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The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War and The Defenders, Ghost Rider first look, Stan Lee: The Movie, Wolverine 3 villain, Harley Quinn movie and Man of Steel 2 confirmed, John Lithgow as The Joker

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Captain America: Civil War, Iron Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ghost Rider, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Stan Lee: The Movie, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Justice […]

Ben Barnes joins The Punisher as a series regular

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It looks like casting is underway on Netflix’s latest Marvel project, with TV Line reporting that Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) has signed on to appear alongside Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle as a series regular in The Punisher. Although character details are being kept under wraps, it is rumoured that Barnes will […]

Chris Pratt wants Star-Lord to meet The Punisher in Avengers: Infinity War

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Thanks to some comments from Vin Diesel, we know that – as expected – the Guardians of the Galaxy will be meeting Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and Chris Pratt has been chatting to We Got This Covered about which Marvel character he’d most like to see crossing paths with Star-Lord in […]

The Punisher could appear in The Defenders

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We’ve heard quite a bit from Marvel’s TCA press conference including the schedule for the post-Defenders line-up and why they passed on Agent Carter, and now we’ve got a nice little tease. During the press conference, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos was asked if Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle would feature in the team-up series The Defenders, to […]

Daredevil season 3, Jessica Jones season 2 and The Punisher will air in 2018 after The Defenders

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Before we were inundated with trailers and footage from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we were given a couple of trailers and teases for the Marvel Netflix Universe – including the team-up The Defenders. We were told that Daredevil would be getting a third season, and that will join the second season of Jessica Jones and the spin-off […]

The Week in Spandex – San Diego Comic-Con 2016 Edition

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Here’s a special SDCC edition of The Week in Spandex, wrapping up all the superhero news from Comic-Con 2016… Unless you’ve been residing under a rock these past few days, you’ll be all too aware that the San Diego Comic-Con has been taking place across the Pond, bringing us a host of superhero goodies. Both […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition reviewed, Justice League concept art, Spider-Man: Homecoming set photos, Fox and Marvel crossover rumours and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batmam v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Batgirl, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Powerless, Teen Titans Go!, Gotha, Supergirl, The LEGO Batman Movie, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes […]

Jon Bernthal says The Punisher series will shoot next year

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Following his acclaimed turn as Frank Castle in season two of Daredevil earlier this year, it did not take long for Netflix to grant Jon Bernthal his own headline spot, giving Marvel the green light for a Punisher series on the streaming service. During an interview with Awards Daily where he spoke in depth about playing […]

Comic Book Review – The Punisher #1

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Zeb Larson reviews The Punisher #1… FRANK CASTLE LOSES CONTROL! A by-the-numbers drug bust is about to take Frank Castle by surprise…and he HATES surprises. The horrible fallout threatens to send The Punisher into the heart of darkness, but Castle won’t make that journey alone: A DEA agent is on his trail and attempting to get […]

Marvel: Let’s Not Have The Avengers and The Defenders Team Up

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Tony Black argues that Marvel should keep The Defenders out of Avengers: Infinity War… Beware spoilers for Captain America: Civil War… Unless you’ve been living under a very cosy rock these last couple of years, you’ll be aware that Marvel haven’t just given us a hugely successful cinematic universe based on their comic book legends, […]