The Watchmen returned to the world of comic books today with the release of DC’s Doomsday Clock #1, and they’ll soon be making their return to the screen too, with Damon Lindelof currently hard at work on a small screen adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic comic book series for HBO. During an […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers 4 wraps filming, Gambit loses another director, The New Mutants delayed, Justice League extended cut rumours and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Silver & Black, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man 3, Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War, Runaways, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Gambit, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Kitty Pryde, Doctor Doom, Justice League, Shazam, Wonder Woman, […]
Damon Lindelof says he’s had no talks with HBO about a Watchmen series
Back in June, a rumour emerged claiming that HBO was taking a second stab at developing a Watchmen series, after its first attempt with director Zack Snyder failed to get off the ground in 2014. This latest report claimed than Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) was spearheading the adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ […]
Producer vs. Director: The Case of Zack Snyder
Pim Razenberg on the debate on creative differences between producers and directors… Creative differences. The clichéd answer to most break-ups between a studio and its directors. Recent examples of cases where “creative differences” were the cause of conflict are the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from the as-of-yet untitled Han Solo anthology film […]
DC’s Watchmen crossover Doomsday Clock gets a new trailer
DC Comics is set to unveil more information on its hugely-anticipated event Doomsday Clock, which is set to see Superman and company crossing over with Doctor Manhattan and other characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen. To tide us over until the panel, a second trailer/featurette has been unveiled, which sees DC’s chief creative […]
Geoff Johns discusses DC’s Watchmen event in Doomsday Clock trailer
Having been teased since the very first issue of Rebirth, we are now just a couple of months away from DC’s hotly-anticipated Doomsday Clock event, which will bring together the heroes and villains of the DC universe with those of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic comic book series Watchmen. To whet our appetites for […]
Warner Bros. reportedly developing R-rated Watchmen animated movie
It looks like Warner Bros. could be set to revisit Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, with FilmBuffOnline reporting that an R-Rated animated adaptation of the superhero epic is in development, which will present “a faithful adaptation of the Watchmen graphic novel executed in an animation style that mirrors the source material.” The site posted the following, which […]
Zack Snyder’s Watchmen supercut explores the film’s use of colour
Director Zack Snyder is arguably one of the most polarizing filmmakers working today, but one undeniably strong aspect of his work is his color in his visuals. Snyder has worked with the same cinematographer (Larry Fong) since 300, and the results have been rather impressive. So much so that Legendary decided to release a new featurette looking […]
The Age of Ire: How Marvel & DC fan the flames to sell comics
Anghus Houvouras on how Marvel and DC fan the flames to sell comics… The classic age of comics were called ‘The Golden Age’. Pretty much from the moment Superman showed up hurling an Edsel at criminals. The Silver Age was ushered in when DC created a brand new Flash passing the mantle to Barry Allen. […]
The Week in Disappointment – Batman v Superman, Terminator, Watchmen TV Series, Nicolas Cage and The Lord of the Rings and more
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice rated PG-13 for ‘sensuality’” Makes perfect sense. You could feel the pulsing sexual tension emanating from the screen when he ripped the top off of the Batmobile. Matt Damon knows what I’m taking about. “Matt Damon says ‘it must […]
