Sony announced today that David Slade will direct the first two episodes of the TV drama series Powers, an adaptation of the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. While Slade is most recently known for his work on NBC’s Hannibal and AMC’s Breaking Bad, he also has a background in feature […]
The fact that Arrow’s second season was so great makes the wait for Season 3 and the debut of its sister series, The Flash, that much harder. The good news is that fans won’t have to wait until October to experience the further adventures of Oliver Queen and Barry Allen in this TV universe. Today […]
Peter David isn’t simply a writer known for digging in and crafting long, epic runs on a variety of titles. He’s also a writer with a habit of returning to a franchise he reinvigorated years after the fact. In the past decade we’ve seen him have a second go at Hulk, She-Hulk, and X-Factor, with […]
Actor Robbie Amell (The Tomorrow People) is officially joining The CW’s DC-verse, as Ronnie Raymond – aka Firestorm – on the new upcoming Flash series. Amell (cousin of Arrow’s own Stephen Amell) will debut as Raymond on the show’s third episode, and then remain on in a recurring role. Ronnie Raymond, a maintenance worker at […]
Though not yet publicly confirmed, it appears Gus Van Sant will take over as the director for the American film adaptation of Death Note, a hugely successful Japanese manga series. The news comes from The Tracking Board. The site says Van Sant will take over for Shane Black, who departed to direct the new Predator […]
Michael Douglas has been discussing writer-director Edgar Wright’s surprise departure from Ant-Man, calling it “a big disappointment.” Speaking to Collider while promoting new movie And So It Goes, Douglas refers to Wright as “a wonderful talent” and says “It was a big disappointment and more so for him because he had a lot of years […]
Writer-director Kevin Smith has addressed the rather bizarre rumour that he wrote the fake Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice script that has been doing the rounds. The screenplay was supposedly being circulated by Warner Bros to confound and confuse the press, but writing on his SilentBobSpeaks site, Smith explained that he’s had nothing to […]
Anime Expo is always an amazing destination for quality cosplay. The time and effort that attendees put into making and displaying their costumes and getting their poses just right is to be commended. We headed down to the Con this weekend and grabbed some photos of the many cosplayers in attendance. It is but a […]
Image Expo — the Image Comics-run showcase featuring breaking announcements and top-tier creator appearances — will be held the day preceding SDCC this year, for the first time outside of the Bay Area. According to the announcement on the Image Comics website, the Image Expo will be held on Wednesday, July 23 at the Hilton […]
The Hellboy franchise is still going strong, having just celebrated its 20th anniversary this past March. Currently, Dark Horse publishes two ongoing, Hellboy-themed comics. Hellboy in Hell follows the continued adventures of the plucky hero after death as he navigates the strange realm of the damned. Meanwhile, the various B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth comics focus […]
