Benedict Cumberbatch came under fire this week after accidentally referring to black actors as “coloured” during a radio interview. The actor has since apologised for this gaffe. However Selma actor David Oyelowo has spoken out about this apology and called the negative reaction Cumberbacth received, “ridiculous”. “When you look at what he was actually saying […]
Comic Book Review – Creature Cops: Special Varmint Unit #1
Villordsutch reviews Creature Cops: Special Varmint Unit #1… In a world where a rhino can be gene-spliced with a dog, freakish animals are everywhere, and the Creature Cops have to deal with them! From vicious gator-snakes to cute panda-dogs, these animal cops think they’ve seen it all… until they discover a nest of illegal hybrids that […]
Sundance 2015: Grandma starring Lily Tomlin picked up by Sony Pictures Classics
ComingSoon.net has reported more activity over at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The latest film to be picked up for distribution is Grandma, the new offering from writer-director Paul Weitz (About a Boy). In the comedy-drama, Lily Tomlin (All of Me, 9 to 5) stars as the titular character who having gotten over a bad […]
Production underway on Seth MacFarlane’s Blunt Talk starring Patrick Stewart
STARZ has announced that production is underway on Blunt Talk, a new half-hour scripted comedy series which is executive produced by Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, Ted) and stars Patrick Stewart as a British newsman trying to make his mark in the States. Here’s the first official image, followed by the official synopsis… Set in Los […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Blitzkrieg Button’
Amy Richau reviews the fourth episode of Marvel’s Agent Carter… The fourth outing of Marvel’s Agent Carter is one of the series’ busiest episodes yet. It’s also the most entertaining episode so far. Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) makes a lengthy appearance in The Blitzkrieg Button, as he is desperate to get one of his inventions out […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 10 Review – ‘Quid Pro Quo′
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Constantine… Quid Pro Quo: A reciprocal exchange from the Latin circa sixteenth century. Underutilised and under the radar no longer people. Finally seasoned supporting player Charles Halford gets his chance to outshine Matt Ryan, in a move destined to see the fortunes of Constantine take on a more […]
Mark Millar talks Hit-Girl solo movie, Gareth Evans would have directed
Mark Millar has been very busy of late, producing Matthew Vaughn’s new film Kingsman: The Secret Service, and being a creative consultant on The Fantastic Four reboot, both of which he spoke about exclusively to Flickering Myth last week during the UK junket for Kingsman. Now IGN has dug into another of Millar’s creations, Kick-Ass, […]
The Flash Season 1 Episode 11 – ‘The Sound and the Fury’
Jessie Robertson reviews the eleventh episode of The Flash… This week’s previews didn’t get me all fired up like many previous weeks before it; a nerdy looking guy in a black cloak with sonic gauntlets mad at the world spelled out “Villain of the Week” but Hartley Rathaway, otherwise known as the Pied Piper, was […]
Paul Bettany talks future of The Vision after Avengers: Age of Ultron
Paul Bettany is no stranger to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having provided the voice for J.A.R.V.I.S in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers/Avengers Assemble and Iron Man 3, but he’s set to make his first on-screen appearance as The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Speaking with an Australian news outlet, Bettany has spoken about […]
Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs biopic begins production, full cast announced
After some turbulent developments in the last few months with studios dropping out and cast members moving aside, it now seems that Danny Boyle’s new Steve Jobs biopic is ready for production, with the main cast finalised yesterday. The film is written by Aaron Sorkin (The Newsroom, The Social Network) based on the biography of […]
