In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The LEGO Batman Movie, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnariok, Daredevil, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Agents […]
Ryan Reynolds announces release date for Deadpool Blu-ray and non-existent VHS and LaserDisc
Fresh from the film becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, Ryan Reynolds has now taken to Twitter to let us know when we can pick up Deadpool on Blu-ray. Reynolds posted the following image, complete with the caption “I’m coming… On Blu-ray May 10. Also, non-existent special edition VHS and LaserDisc, 19 years […]
Flickering Myth Podcast #20 – the Batman v Superman Review Part 2 (Spoilers), Ben Affleck Writes Batman Movie and more…
Subscribe on iTunes. Support Flickering Myth, buy a t-shirt! Email in your questions: oli@flickeringmyth.com Join Oli and Luke in this week’s Flickering Myth Podcast for… SCOOPERHERO NEWS – a week after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s release, Luke gives his thoughts on the movie, while Oli continues to get depressed about it. Also, news that […]
Rumour: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy and Alexandra Shipp join Fox’s New Mutants, Simon Kinberg suggests “YA vibe”
It looks like casting may be underway on 20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men spinoff New Mutants, with HitFix reporting that Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) have signed on to appear in the Josh Boone-directed project. According to the site, Williams will portray the character of Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, with Taylor-Joy as […]
Production on Gambit delayed once again
Back in September, 20th Century Fox pushed Gambit back from its original production start date to this month, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the Channing Tatum-headlined X-Men spinoff has been delayed once again. The site reports that rewrites have pushed the project back to the end of this year, with director Doug […]
Bryan Singer hints at future X-Men villain; possible Wolverine cameo in Apocalypse?
The next instalment in the X-Men franchise will hit our screens here in the UK on May 19 – and a week later in the US – and it’s shaping up to the biggest and baddest of the bunch so far. To help promote X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer and the huge cast have been […]
X-Men: Apocalypse promo images featuring Jean Grey, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Storm, Psylocke and Angel
A new batch of character promo images from X-Men: Apocalypse have arrived online, giving us a new look at franchise newcomers Sophie Turner (Jean Grey), Tye Sheridan (Cyclops, Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Olivia Munn (Psylocke) and Ben Hardy (Angel); check them out here… Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of […]
Deadpool is now the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time
20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool has reached another box office milestone this past weekend, with the film now officially the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. By close of play yesterday, Deadpool had amassed $745,974,060 to overtake the previous record holder, The Matrix Reloaded, which earned $742.1 million back in 2003. Domestically, Deadpool has […]
Preview of X-Men ’92 #1
The X-Men of the 1990s return this coming Wednesday with the release of X-Men ’92 #1; check it out here… The X-Men of the 90s are back! Continuing from the hit Secret Wars series starring the X-Men of a more EXTREME decade. With Cassandra Nova defeated, the X-Men have taken in all the young mutants […]
Empire unveils X-Men: Apocalypse subscriber cover and new images
Last week Empire debuted its nine interlocking X-Men: Apocalypse covers for the latest issue of the magazine [see here], and now we have a look at the subscriber cover, along with four new images… SEE ALSO: Olivia Munn talks Psylocke role in X-Men: Apocalypse, new image released Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: […]