Jun 11 2014
Marvel has announced that actor Vincent D’Onofrio will join the Netflix series Daredevil as the notorious crime boss Wilson Fisk (aka Kingpin). He joins the lead Charlie Cox in a 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015. Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television, commented “We’re incredibly proud to have an actor with the gravitas and versatility of Vincent joining …
Jun 10 2014
Powers has been announced as a new PlayStation exclusive series from December, while the new trailer for NBC’s Constantine reveals characters from the wider DC universe. At a special presentation during Sony’s E3 presentation in Los Angeles, writer Brian Michael Bendis took to the stage to announce that an adaptation of his Powers series will arrive …
Jun 10 2014
With the release of a major Marvel movie based on the Guardians of the Galaxy, mainstream audiences and even some comics fans had just one question on their lips: “Who?” A team called the Guardians of the Galaxy was first introduced back in 1969, billed as “Tomorrow’s Avengers” and hailing from the 31st century. They went …
Jun 08 2014
Following the reportedly amicable departure of Edgar Wright from Marvel’s Ant-Man, the studio has now reported that Peyton Reed will take over as director for the film. Writer Adam McKay will be “contributing to the film’s script”. Reed is best known for the cult-hits and comedies Bring It On, The Break Up and Jim Carey vehicle …
Jun 04 2014
Long rumoured to be on the list of upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe films, writer/director Scott Derrickson has announced (via Twitter) that his next film will be Doctor Strange. His previous credits include horror hits The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sinister. Doctor Stephen Strange was originally created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for Marvel …
May 31 2014
Building on the brilliant Winter City series, Australia’s Winter City Productions is now taking submissions for creator owned projects. In addition to co-founder Patrick Purcell’s upcoming all-ages book Mechanical Knight, with Diego Toro and David Aravena, a brand new title called Left Hand Path will also be launched in June from Jason Franks, Paul Abstruse …
May 15 2014
The moment we’ve been waiting for since Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) was first left in a coma following the events of Arrow‘s “The Scientist” in December last year. The CW has given us our first glimpse of The Flash during the season finale of Arrow. More than living up to its title, “Don’t Blink” offers …
May 14 2014
After months of speculation, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner has confirmed to Total Film that Channing Tatum is her Gambit. While sources indicate that no paperwork has been signed as yet, Donner is talking as though it is a done deal. “Well you know he’s a rogue, Channing. He’s a rascal, just like Remy LeBeau, and he can handle …
May 14 2014
Guaranteed to explode the Internets, Zack “Snack” Snyder has revealed (via Twitter) the first photo of Batman (Ben Affleck) and his Batmobile from the upcoming Batman Vs. Superman (or is it Superman Vs. Batman?). Snyder tweeted the image with the innocuous caption “I shot this with my @Leica_Camera M Monochrom.” From this image, we can …
May 12 2014
Following a slew of announcements about pick-ups, renewals and pilot debuts, the first full trailer for NBC’s Constantine has arrived. Surprising us all, it actually looks pretty good. Indeed, much of the tone of the original comics has been kept, and about the only thing missing at this early stage is watching John Constantine (played …
May 12 2014
Behind the Panels Issue 97 – Amazing Spider-man: Family Business
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 97, the comic book show that took a bite out of a radioactive spider and then had to take two weeks off. In this issue, it’s the first trailer for Batman prequel series Gotham. In this one, a young Jim Gordon partners with Jar Jar Binks. THEN every comic …
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