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Exclusive interview with Jon Favreau, director of The Jungle Book

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With the live action remake of Disney’s The Jungle Book now in cinemas [read our review here], staff writer and roving reporter Scott J. Davis got the chance to sit down with the director of the film Jon Favreau earlier this week. Reviews for the film have been stellar so far, with a Rotten Tomatoes score […]

Star Trek on TV: The Undiscovered Future

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Tony Black on the possibilities for Bryan Fuller’s new Star Trek TV series… Quietly stealing the thunder of Justin Lin’s upcoming Star Trek Beyond, it’s the freshly announced rebirth of Star Trek on the small screen which has triggered a wave of excitement inside and outside of Star Trek fandom since the news dropped in November […]

Jared Leto sent his Suicide Squad co-stars used condoms and porn because acting makes that OK?

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Thomas O’Connor on Jared Leto’s “method” approach to the role of The Joker in Suicide Squad and his on-set behaviour… Actors have always, and probably will always, be an eccentric bunch. For one, you’ve got the divas, prone to temper tantrums and ridiculous demands if they don’t get their way. Then you’ve got the eccentrics, […]

First Doctor Strange Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team react… SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Ghostbusters and more Yesterday, we got our first look at the Mystical side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe via the trailer for Doctor Strange [watch it here]. It’s only a teaser, but […]

Indiana Jones and the Future of the Franchise

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Tony Black on Indiana Jones and the future of the franchise… Ask almost anyone what they thought of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the 2008 long-gestated sequel known forever and a day simply as ‘Indy IV’, and you’ll probably get much the same answer. “Awful!” “Rotten!” “Should never have made it!” […]

THEORY: Who Suicide Squad’s main villain really is…

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Oli Davis thinks he’s figured out who Suicide Squad’s main villain will be… Warner Brothers have now released three full length trailers for this August’s Suicide Squad, yet – because the teasers have focused on conveying a general sense of theme over any significant story elements – we’re still none the wiser on who or what the […]

Favourite Video Game Soundtracks – Mass Effect 2

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With the resurgence of vinyl, and many classic game soundtracks seeing a re-release on the format, the Flickering Myth writers look back at some of their favourites; next up is Ricky Church with Mass Effect 2… For anyone who has played the series, the Mass Effect trilogy proved to be an incredibly ambitious space opera […]

Why Shazam is the cure for the DC Extended Universe

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Anghus Houvouras on why Shazam is the cure for the DC Extended Universe… Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has everyone talking. Unfortunately for Warner Bros. the discussion isn’t overwhelmingly positive. Critics were unkind to Zack Snyder’s epic superhero showdown and fans are as polarized as a pair of Ray Bans on the South Pole. […]