Earlier this week it was announced that True Blood’s Stephen Moyer has secured the lead in Marvel and Fox’s X-Men pilot, and now comes word of two more additions to the cast.Deadline is reporting that Sean Teale (Incorporated) will play Marcos Diaz/Eclipse, a mutant created for the show who possesses the ability to absorb and manipulate […]
Logan tracking a $170 million plus global opening weekend
20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men offering Logan began its international roll out today, hitting UK cinemas ahead of its North American bow this Friday.Last month, it was reported that Hugh Jackman’s (supposedly) final outing as Wolverine was tracking a $60 million domestic opening weekend, and now comes word from Deadline that the film is looking […]
Elite Squad director to helm Arc of Justice
Deadline is reporting that director Jose Padilha (Elite Squad, RoboCop, Narcos) has signed on to helm an adaptation of historian Kevin Boyle’s award-winning 2004 non-fiction book Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age. Arc of Justice “tells the true story of a racial incident in 1925 Detroit […]
Rumoured details on a Green Lantern Corps cameo in Justice League
Warning. A potential spoiler (or rampant speculation) for Justice League follows..Back in November it was reported that despite the lack of Hal Jordan or John Stewart in Justice League, Zack Snyder’s latest DC blockbuster will feature a member of the Green Lantern Corps, who will appear “in a key sequence.”Now, that rumour came by way […]
On the set of Rottentail with actor Gianni Capaldi
Actor and friend of Flickering Myth Gianni Capaldi is currently over in Scottsdale, Arizona shooting his new movie Rottentail, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. Directed by Brian Skiba (Dirty Little Trick, Blood Moon Rising), the sci-fi horror follows a geeky fertility researcher transformed into the half-man/half-bunny Rottentail, and sets […]
Van Helsing screenwriter talks about the Universal Monsters reboot
Universal’s reboot of The Mummy hits cinemas this summer, launching the studio’s shared universe centred around its stable of classic Monsters.Over the next few years, we can look forward to new versions of The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man, Bride of Frankenstein and Creature from the Black Lagoon, but it won’t only be the monsters […]
Fox and Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps adapting fantasy series Three Dark Crowns
Variety has revealed that Kendare Blake’s four-volume fantasy book series Three Dark Crowns is heading to the big screen, with 20th Century Fox snapping up the movie rights and enlisting Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps to produce.Three Dark Crowns follows “triplets who are all equal heirs to the crown and have magical powers — one can […]
Captain Fantastic director to adapt sci-fi novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Having been rumoured as a potential candidate to succeed Ben Affleck on The Batman (a role now filled by Matt Reeves), THR is reporting that Captain Fantastic helmer Matt Ross has lined up his next project with an adaptation of Tom Sweterlitsch’s 2014 sci-fi novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow.The story takes place in “a near future […]
Summer of the Piranha in development, 2018 release planned
If you’ve been itching for a new instalment of the Piranha series, then we have some good news for you, as Bloody Disgusting has revealed that a new film is in development, titled Summer of the Piranha. It would seem the new instalment is being targeted at the Japanese market; it has the alternative title Piranha […]
The LEGO Batman Movie director on the appeal of a live-action Nightwing movie
Last week it was announced that director Chris McKay is set to follow-up his animated DC adventure The LEGO Batman Movie by making the jump to the live-action DC Extended Universe to bring Dick Grayson’s Nightwing to the big screen. And speaking to the Shanlian on Batman podcast (via Screen Rant), McKay has been chatting about […]
