Now that Roberto Orci has secured the director’s chair and Paramount has set a 2016 release date, development on the third instalment of the studio’s rebooted Star Trek series is moving up to full impulse power, and during a chat with the Humans From Earth podcast, Orci has spoken briefly about the threequel, stating that […]
Exclusive: Marlon Wayans has no regrets over missing out on Robin role, would like to play The Mask or Plastic Man
Yesterday Flickering Myth co-editor Luke Owen caught up with Marlon Wayans to discuss the upcoming release of the comedy sequel A Haunted House 2, during which he spoke about whether he had any regrets about missing out on the opportunity to play Robin in the Batman franchise (Wayans was cast in Batman Returns before the […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past crosses $700 million, X-Men franchise hits $3 billion overall
With this year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past setting a series high haul of $702.2 million (and counting) by close of play on Tuesday, Fox’s mutant superhero franchise has now amassed $3.003 billion at the global box office, with $1.3 billion in domestic ticket sales and $1.7 billion internationally. The Bryan Singer-directed Days of Future […]
Mark Ruffalo confirms Avengers: Age of Ultron cast for Comic-Con
It’s not really much of a surprise given that it’s the last San Diego Comic-Con before the release of the film, but Mark Ruffalo has confirmed to Collider that the cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron will be in attendance in Hall H next month, where the Joss Whedon-helmed sequel will presumably be the centrepiece […]
The Fantastic Four reboot to have a Chronicle-style found footage feel
It’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s upcoming reboot of The Fantastic Four hasn’t had the smoothest of rides with fans of Marvel’s First Family so far, but the studio certainly has high hopes for the film, having already announced a 2017 release date for The Fantastic Four 2. And now, as cameras roll […]
Elden Henson cast as Foggy Nelson in Daredevil
Marvel and Netflix has announced that Elden Henson (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) has joined the cast of the upcoming miniseries Daredevil in the role of Foggy Nelson, best fiend and legal partner of Matt Murdock. “Elden plays one of the most important characters in the world of Marvel’s Daredevil, and we’re thrilled to see Foggy […]
Scoot McNairy joins Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in a top secret role
After starring alongside him in Argo and the upcoming Gone Girl, Scott McNairy is to reunite with Ben Affleck on the currently-in-production Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with Deadline reporting that McNairy has joined the cast of the DC ensemble in a top secret role which nobody at Warner Bros. will confirm. Speculation is […]
Franco Nero returning as Django in Django Lives
After Quentin Tarantino revived the franchise in 2012 with Django Unchained, original star Franco Nero is set to return to the role of Django almost 50 years after the character’s first appearance in Sergio Corbucci 1966 Spaghetti Western (and almost thirty years since his second appearance in 1987’s Django Strikes Again!) , with The Hollywood […]
Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss join Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise
Luke Evans (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) have joined the cast of High-Rise, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley’s upcoming adaptation of J. G. Ballard’s classic British thriller novel. “Elizabeth Moss and Luke Evans are great additions to our cast,” said Wheatley. “I’m really excited to be working with both of […]
The 21 Stupidest Things About The Transformers Franchise
With Transformers: Age of Extinction set to open in North America this week, Anthony Stokes looks at the 21 stupidest things about the Transformers franchise…. Like many American kids from the past three decades, I grew up with Transformers to some capacity. There were toys, video games, and a few different cartoons. That being said, […]
