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Movie Review – Ex Machina (2015)

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Ex Machina, 2015 Written and directed by Alex Garland Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno SYNOPSIS: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. 28 Days Later and Sunshine‘s Alex Garland moves from the writer’s desk to […]

Scoot McNairy talks Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, calls Zack Snyder an “incredible filmmaker” and an “incredible visionary”

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Those of you who frequent our website often will notice in posts about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scoot McNairy is noted as starring in the movie in a “as-yet-unrevealed roles”. During an interview with USA Today, McNairy was grilled about the movie, but wasn’t letting up any information. “Man, I would love to spend […]

Red Hood confirmed for Gotham

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With rumours of The Joker making a small screen appearance in TV show Gotham, we now have official word that Red Hood will indeed be making a trip to the pre-Batman Gotham City. “There’s going to be an episode that involves the Red Hood, which picks up that strand, the costume strand,”  Gotham showrunner Bruno […]

Will Grey Hulk be in Avengers: Age of Ultron?

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Following on from the Funko POP vinyl figures we reported on yesterday, the good folk at IGN Movies have unearthed this image, which shows a Hot Topic Savage Hulk exclusive figure. Does this mean that the Grey Hulk will be in Avengers: Age of Ultron, or is it just a fancy variant? SEE ALSO – Avengers: Age of […]

Interview: Matthew Vaughn talks Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: Days of Future Past, James Bond and Fantastic Four

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Flickering Myth chat with Matthew Vaughn… Out in cinemas on at the end of the month, Flickering Myth Podcast host Luke Owen sat down with Kingsman: The Secret Service director Matthew Vaughn to talk about the movie, leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on it, thoughts on James Bond and what he makes […]

Justice League movie “too complicated for the average moviegoer”; major villain revealed?

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Warning – could be spoilers below… It’s been a busy week of rumours and speculation about the DC Cinematic Universe, mostly around Suicide Squad which is set for release next year. But now we have a new rumour about the culmination of this project, Justice League. According to website Techtimes (who are not to be […]

Ben Affleck’s Batman set to appear in Suicide Squad to kick start solo movie?

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Warning – could be spoilers ahead… There were a few rumours reported a couple of days about the script for Suicide Squad that indicated Batman would be mentioned by Amanda Waller, but not featured. Well, according to new rumours, that’s all false. According to Mark Hughes of Forbes (who does know his stuff), Batman will feature […]

Interview: Mark Millar talks Kingsman: The Secret Service, James Bond and The Fantastic Four

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Flickering Myth sits down with Mark Millar… Out in cinemas at the end of the month, Flickering Myth deputy editor and podcast host Luke Owen sat down with comic book writer and legend Mark Millar to talk about Kingsman: The Secret Service, his favourite James Bond, working with Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman and his […]

Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn talks about leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on Kingsman: The Secret Service

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Prior to Bryan Singer returning to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past director Matthew Vaughn was set to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past based on a treatment he’d written with writing partner Jane Goldman. However Vaughn would leave the project allowing for Singer to head back to the franchise he’d created. While on […]