Quentin Tarantino has been in Cannes this past week to premiere his new movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the film receiving a standing ovation at its screening and drawing reactions which praised the film as “terrific” and “shocking”. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood still doesn’t open for another couple of months, and […]
Men in Black: International tracking franchise low opening at the box office
Sony Pictures looks to breathe new life into the Men in Black franchise next month with the release of the spinoff/soft reboot Men in Black: International starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson as our new MiB Agents H and M. According to Variety, the F. Gary Gray-directed film is tracking a domestic opening weekend of […]
Disney’s Aladdin opens to $207 million worldwide
Following the underwhelming box office returns for Tim Burton’s Dumbo a couple of months ago, Walt Disney Pictures unveiled the second of its three animated remakes for 2019 this weekend, with the Guy Ritchie-directed Aladdin managing to conjure up a $207 million global opening weekend. Domestically, Aladdin is performing slightly above tracking predictions, with $86.1 […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger confirms that he’s playing a Terminator in Dark Fate
This week Paramount Pictures gave us our first look at Terminator: Dark Fate, the upcoming reboot-sequel from director Tim Miller and producer James Cameron, which is set to serve as a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day, as well as reuniting cast members Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton for the first time since the […]
Hulu orders North American Lake Monsters series
THR is reporting that streaming service Hulu has ordered an eight-episode anthology series based upon North American Lake Monsters, author Nathan Balllingrud’s collection of short stories. The as-yet-untitled series has been created by writer and executive producer Mary Laws (Preacher), and has Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow) attached to direct. It is being described […]
DC Comics announces Batman/Catwoman series from Tom King
DC Comics has announced that Tom King will be leaving the main Batman title in December 2019 to write a new 12-issue Batman/Catwoman series launching the following month. “Batman and Catwoman is a chance to do what Morrison and Quietly did in Batman and Robin: launch an ambitious, accessible, beautiful, thrilling new series that concludes […]
Your Name director’s new film Weathering With You picked up for U.S. distribution
GKIDS has announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights to Weathering With You, the new feature from Makoto Shinkai, director of the hugely-successful and highly-acclaimed anime film Your Name. The official synopsis for Weathering With You reads: The summer of his high school freshman year, Hokoda runs away from his remote island […]
Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set for March 2020 release
Universal Pictures has announced that Blumhouse Productions’ reimagining of the classic Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man will materialise in cinemas in March 2020. The project was announced back in January following Universal’s decision to abandon its Dark Universe plans, the studio having previously tapped Johnny Depp to star in a version which would have […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Terminator: Dark Fate trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the Terminator: Dark Fate trailer… After failing to reignite the franchise with 2015’s soft reboot Terminator Genisys, Paramount Pictures is going back to the Terminator well once more this year with the sixth entry in the series, Terminator: Dark Fate. With Linda Hamilton and James Cameron […]
Charlize Theron turned down the role of Wonder Woman’s mother Queen Hippolyta
Given the success the two enjoyed with 2003’s critically acclaimed Monster, it certainly won’t come as a surprise to learn that Charlize Theron was offered the opportunity to reunite with director Patty Jenkins on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Wonder Woman. Theron ultimately turned down the opportunity however, and now it seems we know why […]
