My weekly news roundup, but now with my favorite item of each day in bold.

May 11, 2014

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Falls to second place at the box office after just one week in the top spot to Neighbors.
• Heroes Reborn – Official synopsis released.
• Doctor Who – Hermione Norris to guest star in Doctor Who series 8, in an episode that will be penned by newcomer Peter Harness and filmed at Lanzarote, the same location that the Fifth Doctor went in Planet of Fire in 1984.

May 12, 2014

• Doctor Who – The omnirumour (or the many accounts of people claiming that presumed missing Doctor Who material is now extant) has sparked ultrafan, and former episode-hunter, Ian Levine to take things extremely personally and rants about Phillip Morris hoarding them all.
• Doctor Who – Big Finishes ‘Dark Eyes 3’ an Eighth Doctor audio drama featuring Paul McGann begins filming.
• Transformers: Age of Extinction – New poster released.
• Batman vs. Superman – Zack Snyder teases the new Batmobile underneath a tarp and states that he may pull the tarp back tomorrow.
• Aquaman – Jason Momoa laughs off any rumors of him playing the role.
• Comic Books – Spider-Man dethrones Batman in number of comic sales for the month of April.
• Fantastic Four – Unlikely to share a universe with Fox’s X-Men franchise.
• Edge of Tomorrow – Check out the new Edge of Tomorrow trailer for IMAX, that explains why they continue to reset.
• Doctor Who – The Twelfth Doctor’s Radio Times cover debut is nothing we haven’t already seen. Literally.
• Marvel Cinematic Universe – Marvel is planning on making Daredevil television show like it were a movie.
• Books – Nnedi Okorafor’s latest SciFi novel Lagoon shows a very messy take on a “first encounter”.
• The Flash – Our very first tease of the Flash series.

May 13, 2014

• X-Men – Gambit officially to be played by actor Channing Tatum.
• Attack on Titan – Check out the coolest iPhone case in all of history.
• The Santa Maria, one of Columbus’ three flagships has been found off the coast of Haiti.
• Agent Carter – ABC announces their lineup plans, and it looks as if Agent Carter will air in between the Fall and Spring runs of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Batman vs Superman – Our first look at Ben Affleck in the batsuit. Batmobile in the background.
• Gambit – (Played by Tatum) will apparently be introduced in X-Men: Apocalypse and then get his own solo film.
• X-Men – Lauren Shuler Donner talks retconning X-Men: The Last Stand and gives us an update on Deadpool.
• Star Wars Episode VII – Denis Lawson will not be rejoining the cast as Red Leader Wedge Antilles, stating “They asked me, but it just would have bored me.”
• Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them gets a release date for November 18, 2016.
• X-Men – James McCavoy thinks the X-Men could beat up the Avengers. Ha.
• Jurassic World – Bryce Dallas Howard has real-life scare on set of the film. Spoilers.
• Attack on Titan – Draws major viewing figures on its debut on Cartoon Network. Almost 1.5M.
• Star Trek 3 – Roberto Orci to direct, officially.
• Geekritique – Changes its rating scale from a ten-point scale to a hundred-point scale.

May 14, 2014

• Doctor Who – Billie Piper claims that the Daleks never scared her.
• Avengers: Age of Ultron – Elizabeth Olsen claims Scarlet Witch is “out of her mind.” Mark Ruffalo talks the sequel up.
• Doctor Who – Rachel Talalay, known for her work on Continuum, will direct two episodes for series 8.
• The Gold Sparrow – Check out the most imaginative short animation you’ve never seen.
• X-Men – James McCavoy hints at the fact that Mystique could be the new Wolverine.
• The Fantastic Four – Cast has been spotted between filming. Pictures.
• Marvel Cinematic Universe – Zac Effron is supposedly up for an unspecified Marvel Role.
• Batman vs Superman – Check out some very funny memes that include Ben Afflecks Batman.
• The Flash – Watch the first official promo teaser for the upcoming CW show.

May 15, 2014

• Transformers: Age of Extinction – New trailer released.
• Doctor Who – There will be a US cinema outting for two part episode Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel on Monday June 16th in over 620 cinema locations.
• The Flash – To air at 8pm on Tuesdays, before Supernatural.
• Arrow – The official description of season 3 teases at what’s forthcoming. Spoilers.
• Marvel Cinematic Universe – Stars bond together to try and grant a dying fans last wish.
• The Flash – New images surface for the pilot episode. Grant Gustin suits up.
• X-Men – The series is full of plot holes and inconsistencies. Bryan Singer wants you to ignore them.
• The first machine intelligence to get appointed as a board member in a Venture Capital Firm?
• The Flash – The Arrow will make a guest appearance in the pilot episode.
• Batman vs Superman – Ben Affleck caught off set in between filming. The guy is ripped.
• Cinderella – First teaser for the live action edition of the classic tale, by Kenneth Branagh. Skip it, it’s literally just a glass slipper.
• Arrow – John Barrowman bumped back up to series regular for next season.
• The Flash – The full 5-minute pilot trailer looks epic.
• Doctor Who – Wait. Is there going to be another new companion for series 8? Ellis George to join cast.
• Universal Studios may be unleashing Namor: the Sub-Mariner in 2016.
• Hunger Games: Mockingjay – The first official pics come in, include Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

May 16, 2014

• Guardians of the Galaxy – James Gunn exclaims that Karen Gillan had the “very best reading of anybody throughout this entire process.”
• Doctor Who – Frank Skinner, comedian, has been cast to guest star in series 8 and is set to appear in the Jamie Mathieson episode.
• Batman vs Superman – The first pics of Gal Gadot while filming in Michigan.
• Doctor Who – Three new Twelfth Doctor books set to be released on September 11.
• Guardians of the Galaxy – New poster and images. Second trailer to hit in Monday.
• Guardians of the Galaxy – UK release date for GotG moved forward to July 31. Can someone explain why the UK gets to see these superhero films first every time?
• Star Wars Episode VII – New female cast members revealed?
• Avengers: Age of Ultron – Major Ultron spoilers released. Don’t read. Or do…
• Interstellar – Check out the awesome trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film.
• Halo 5 – Heads to Xbox One next year.
• Agent Carter – Hayley Atwell confirms 8 episodes first season.

May 17, 2014

• X-Men – Hugh Jackman, despite recent talks of quitting Wolverine, says he is less sure about leaving.
• Doctor Who – Despite the next season shaping up to be another season of one-episode stories, the latest rumor states Moffat is writing a two-part season finale.
• Godzilla – Will most likely be the highest opening weekend box office hit of 2014, after earning the highest opening day of 2014 yet with $38.5M.
• Doctor Who – Watch a short film made by Paul Vanezis of the restoration team about restoring missing episodes.
• Batman vs Superman – We have a closer look at Gal Gadot on set. Pictures.