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A response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies

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Anthony Stokes with a response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies…We’re in the age of cinema that focuses on comic book movies and as such everybody is talking about them, even big powerhouse directors. Some, like Kenneth Branagh and Paul Thomas Anderson, speak positively of them. And […]

Exclusive interview with J.J. Soria talking The Purge: Election Year, Donald Trump, and the future of the franchise

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Flickering Myth’s Luke Owen gets on the phone with The Purge: Election Year star J.J. Soria…NOTE: This interview took place before the Presidential Election results were announced.The Purge is a franchise that has tried to hold up a black mirror to its audience, but not shove it in its face. It was never intended to […]

Wonder Woman 2 confirmed, The Flash director update, Justice League reshoot rumours and more – Daily News Roundup

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RETURN OF THE AMAZONAlthough the estimates for the film were quite low and the tracking is even lower, Warner Bros. and DC seem very committed to a Wonder Woman franchise, with DCEU stalwart Zack Snyder confirming that a sequel is in active development. He also noted that Joss Whedon’s Batgirl will come first though. Read more […]

Kingsman: The Golden Circle trailer – The Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth team react…SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Thor: Ragnarok, Justice League, War of the Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Blade Runner 2049, Wonder Woman and moreVillordsutch: Bond. Classic Bond. Everything about this trailer is screaming to all classic Bond fans to come and watch it from submersible taxis, secret […]

Judge Dredd TV show, cancelled Hellboy movie, Wonder Woman plot details and more – Daily News Roundup

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DREDD 2 NO MORE?Since its release, fans have been clamouring for a sequel to Dredd, the live-action adaptation of 2000AD’s classic character starring Karl Urban. There has been a lot of back and forth, but the poor box office return has hindered Dredd’s return to the big screen. However new dropped yesterday seemingly out of […]

Race and Superhero Movies: Are minorities stealing white superhero roles?

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Anthony Stokes on race and superhero movies…Michelle Rodriguez made some comments about race swapping in comic book movies over the weekend, which she later went back and clarified, but the general gist was for minority actors to “stop stealing roles from white people”. Because there are so many white actors and actresses starving for roles, […]

The Callow Way – Why Jack Black Was Right…

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This week Neil Calloway unexpectedly finds himself in agreement with the guy from Tenacious D…It pains me to say it, but Jack Black had a point.During his interjection into the opening song of last week’s Oscars, Black jokingly bemoaned the current state of cinema, complaining about sequels, prequels and comic book movies. It’s a familiar […]

Interviews: Try a New Form of Questioning

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Simon Columb on press junket interviews… I listen to many film podcasts. When I get behind, I’ll try and desperately catch up and inevitably listen to interviews with the same guest on different shows. This means that if Tom Cruise is speaking on various podcasts, then I’ll hear Cruise speak time and again about his new […]