Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Showtime renews City on a Hill for third season

by

Two weeks after the second season concluded, Showtime has renewed the Boston crime drama City on a Hill for a third season. The series stars Kevin Bacon as corrupt FBI agent Jackie Rohr and Adlis Hodge as Boston Assistant District Attorney Decourcy Ward who has targeted Rohr’s methods. The third season will consist of eight episodes […]

Jupiter’s Legacy effectively cancelled as Netflix moves onto other Millarworld properties starting with Supercrooks

by

While the word ‘cancelled’ was not used, Netflix’s Jupiter’s Legacy effectively is as Deadline and Jupiter’s Legacy creator Mark Millar announced the cast was being released from their contracts as Netflix is shifting its focus onto Supercrooks, another Millerworld property. Jupiter’s Legacy is based off the comic series by Millar and artist Frank Quietly. It starred Josh Duhamel, Leslie Bibb, […]

Damien Chazelle’s Babylon adds Max Minghella, Samara Weaving, Flea and more

by

Hot off the heels of Katherine Waterson’s casting, Damien Chazelle’s Babylon has added several more actors to its cast. Joining the upcoming film are Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale), Samara Weaving (Ready or Not), the Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ bassist Flea, Lukas Haas (The Violent Heart), Rory Scovel (Physical), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), P.J. Byrne (Big […]

Mary-Louise Parker joins Natalie Portman in The Days of Abandonment

by

HBO Films’ The Days of Abandonment has cast Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) to star opposite Natalie Portman in Maggie Betts’ adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel. Parker will play the Mysterious Woman, “a mesmerizing but elusive woman that Portman’s Tess starts encountering everywhere she goes, which causes Tess to question her sanity.” The Days of Abandonment is “a […]

Katherine Waterson cast in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon

by

Damien Chazelle has cast another role in his upcoming 1920s Hollywood drama Babylon as Deadline reports that Katherine Waterson (Fantastic Beasts) is set to star in the period drama. Waterson joins a cast that includes Margot Robbie (The Suicide Squad), Brad Pitt (Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood), Diego Calva (Unstoppable), Jovan Adepo (The Stand) and […]

Indiana Jones 5 to begin production in the UK next week

by

After years of delays and false starts, it looks Indiana Jones is finally ready to ride again as Deadline reports that the long-gestating Indiana Jones 5 is set to begin production next week in the UK. It has been previously reported Paramount and Logan director James Mangold, who is taking over after Steven Spielberg opted […]

Jonathan Majors to fight Michael B. Jordan in Creed III

by

Adonis Creed may have found his next competitor as Deadline reports Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft County) is in talks to join Creed III as Creed’s new nemesis. While likely, the deal has not yet been finalized as MGM and Michael B. Jordan are working through Majors’ busy schedule. He is set to star in Ant Man and […]

Sophie Turner joins HBO Max’s true crime drama The Staircase

by

Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner is returning to HBO as she has joined HBO Max’s limited series The Staircase from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story). Turner joins a cast that include Colin Firth (The Kindsman), Toni Collette (Knives Out), Juliette Binoche (Between Two Worlds), Rosemarie DeWitt (Little Fires Everywhere) and Parker […]

Chris Hemsworth reveals that Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder has wrapped production

by

Marvel’s very own God of Thunder Chris Hemsworth has announced that Thor: Love and Thunder has wrapped production. The anticipated film sees Hemsworth reprise his role as Thor alongside the return of Thor veterans Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Jaimie Alexander as Lady Sif and Taika Waititi both in the director’s chair […]