Asian assassin with blistering fighting skills who happens to have superpowers, and uses them for explosive […]
The Boys casts Wee Hughie and Mother’s Milk
Amazon’s adaptation of the Garth Ennis comic book series The Boys has cast its first two members of the titular team, with Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games) set to play Wee Hughie and Laz Alonso (The Mysteries of Laura) portraying Mother’s Milk. The Boys takes place in a world where superheroes embrace the darker side […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Thor 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, Hellboy, Spawn and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak & Dagger, The Punisher, X-Men, Wolverine, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, […]
The Boys TV series casts the rest of The Seven
Last month it was announced that Erin Moriarty (True Detective) had secured the role of Starlight in Amazon’s upcoming adaptation of the Garth Ennis / Darick Robertson comic book series The Boys, and now Deadline is reporting that the show has found the rest of its superhero team, The Seven. According to the site, Antony Starr (American Gothic) […]