It is ironic that people want to escape risk all the time but at the same time a large part of the populace is fascinated with gambling. The foremost example of this fascination is the spate of gambling movies which hit the screen every year. Some become part of pop culture, some win critical acclaim, […]
SDCC: Ron Perlman on Hellboy 3: “I want to finish the f*cking trilogy!”
For the past month, Ron Perlman has been taking every possible opportunity to push for the long-rumoured third instalment of the Hellboy trilogy, and with a captive audience at San Diego Comic-Con today for the Hand of God panel, the actor has once again reiterated his desire to make Hellboy III a reality. “If there’s […]
SDCC: DC announces new details for Frank Miller’s Dark Knight III: The Master Race
DC Comics has announced new details on The Dark Knight III: The Master Race, the upcoming third and final chapter of Frank Miller’s Dark Knight trilogy. Marking the 30th anniversary of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, The Master Race will be an eight-issue periodical, with artists Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson joining Miller and co-writer […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger: No Predator sequels have been “satisfactory”
After failing to reignite his career with the likes of The Last Stand, Escape Plan and Sabotage, Arnold Schwarzenegger has went back to the well, reprising his signature role as The Terminator for this month’s Terminator Genisys, as well as having sequels to another two of his 80s hits on his upcoming slate in The […]
Bruce Campbell talks Ash vs. Evil Dead, says fans “will so not be ripped off by what we’re gonna do”
Earlier this week we got a couple of new images from Ash vs. Evil Dead, and now Entertainment Weekly has caught up with star Bruce Campbell, who has offered up some details on the upcoming Starz series, discussing how he and Sam Raimi have approached the weekly TV show format, and promising fans that they […]
Universal bringing The Machine, Kill Shakespeare and El Pantera to the small screen
Earlier this week Universal Cable Productions announced that it had reached a deal with Dark Horse to adapt the comic book series The Umbrella Academy, Harrow County, Concrete and Back-Up for the small screen, and now it has been announced that UCP has acquired three more properties in the British sci-fi The Machine, IDW Publishing’s […]
SDCC: IDW announces landmark Star Trek issue and new miniseries Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Following the SDCC launch of its epic crossover Star Trek/Green Lantern [read our review here and see a preview here], IDW Publishing has announced two new Star Trek comic book projects for this year, beginning with Star Trek #50 – a special anniversary issue from writer Mike Johnson and artist Tony Shasteen which kicks off […]
Action Lab announces Actionverse shared superhero universe
Action Labs has announced that it is launching a brand new imprint for its creator owned superhero titles under the banner of Actionverse, which will also include a crossover miniseries featuring its top superhero characters. Things will get underway with Halloween Comicfest: Actionverse, which offers a preview of the Actionverse universe from Jamal Ingle (Molly […]
IDW announces new Back to the Future comic series
IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to release a new Back to the Future comic book series subtitled ‘Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines’, which will be steered by screenwriter Bob Gale. Each issue will feature two stories from writers John Barber (Transformers) and Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters). “We’ve subtitled this ‘Untold Tales and Alternate […]
The Week in Spandex – The Pre-Comic Con 2015 Edition
In this pre-Comic Con edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, […]
