Having fended off competition from Passengers and Assassin’s Creed to retain top spot at the box office over the Christmas weekend, Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now passed the half billion mark worldwide. Rogue One grossed $64.4 million over the Friday to Sunday period in North America, with a further $471.1 million […]
Assassin’s Creed flops at the U.S. box office
Well, it looks like the video game curse may have struck again, as 20th Century Fox’s Assassin’s Creed movie has failed to set the U.S. box office alight, pulling in just $10.6 million over the Friday to Sunday period. Assassin’s Creed will settle for fourth place over the Christmas weekend behind Rogue One: A Star […]
Batman and Superman will argue over leadership in Justice League
If you thought that The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel had put all of their differences aside once they realised their mothers share the same name then think again, as it seems the two will also come into conflict in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. “There’s pretty much an argument between [Superman] and Batman […]
Bryan Fuller teases the return of Hannibal as “an irregular thing”
Despite its cancellation by NBC last year, Hannibal fans haven’t given up hope of a revival for the acclaimed series, and it seems neither has the cast or creator Bryan Fuller. Back in June, Fuller revealed that stars Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen are open to a return, and suggested that the rights to the […]
Season’s Greetings from Flickering Myth!
Just a quick note from everyone at Flickering Myth to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas. As always, we’d like to extend our thanks to each and every one of you for your continued support of the site, for which we are truly grateful. We’ll still be updating the site regularly over the holiday period, […]
Jon Bernthal on the appeal of playing The Punisher
Jon Bernthal’s take on Frank Castle was one of the highlights of Daredevil season two, so much so that The Punisher is set to receive his own spinoff series on Netflix next year, and may even link up with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist as part of The Defenders. During an interview […]
Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn returning for A Bad Moms Christmas
Back in October, STX Entertainment announced its plans to turn the hit comedy Bad Moms into a franchise, revealing that development was underway on a spinoff entitled Bad Dads. Well, we can now add a direct sequel into the mix, with Deadline reporting that stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn are set to […]
Dave Filoni on the Star Wars Rebels references in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
While Marvel likes to constantly remind us that “It’s All Connected” with regards to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’re yet to see any of the studio’s TV shows referenced on the big screen. However, that’s certainly not the case over at Lucasfilm, with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story featuring several Easter eggs for fans of […]
A Festive Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: The New Mutants, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The Batman and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Slingshot, The Punisher, Legion, Logan, X-Men: The New Mutants, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The LEGO Batman Movie, Justice League Dark, […]
Home Alone gets a retro 8-bit remake in time for Christmas
CineFix is celebrating the holidays and spreading a little Christmas cheer with an 8-Bit Cinema remake of the 1990 classic Home Alone. So, revel in some nostalgia with a pixelated, retro arcade-style retelling of Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) efforts to protect his home from Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), a.k.a. The Wet Bandits… SEE ALSO: […]
