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The Week in Spandex – Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Aquaman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Lucifer, Constantine, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, […]

Donald Glover comments on being linked with the new Spider-Man role

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Now that Marvel and Sony have officially worked out a deal to bring Spider-Man into the MCU and with Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal’s claims that they will “collaborate on a new creative direction” many fans and websites – including our own – have been tentatively creating a list of names that could potentially replace […]

Movie Review – Predestination (2015)

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Predestination, 2015. Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig. Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby and Christopher Sommers. SYNOPSIS: A ‘Temporal Agent’ who travels through time to prevent major crimes attempts to capture the infamous ‘Fizzle Bomber’, who has thus-far eluded him, on his final assignment.   Remember the first time you saw […]

Batman v Superman costume designer talks Aquaman design

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Late Thursday evening Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder revealed the first image of Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. It’s had a mixed reaction from fans, with some liking the badass look and others resenting the lack of the traditional orange and green. Snyder’s long time costume designer Michael Wilkinson – who worked with […]

Universal options children’s superhero fantasy book The Princess in Black

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With superheroes pretty much absent from Universal’s catalogue, the studio has moved to option the movie rights to Shannon Hale and Dean Hale’s bestselling children’s book The Princess in Black, a superhero fantasy revolving around a fairy tale princess who moonlights as a masked vigilante. According to Deadline, the story centres on “Princess Magnolia, who […]

Steven Spielberg reportedly wants to direct the Indiana Jones reboot with Chris Pratt

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There had been some chatter from Deadline late last month that Disney were interested in rebooting the Indiana Jones franchise with Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt in the leading role, replacing Harrison Ford. Well, now there is some more wood to add to this fire. According to Deadline’s sources, Steven Spielberg himself is keen […]

Production halts on Mission: Impossible 5 to work out “a new and improved finale”

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, production has been halted on the upcoming action sequel Mission: Impossible 5 to allow director Christopher McQuarrie time to come up with “a new and improved finale” after the original ending was deemed unsatisfactory by Paramount executives. The site goes on to report that there are no major concerns at […]

Terminator Genisys to get the IMAX treatment

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Paramount Pictures has announced that director Alan Taylor’s (Thor: The Dark World) upcoming Terminator “reset” Terminator Genisys will receive the IMAX treatment when it arrives in theaters this summer. SEE ALSO: Script reviews of Terminator: Genisys are extremely positive, “it’s three action packed movies in one” “We are so proud of the world we have […]

Joss Whedon talks not having Hank Pym create Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron

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One of the biggest changes to the backstory of the evil Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron is that he’s created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, and not Hank Pym as depicted in the comics. This, of course, sparked some outrage from fans who felt that Ant-Man should be the guy to create this […]