It’s certainly an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan. Following the release of last year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Disney’s sequel trilogy is in full swing with Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII hitting in 2017, and Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars: Episode IX following in 2019. Meanwhile, we’ve got Rogue One: A […]
Ben Mendelsohn discusses Director Krennic’s relationship with Darth Vader in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
In just a few short weeks we’ll be introduced to the latest villain in the Star Wars universe, with Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn set to portray Orson Krennic, Director of the Advanced Weapons Research division of the Imperial Military, in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.Of course, Krennic isn’t the only bad guy set to […]
Kevin Smith would like to see Superman Lives as an animated movie
In the mid-90s, Warner Bros. and Batman producer Jon Peters enlisted Tim Burton for a reboot of the Superman franchise, hoping Burton could do for the Man of Steel what he did for the Dark Knight back in 1989.After several years in development, the studio opted to pull the plug on what ultimately became one […]
Lionsgate developing Step Up 6 as Chinese-language movie
Lionsgate is partnering with Infinity Pictures/CMC and Yue Hua Entertainment Culture Communication to produce the sixth instalment of the Step Up dance movie franchise, although this one will be aimed at the lucrative Chinese market and will only be distributed as a Chinese-language version.Variety reports that Step Up 6 is being directed by Ron Yuan, and […]
Exclusive Interview: Actor and director Adi Spektor on A Miracle of Hanukkah
In an exclusive interview, Flickering Myth sat down with actor/director Adi Spektor to talk about his latest award-winning film A Miracle of Hanukkah… You have been an actor for many years now, was it always your dream to be an actor? How did acting come about for you? I don’t know if I always knew. […]
Adam McKay to direct Dick Cheney biopic
The Big Short director Adam McKay is set to tackle a biopic of Dick Cheney, the former Halliburton chief executive and Vice President to George W. Bush. The site reports that McKay, who won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay on The Big Short and was also nominated for Best Director, has already completed the […]
Michael Giacchino on scoring Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, new TV spots released
Back in September it was announced that Michael Giacchino (Doctor Strange) had signed on to replace Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel) as composer on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in a rather surprising turn of events which left him with less than five weeks to put together a score for next month’s hotly-anticipated Anthology […]
Eddie Redmayne’s Newt Scamander will not be the main focus of the Fantastic Beasts sequels
This past Friday, Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling launched a new chapter of their Wizarding World with the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but it seems that moving forward we’ll see a shift in focus from Eddie Redmayne’s character Newt Scamander as the franchise delves instead into the story of Albus […]
The Walking Dead ratings fall to lowest since season 3
It may have enjoyed a whopping ratings success with its premiere episode last month, pulling in a huge 17 million viewers, but AMC’s hit zombie drama The Walking Dead has now plunged to its lowest ratings since season three in 2013.The second episode of season seven plummeted 25% to 12.5 million viewers, although this should […]
James Remar joins Gotham as Frank Gordon
Deadline is reporting that James Remar (Dexter, The Shannara Chronicles) has joined the cast of Fox’s DC series Gotham in a recurring role as Frank Gordon, the uncle of Ben McKenzie’s Jim Gordon.The character is described as “a master at playing both sides and a man who knows how to keep a secret. Frank abandoned […]
