Ever since his release from prison for tax evasion, Wesley Snipes has been lobbying hard for a return as the vampire hunter Blade, with the actor claiming on several occasions that he’s held talks with Marvel Studios about that very possibility.Well, the Daywalker is now back under the Marvel umbrella, with the rights to the […]
Lucasfilm says more Star Wars Legends characters joining official canon soon
Back in 2014, following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm announced that it was erasing the Star Wars Expanded Universe, rebranding the line as ‘Legends’ and cutting it from the official Star Wars canon, which consisted at that point of the original six movies and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series.While […]
We’ve launched a new Patreon
Hello readers!Here at Flickering Myth, we’ve been covering movies, TV, video games, comic books, and geek culture since 2009,and thanks to the wonderful support of our readers, we’re still around! However, it’s getting tougher each year…Ad revenues are plummeting, as many advertisers shift their dollars over to social media influencers, and ad blocker use continues […]
Michael Haneke heading to the small screen for Kelvin’s Book
According to Deadline, Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Michael Haneke (Funny Games, The White Ribbon) is teaming with FremantleMedia’s UFA Fiction for his first ever TV series, Kelvin’s Book.The site describes the project as a ten-part high-concept series “set in a dystopian world and will tell the adventurous story of a group of young people […]
Black Panther producer discusses the film’s connections with the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe
In less than two weeks, Marvel Studios is set to pull back the curtain on Wakanda with the release of its latest superhero blockbuster Black Panther.Given that the movie is the final stop before May’s Avengers: Infinity War, and we’re still one Infinity Stone down, it would seem to make sense that the Ryan Coogler-directed […]
Blumhouse Television developing You Bury Me with Lexi Alexander and Scott Derrickson
Variety is reporting that Blumhouse Television is developing a new TV drama series entitled You Bury Me, which has been written by Lexi Alexander (Green Street, Punisher: War Zone), who will also executive produce alongside Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange). The series is described as “an epic love story set against political turmoil n the […]
Black Lightning executive producer keen on Static appearance
The CW launched its latest DC series Black Lightning last month, and while a decision is yet to be made as to whether Cress Williams’ Jefferson Pierce exists as part of the wider Arrowverse, plans are afoot to introduce other superhero characters into the world, with executive producer Salim Akil telling Yahoo! pinpointing Static as […]
American Gods finds a new showrunner for season 2
Back in November came the rather surprising announcement that Bryan Fuller and Michael Green had exited Starz’s American Gods, stepping down as showrunners over disagreements with the budget for the second season of the Neil Gaiman adaptation.Actress Gillian Anderson quickly followed suit, announcing that she wouldn’t be returning as Media following Fuller and Green’s exit, […]
Nintendo officially announces Super Mario Bros. animated movie from Illumination Entertainment
If you cast your mind back to November, you may recall a report which suggested that Nintendo was looking to bring its iconic Super Mario Bros. property back to the big screen by teaming up with Illumination Entertainment for an animated feature, and now the video game giant has made it official: Nintendo and Illumination […]
Suki Waterhouse joins live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu
Earlier this week Universal Pictures and Legendary Entertainment kicked off production on Detective Pikachu, the first live-action Pokemon movie, and now we have word from THR of a new addition to the cast.The site is reporting that Suki Waterhouse (The Bad Batch, Assassination Nation) has signed on to appear in an as-yet-unrevealed role, where she’ll […]
