THR is reporting that Michael Hirst, creator and showrunner of The Tudors and Vikings, has launched his own independent production company Green Pavillion Entertainment, which has signed a first look deal with MGM Television and aims to produce high end dramas for global markets. The first project from the company will be a TV adaptation […]
Catherine Keener joins Jim Carrey in Showtime comedy series Kidding
Catherine Keener (Capote, Get Out) has signed on for her first series regular role on the small screen, with Deadline reporting that the Oscar-nominated actress will star opposite Jim Carrey in the upcoming half-hour comedy Kidding from Showtime. Created by Dave Holstein (Weeds) and directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), the […]
Exclusive Interview – Domhnall Gleeson on American Made
Ahead of this month’s home entertainment release of American Made, we’ve got an exclusive video interview with Domhnall Gleeson, who discusses his role in the film as CIA agent Monty Schafer. Check it out below, or watch it over on our YouTube channel… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Doug Liman talks American Made and Live […]
Marlon Brando biopic in development
According to THR, Brian Oliver’s New Republic Pictures has optioned director/producer George Englund’s memoir The Way It’s Never Been Done Before as the source material for a biopic on screen legend Marlon Brando. Brando and Englund first became friends in the 1950s, with Englund going on to run Brando’s production company, as well as directing […]
It helmer teaming with the Russos to adapt The Electric State
According to Deadline, Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo have won a bidding war for the rights to Simon Stalenhag’s illustrated novel The Electric State, with It helmer Andy Muschietti in talks to direct. The Kickstarter-funded book is described as “a re-imagined low tech apocalyptic mid 90s vision of the American West.” The […]
Rob Lowe set for gender-swapped remake of The Bad Seed
According to Deadline, Rob Lowe has signed on to direct and star in a remake of the Oscar-nominated 1956 psychological horror The Bad Seed, with Lifetime currently in negotiations to secure the rights. Described as a “reimagining”, the film – which has been scripted by Barbara Marshall (Wish Upon) will see Lowe playing “a father […]
Star Wars fan launches petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official canon
Despite earning rave reviews from critics, fans are split on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with many expressing their disappointment at the latest chapter in the iconic space opera. However, one fan – Henry Walsh – is so outraged by the movie that he’s launched a petition to have The Last Jedi removed from official […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi deleted scenes detailed by Rian Johnson
Despite being the longest Star Wars movie to date with a running time of 2 hours and 32 minutes, director Rian Johnson previously revealed that his first cut of Star Wars: The Last Jedi ran for three hours, and now in an interview with Collider the filmmaker has been teasing some of the material that […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2017
Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2017… With 2017 drawing to a close in just a few hours, the writers here at Flickering Myth have been voting on our favourite films of the past twelve months, in order to present our top ten movies of the year. As with previous years, […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi debuts to second-biggest ever opening day at the box office
After starting its North American theatrical run with the second biggest ever Thursday preview takings, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has carried that into its first full day at the box office, with the movie grossing $100.4 million on Friday, second only to Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ $119 million. Having been tracking a $200 […]
