Last month, J.J. Abrams admitted that he felt there were some “fundamental story problems” with Star Trek Into Darkness, with screenwriter Damon Lindelof subsequently stating that he felt it was a mistake to keep Khan’s identity a secret. Now, with Abrams’ latest film Star Wars: The Force Awakens dominating multiplexes worldwide, the director has once […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens scores biggest domestic opening weekend of all time, crosses half a billion worldwide
After scoring the biggest single day in history on Friday, it was all but assured that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would topple Jurassic World’s $208.8 million for the largest domestic opening weekend of all time, with the J.J. Abrams-directed blockbuster earning $238 million in North America.Final weekend numbers are due tomorrow, with some distributors suggesting […]
Amazon renews The Man in the High Castle for second season
Amazon has announced that it has renewed its acclaimed original drama series The Man in the High Castle for a second season, which will arrive next year. Based on the alternate history novel by Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle is produced by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free […]
SPOILERS: Star Wars: The Force Awakens includes a Prequel Trilogy cameo
Warning. This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Continue on at your own peril…SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Force Awakens concept art for BB-8, Leia, Stormtroopers, Jakku and moreStar Wars: The Force Awakens has brought back several members of the Original Trilogy, with Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa), Mark […]
Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion launching Spectrum comic book series with free first issue
Following on from their successful crowdfunded web series Con Man, Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion are set to launch Spectrum, a brand new comic book series based upon the show-within-a-show featured in Con Man, which will debut this coming May with a free first issue courtesy of Automatic Publishing on Free Comic Book Day. “In the […]
SPOILERS: J.J. Abrams on why Kylo Ren turned to the Dark Side prior to Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Warning. This point contains MAJOR spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you haven’t seen it yet and you don’t want to be spoiled, turn back now. You have been warned..While Star Wars: The Force Awakens answers the big mystery surrounding the saga’s new villain Kylo Ren, revealing his real – or rather, former – identity, we […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes single day box office record, hits $250 million worldwide
Any doubts that a December release date would mean that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would struggle to match the kind of opening weekend box office returns enjoyed by summer releases had already been swept away by its pre-show haul on Thursday night, and now the first day’s takings have been tallied, it’s official: Not only […]
Power Rangers and The Divergent Series: Ascendant pushed back
It looks like fans of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers will have a little longer to wait to see their heroes back on the big screen, as Lionsgate has pushed back the release once again, along with the final chapter of the Divergent franchise. Variety is reporting that Power Rangers will now hit cinemas on […]
Simon Pegg “didn’t love” Star Trek Beyond trailer
It’s fair to say that the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond wasn’t the biggest of hits with fans of the franchise; the response from our writers in the Flickering Myth Reaction was mixed at best, both Wil Wheaton and George Takei weren’t overly impressed, and it seems that star and co-writer Simon Pegg wasn’t the biggest […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Luke Cage, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, Vixen, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more…We’ll start things off this […]
