Late on Sunday, Suicide Squad director David Ayer tweeted out the first image of Task Force X in full costume, giving us our first look at Deadshot, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, Slipknot, Rick Flagg, Enchantress, Katana and, of course Harley Quinn. While the photo itself has received a predictable mixed reaction, fans have been happy […]
Tom Hardy talks Suicide Squad, and reveals why he left the project
Back in December when we got the first casting news for Suicide Squad, it was announced that Tom Hardy would be set for a return to the DC universe, swapping The Dark Knight Rises‘ Bane for Rick Flagg, leader of Task Force X. However, barely a month later Hardy exited the film, with rumours suggesting […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 21 Review – ‘The Anvil or the Hammer’
Martin Carr reviews the twenty-first episode of Gotham… I find myself between a rock and a hard place. With metaphorical marching bands and the news of another royal mouth to feed, we find ourselves at an end. Not in the biblical sense but more in a literal manner. Gotham has finished. If you could stop […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 20 Review – ‘Under the Knife’
Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Gotham… Unbalanced personalities, damaged psychosis and narrative conventions all jostle for position, in this penultimate portion of Gotham on Fox. Erin Richards, all but forgotten in the ebb and flow of events, comes to the fore opposite Ogre extraordinaire Milo Ventimigilia. Elsewhere Lord Taylor continues his plotting while […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 19 Review – ‘Beasts of Prey’
Martin Carr reviews the nineteenth episode of Gotham… For anyone up on their entertainment news it comes as little surprise that Jada Pinkett Smith is leaving Gotham. With a heavy heart we bid farewell to someone who has remained dignified amongst a shit storm of criticism. In an online media frenzy akin to the release […]
Gotham Season 1 Episode 18 Review – ‘Everyone has a Cobblepot’
Martin Carr reviews the eighteenth episode of Gotham… This was to be my grand gesture. A return to form and way back from literary oblivion. Gotham was the weapon of choice, episode eighteen and nineteen the literary armour I chose to swathe myself in. Prepared for battle and cloaked in metaphorical attire I would advance […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Civil War, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, The Punisher, Silver Surfer and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Luke Cage, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Silver Surfer, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Constantine […]
In defense of Warner Bros.’ “filmmaker-driven” approach to the DC Cinematic Universe
James Garcia on why Warner Bros.’ “filmmaker-driven” approach to the DC Cinematic Universe is the very best thing for the DC slate, and the superhero genre… Early this week, THR released a piece on some of the perceived struggles currently happening behind closed doors at Warner Bros. as the studio maps out the burgeoning DC Cinematic […]
Comics to Read Before You Die #21: The Dark Knight Returns
In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at The Dark Knight Returns… If you were filling out an SAT Question that read as follows: 32) If not Watchmen, then ____________. You’d fill out the answer with “The Dark Knight Returns.” It’s a seminal, treasured tome, signaling Batman’s return […]
Warner Bros. reportedly struggling with its plans for a cohesive DC movie universe
Back in October DC Comics fans got the news they’d be hoping for, with Warner Bros. announcing a slate of ten DC films through to 2020, with the studio finally pulling the trigger on a shared superhero universe to rival that of Marvel. Or at least, that was the plan… The Hollywood Reporter has posted […]
