Author: Neil Vagg

Marvel recently partnered with podcast platform Stitcher to begin creating scripted and unscripted podcast content for the web. Now The Hollywood Reporter is carrying a story on the entertainment giant’s plans to create even more audio content for fans. According to the trade Marvel has partnered with the SiriusXM platform in a new deal which includes “scripted and unscripted shows,” as well as “live events,” to be broadcast through both SiriusXM and Pandora. The first of these Marvel/SirusXM podcasts is due to arrive in 2020. It has been announced that Wolverine, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Star-Lord will each headline their…

Mister Terrific is back! Today we’re got a sneaky peek at the fourth episode of Arrow season 8 which is called “Present Tense”. The episode looks to be honouring the series’ 5th and 6th season with the focus squarely on the most recent lineup of Team Arrow. Check out the synopsis and six new preview images below. ECHO KELLUM GUEST STARS — When a mysterious new Deathstroke appears in Star City, Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Team Arrow insist on taking down this villain themselves. Meanwhile reeling from the loss of one of their own, the future Team Arrow figures out…

Marvel Studios has come under fire recently from some of Hollywoods legendary creative. The entire comic book movie genre has found itself on the sharp end of comments from Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola who have chosen to deride the genre as “Despicable”. Speaking with CNBC during the promotional tour for upcoming Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, Favreau was asked about the comments and had this to say. “These two guys are my heroes, and they have earned the right to express their opinions,” Favreau said. “I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing if they didn’t carve the way. They served as a source…

Late last night, or earlier in the day depending on your time zone, Arrow showrunner Beth Schwartz made a very sad admission on social media. The executive producer and all-round powerhouse between the Arrowverse first series confirmed that yesterday was in fact the writers last day working on the series. Taking to Twitter Schwartz posted a brief message saying “Last day of @ARROWwriters room #endofanera”. With the writers completing their work on the series it’s now down to the production team to complete filming. Very soon we will start seeing actors saying goodbye to their roles on the show. Get…

If you’re a user of the DC Universe streaming platform you’ll likely have been missing the community section for the last couple of weeks. In its most recent update – entitled Justice League – DC Universe announced that it was temporarily closing the community section in order to perform some major updates. The community of DC Universe users has become a huge draw for many, with organised watch alongs, creator contributions and plenty of DC related chat to get involved with. Well now it’s back and it’s got a sleek new design. DC has also announced a series of events…

Batwoman airs Sundays at 8/7c on The CW in North America which episodes available to stream the following day on The CW app. The series is yet to announce a premiere date in the UK. Synopsis GOODBYE TO THE BAT – As the city waits impatiently for another visit from who they think is Batman, Alice (Rachel Skarsten) continues to taunt Kate (Ruby Rose) with a secret but also sets her sights on Jacob (Dougray Scott) and Catherine (Elizabeth Anweis). Kate is visited by Tommy Elliot (guest star Gabriel Mann), a childhood friend of her cousin who has finally realized…

Some interesting news is coming out of North America from our friends at ComicBookMovie. The site is reporting that the latest Star Wars release, The Rise of Skywalker is now outpacing a certain other Disney property, Avengers: Endgame is pre-release sales. According to CBM, online ticket retailer Atom has stated Skywalker has set a new first-hour ticket-sale record. In doing so it didn’t just surpass Endgame, it outsold the Marvel masterpiece by a massive 45%. Endgame grossed $2.79b at the worldwide box office and is currently the highest grossing movie of all time. Could The Rise of Skywalker break that record?…

A new Star Wars comic book series from Marvel is aiming to bridge the gap between The Last Jedi and December’s The Rise of Skywalker. The publisher has now released this new preview of Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Allegiance which releases its first three issues this week. Before the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker…. Hounded by the FIRST ORDER across the galaxy, the RESISTANCE is in dire need of ships, weapons and recruits to make a final stand against KYLO REN’S forces. Desperation drives a delegation led by GENERAL LEIA ORGANA and REY…

Following some revelations about a longstanding character on Arrow last night, next week’s episode will see a major return. After a long absence from the show – bar that brief guest spot – Willa Holland returns next week’s as Oliver’s sister Thea. Where Thea appears the League cannot be far behind though. Check out the synopsis and promo for “Leap of Faith” below! “Leap of Faith” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, LV) (HDTV) WILLA HOLLAND GUEST STARS – Reunited with his sister, Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Thea (guest star Willa Holland) find themselves searching through a familiar maze of catacombs.…

Today is the day that Terminator fans have been waiting for. Today 20th Century Fox releases Dark Fate, the latest entry in the saga, in cinemas across the UK. We’ll be checking out the movie on Saturday and hopefully discussing it in the next episode of our podcast. But for now you can see what the critics thought over on Rotten Tomatoes. You can grab your tickets now from Odeon, Cineworld, Vue, Everyman and Showcase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvr5evrZ00E Based on a story by James Cameron & Charles Eglee & Josh Friedman and David Goyer & Justin Rhodes and a screenplay by David…